Welcome
From Palmdale to Paramount, from Beverly Hills to Boyle Heights, individuals and organizations are working tirelessly to create a better future for Los Angeles County. #LAtogether was launched by the California Community Foundation to amplify L.A.’s voices of change, draw connections between diverse communities and share innovative new approaches to building Los Angeles together.
#NoMoreNames – Unity and Solidarity Can Yield Systemic Change
September 17, 2020
By: Jai Phillips, Program Officer, Youth Development As we continue to bear witness to the painfully long list of Black lives lost by the hands of those sworn to protect us, words fail us. How does one adequately describe the pain and despair of communities whose only demands are equality and justice. Acts of disproportionate […]
Read More
We Count LA Campaign Makes a Final Push to Get Out the Census Count
September 2, 2020
With a September 30 deadline looming, a surge in grassroots outreach is more critical than ever to encourage census participation among LA County’s populations most vulnerable to an undercount. LA County was long designated at the “hardest-to-count” region in the nation, which has only been made more challenging with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Read More
California’s Dual Challenge – Fire Season and COVID-19 Pandemic
August 26, 2020
By Jarrett Tomás Barrios, SVP of Strategic Community & Programmatic Initiatives As most Californians know well, wildfire season usually heats up in the fall. This year, it’s only August and California is already on fire. Since August 15, 650 new wildfires have been sparked across Northern Californa with a big assist from an unusual series […]
Read More
Advisor Community Partners with CCF to Promote Recovery and Systemic Change
August 25, 2020
by William Strickland, J.D., C.S.P.G. The global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the resulting social distancing restrictions imposed upon Los Angeles communities have been heartbreaking and disruptive for many Angelenos. The devastating health and financial impact on the region’s most vulnerable residents will persist for the foreseeable future. To address the immediate and emerging needs of […]
Read More
A Summer of Learning for Our Most Vulnerable Students
August 14, 2020
In March 2020, K-12 schools in Los Angeles County had to quickly transition 70,000 teachers and 1.5 million students and their families to online platforms for distance learning. This immediate disruption to traditional school operations exacerbated long-time gaps in educational opportunities and access along racial and socioeconomic lines for the County’s young people. As this […]
Read More
Estate Planning with Charitable Remainder Trusts
July 29, 2020
By Carí Jackson Lewis, J.D., LL.M. (Taxation), TEP A December 2019 survey revealed that while 60% of adult Americans think having a will is important, only 32% of adult Americans actually have one. The most common components of an estate plan include a will, a revocable living trust, financial power of attorney, advanced health care […]
Read More
Standing Together for a Just and Inclusive California
July 2, 2020
On behalf of philanthropic leaders and in solidarity with dozens of labor, community organizing, faith-based, policy, research, and academic leaders from across California, we stand together to urge the prioritization of critical issues—health, justice, workers, education and housing—as the state makes critical budget decisions. Supporting these basic needs for all Californians will require increasing resources.
Read More
Take Five: Stephania Ramirez, Director, Strategic Initiatives
June 23, 2020
Appointed by the State of California as the region’s Administrative Community Based Organization (ACBO), the California Community Foundation (CCF) is responsible for leading and coordinating efforts to get out the census count in Los Angeles County. The foundation worked alongside community groups for over two years to prepare for one of the most daunting census […]
Read More
How the Anti-Abuse Rule of the CARES Act Changed Qualified Charitable Distributions – Part 2
June 22, 2020
By George Dulgeryan and Carí Jackson Lewis, CCF Senior Development Officers and William Strickland, CCF Planned Giving Officer Part One of our series analyzing the effect of the SECURE and CARES Acts on IRA holders entitled “How the CARES and SECURE Acts Changed Required Minimum Distributions (“RMD”)” addressed the raising of the RMD start age […]
Read More
Ready to Rise: Youth Will Drive the Change
June 17, 2020
BY: JAI PHILLIPS, PROGRAM OFFICER, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT In recent weeks we have witnessed youth across the nation, and even around the globe, take to the streets in protest of the brutal killings of Black men and women and the systemic racism that has persisted for generations. We know from history that in moments of great […]
Read More#LAtogether
Contribute
Categories
- African American
- Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
- Communities
- COVID19
- Education
- Events
- Fund Development
- Grantees in Focus
- Health
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Housing
- Immigrant Integration
- Next-Gen Philanthropy
- Nonprofit Sustainabilty
- Philanthropy
- Research
- Trends
- Uncategorized
- Unsung Heroes