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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.
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June 27, 2012
As I read Monday’s Supreme Court decision on Arizona’s anti-immigrant law and the various analyses that followed it in preparation for a press conference, I was suddenly struck by how much I missed my former career as a civil rights lawyer. Here in print was proof of the role lawyers, Congress and the courts play […]
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A New Narrative for Corporate Philanthropy
June 20, 2012
A well-respected colleague and I recently had a troubling conversation. While we agreed that we are entering into a new era of corporate philanthropy, we found ourselves in a circular conversation with no shared platform to speak from about our differing strategies to achieve the triple bottom line impact. Following a year-long strategic initiative, The […]
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Summer Not So Bright For Kids in L.A.
June 13, 2012
This summer, almost all of Los Angeles Unified’s 664,000 students will be out of school. Due in part to changes in the school calendar, the opening of new schools, and budget cuts, many of these students will have limited options during the summer months. In past years, the LAUSD provided robust summer programming through Beyond […]
Read MoreA Side Order of Philanthropy
June 6, 2012
What happens when you bring a group of friends together for food or drinks and add a side dish of philanthropy? You build communities at the grassroots level and from there the possibilities are endless. In the last decade, giving circles have sprouted up across the nation among donors of all backgrounds and income levels. […]
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Busting Generational Silos to Build Better Neighborhoods
May 30, 2012
I had the opportunity to meet and hear from Dr. Nancy Henkin of the Intergenerational Center at Temple University, winner of the 2011 Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence. Among several great ideas and examples that Dr. Henkin shared, one message really stood out: “People don’t live in silos…and neither should solutions.” While this philosophy could […]
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Open Space for Every Angeleno
May 23, 2012
It may come as a surprise to some Angelenos, but our city has the least amount of parks out of all the other major metropolitan cities in the nation! Less than 15% of our residents live within walking distance of a park. Even of greater concern is the inequitable distribution of what open space exists, […]
Read MoreWhen The White House Calls, You Answer
May 16, 2012
WHIAAPI: Changing the World for AAPIs on Prezi May is Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month (APIAHM). While there is much to celebrate in terms of accomplishments and advancement by the Asian Pacific Islander American community, this post highlights something different. A few weeks ago I had the honor of attending the first-ever national philanthropic […]
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Private Foundations – The Best Laid Plans? – Part 2
May 10, 2012
In my last post, I addressed why private foundations are appealing to many donors who want to formalize or advance their personal philanthropy. What many donors don’t consider before creating one, however, are the costs that come with this seemingly flexible solution. These unanticipated costs lead many private foundations to fail over time. Here […]
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Private Foundations – The Best Laid Plans? – Part 1
May 9, 2012
One of the wonderful things I love about Los Angeles is our entrepreneurial spirit. Whether that means opening a café selling locally roasted coffee or providing consulting services to help contractors build more energy efficient homes, Angelenos have a desire to fill niches, innovate, and build better mousetraps. This entrepreneurial spirit often extends to our […]
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Make That Change
May 4, 2012
On April 24th, nearly 700 nonprofit staff and board members gathered at California Science Center for the launch of the Nonprofit Sustainability Initiative (NSI). The original thought of the partners on this venture – California Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Center for Nonprofit Management, LaPiana […]
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