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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.
Laying the Groundwork for Collaboration
November 14, 2012
Collaboration has long been a buzzword for nonprofits and foundations, and it’s become the subject of renewed interest in recent years as various networked and cross-sector models have emerged. Yet even as economic and social challenges spur some organizations toward collaboration, the same pressures force others inward and make it even harder for those leaders […]
Read MoreStruggling to Ask for Money? Think Thin Mints!
November 7, 2012
Do you have a Girl Scout in your life? A little sister, maybe a niece, who puts on a uniform, knocks on doors, and sells shocking amounts of Thin Mints? Why do I ask? Well, besides the fact that I was at my social peak as a Brownie, I want us to remember how easy […]
Read MoreBeyond Grantmaking: Program-Related Investing and Modern Philanthropy
October 31, 2012
New Treasury regulations on program-related investments (PRIs) are generating renewed interest among private foundations seeking a more market-based way to further their charitable purposes. PRIs are an exception to the excise tax on jeopardizing investments, allowing private foundations to serve as venture capitalists, business incubators, and “social entrepreneurs” in furtherance of their exempt purposes. The […]
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Philanthropy Brings Endeavour Home to the California Science Center
October 24, 2012
In April 2011, NASA announced that the California Science Center prevailed in a national competition to receive one of four orbiters with the conclusion of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program. Endeavour was awarded for permanent exhibition to the California Science Center. This extraordinary announcement accelerated action on Phase III of the Science Center’s Master Plan to create […]
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Out of the Box Giving
October 17, 2012
Traditionally, foundations accept gifts of money, publicly traded stocks and some forms of non-cash gifts such as business interests or privately held stock. Imagine my surprise when I got a call from a financial advisor who said that he had a client with a very unusual gift: bathroom tile. This wasn’t just any tile. This […]
Read MoreA Culture of Courage
October 10, 2012
At this year’s annual Council on Foundations conference, a question arose that struck me. A staffer from a rural community foundation in Northern California asked the panel for advice on creating a “culture of courage”. This foundation’s region was facing growing immigration, and the foundation’s board had not dealt with it, in the staffer’s view. […]
Read MoreThe Future of Philanthropy
October 3, 2012
Philanthropy has two possible futures. One can be predicted by looking at the past. In fact, it will be created by our loyalty to the limitations of the past, and it won’t look all that different. It will be characterized by caution and a lack of courage and innovation. Or worse, it will be characterized by […]
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Omar Brownson: The Next Generation of Philanthropy
September 25, 2012
For the next generation of philanthropists, I don’t think they’re going to ask themselves whether or not they should work in the private, public, or non-profit sector. They’re going to wake up each day and ask themselves what impact am I going to make today. The traditional model of a successful career and life was […]
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Discovering the Next Generation
September 19, 2012
Although philanthropic professionals have strong relationships with their donors and fund holders, they often have yet to develop relationships with the successor trustees or family members who are due to become the next generation of community foundation donors. Using findings from a first-of-its kind research study we conducted with the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, 100 […]
Read MoreMeasuring the Helpfulness of Foundations' Social Media for Grantees
September 12, 2012
While not all grantmaking institutions view grantees as a primary audience for their social media—and even those who do don’t necessarily share the same goals—our latest research sought to address a very basic question: Are grantees using their foundation funders’ social media? In 2011, the Center for Effective Philanthropy surveyed more than 6,000 grantees about […]
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