What Has the Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles Been Doing Lately?
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In its third year of operation, the fund zeroed in on program development and expanded its grantmaking. We take a look.
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Conservation and STEAM: How a Soccer Team Funder Gives Back in Los Angeles
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What continues to interest us about sports team funders is their hyper-local focus and their unique ways of developing partnerships in the community. A good example is the LA Galaxy Foundation.
Read MoreTo Fight Deportations in L.A., Private Funders Are Teaming Up With Local Government
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Grantmakers in Southern California have long worked to integrate immigrants into the social fabric. Now they're engaged in an urgent effort, along with public agencies, to keep communities from being torn apart.
Read MoreThree Things to Know about the Atlas Family Foundation's Early Childhood Funding in LA
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Much of the giving we see for early childhood development is by local funders investing in local initiatives. The Atlas Family Foundation's grantmaking in Los Angeles is a good example of that.
Read MoreSeed Money for Social Change: A New Effort to Nurture Nonprofit Leaders in LA
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Social Venture Partners Los Angeles has a new program that provides seed money and capacity training to local social change leaders. How does it work?
Read MoreCan Pay for Success Reduce Homelessness and Prison Reentry in Los Angeles?
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The first pay for success model has been launched in Los Angeles County, with the hope that permanent supportive housing can reduce the cycle of homeless people revolving through the criminal justice system.
Read MoreWhere You Live, How You Give: What a Fidelity Study Says About U.S. Donors
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The nation's top donor-advised fund, which made a staggering 849,000 grants in 2016, has crunched its data to analyze what giving looks like in different regions of the U.S. It's worth paying attention.
Read MoreProgress Is Possible: How These Funders Are Tackling Gun Violence
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While yet another mass shooting is unlikely to bring a strong federal response, the good news is that funders and advocates are doing more to tackle gun violence at the local level, including in California.
Read MoreDefending the Dream: Who’s Giving Grants for DACA Right Now?
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With the clock ticking for 800,000 young Dreamers now facing deportation, a number of funders are mobilizing to help with legal fees, litigation, advocacy and more.
Read MoreWhat Has the William H. Hannon Foundation Been Supporting Around Los Angeles Lately?
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Brick-and-mortar improvements have been a top priority with this Los Angeles-focused funder. We take a look at where Hannon grants have been going lately.
Read MoreHere’s an Opportunity for New, Untested Ideas in the Los Angeles Jewish Community
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The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles has a grantmaking program dedicated to new and innovative programs that haven’t been tested before. They’re called Cutting Edge Grants,
Read MoreGetting to Know a Big New Mental Health Funder in California
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We look at the first round of grants from the Well Being Trust, a new health legacy funder giving millions to mental health groups in California.
Read MoreBig Fish, Big Pond: A Look at Some Recent Annenberg Arts Grantmaking
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Recent gives find the foundation expanding its footprint in and beyond Southern California with an eye towards collaborations that drive social change.
Read MoreBehind the Fight Against Modern Slavery in Los Angeles
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The first anti-trafficking group in the U.S., working locally with survivors who've escaped bondage, is now going stronger than ever. Where does its funding come from?
Read MoreHilton’s New Foster Youth Strategy: What L.A. Nonprofits Need to Know
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We’ve been particularly interested in funding shifts at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation lately, including its new foster youth strategy. What does it mean for Los Angeles area groups?
Read MoreHere’s a Children’s Health Funder That L.A. County Nonprofits Should Know About
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The Pasadena Child Health Foundation has been around since 1992. Here are the most important things to know about this funder.
Read MoreWhy Care Integration Is a Top Priority of This California Health Funder
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Like other funders right now, Blue Shield of California Foundation is hot on the trail of ways to deliver better healthcare at a lower cost. And like many, it seems greater coordination as the key.
Read MoreWhat's the Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles Been Up To Lately?
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The Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles is still just a few years old and continues to evolve. This spring, it engaged in a round of venture-style philanthropy grants for newer projects in need of a "spark."
Read MoreBeyond Zero-Sum Choices: The Promise of Funding Intergenerational Equity Solutions
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America has both an aging population and millions of children in living in poverty. One foundation is finding a way to avoid the mentality that pits funding for youth versus funding for seniors.
Read MoreCompton's Own: A Rapper Gives Big For Performing Arts
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While Dr. Dre's sale of Beats to Apple didn't quite make him a billionaire, the hip hop mogul netted plenty of cash. We take a look at Dre's emerging philanthropy, including a recent performing arts gift.
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