Thursday, August 6, 2020
As communities respond to the COVID-19 crisis, a new foundation-inspired effort has launched to inform the roadmap for a just recovery.
Regional Philanthropy News
Updates from the Committee for Greater L.A.
Monday, July 27, 2020
On July 24, 2020, 43 foundations and SCG submitted a letter from to the LA County Board of Supervisors advocating for our nonprofit sector’s sustainability.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Recommendations for philanthropic responsiveness to the anticipated effects of the Coronavirus on under-resourced and vulnerable communities.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Credit: ABC7 Los Angeles
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
What is Public Charge?
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Sacramento – Six strategies stand to amplify whole community emergency preparedness and improve coordination of community assets for disaster response and recovery, describes a report released today by California Volunteers, Office of the Governor.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Every ten years, after the federal census, California must re-establish the boundaries of its Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts to reflect new p
Friday, July 12, 2019
Over the past weeks, immigrant communities have grown fearful with threats of raids and deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Saturday, July 6, 2019
On July 4th and July 5th, two major earthquakes struck in Kern County near Ridgecrest, California, approximately 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors yesterday approved a historic Public/Private Partnership between the Los Angeles
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Eleven nonprofits in L.A. and Ventura Counties receive funding awards in the second phase of the organization’s long-term wildfire recovery, focusing on low-income individuals and families
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Los Angeles, Jan.
Jewish Community Foundation Awarded Record $100M in Grants Last Year
Release Date:
07/20/2018
The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles announced that it awarded a record $100 million in grants to more than 2,600 nonprofit organizations last year.
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Grants $1 Million to Further Research-Driven Homelessness Policy
Release Date:
07/20/2018
Homelessness Policy Research Institute drives work to end homelessness in Los Angeles
by convening top researchers and policymakers
Apply Now: 2018-2019 Systems Change Accelerator!
Release Date:
07/20/2018
Funding Announcement: Expanding Collaborative Capacity to Prevent Domestic Violence
Release Date:
07/20/2018
Supporting Efforts to Reunite, Advocate for Immigrant Families
Release Date:
07/16/2018
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Hires New Program Officer
Release Date:
07/09/2018
SCG President's Message - July 2018
Release Date:
07/09/2018
I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy the Independence Day holiday. This year, the holiday held a special meaning and importance for me. I struggled to find a narrative of what it means to love our country when there is so much injustice taking place here on a daily basis. Despite our aspirations and achievements as a country, the United States has a long history of injustices – from slavery and Jim Crow laws to modern-day xenophobia and racism. And, as generations of Americans have tried to do before us – albeit inconsistently and with mixed success – we must continue to fulfill our responsibility to stand up to injustice when we see it.
What Philanthropy Can Learn From Open Government Data Efforts
Release Date:
07/05/2018
Statistics-packed spreadsheets and lengthy, jargon-filled reports can be enough to make anybody feel dizzy. It's natural.
Fund for Equity and Excellence Launches to Support Public Education in Los Angeles
Release Date:
07/05/2018
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner and a group of Los Angeles community partners and foundations today announced the launch of the Fund for Equity and Excellence, which will pool philanthropic resources to further t
SoCalGas’ Environmental Champions Grant Initiative Is Now Open!
Release Date:
07/05/2018
SoCalGas® is looking to fund innovative projects or programs that address clean air, clean energy and clean water with a particular emphasis on supporting underserved communities.
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When Robots Take California Jobs, What Happens Next?
Release Date:
07/03/2018
There are no buggy whip factories in California. They don’t sell 8-track tapes at the mall. The last wall-mounted telephones will soon be in a museum.
Tying Grant Practices to Our Foundation’s Values
Release Date:
06/29/2018
How does a foundation whose charitable mission spans different problems, issue areas, and geographies build a common philosophy to its grantmaking? For the Hewlett Foundation, one part of the answer is in our grant practices – that is, the methods and activities through which grants are executed.
Philanthropy Responds to Inhumane Family Separation and Detention Policies
Release Date:
06/26/2018
Nearly 120 philanthropic institutions from across the country have signed onto a joint statement in support of children and families seeking refuge in the United States.
The California Arts Council Supports PBS SoCal with Arts and Public Media Grant
Release Date:
06/25/2018
State Funds Will Support Multiplatform Arts Influencers Profiles to Inspire Interest and Involvement in the Arts
Help Address Urgent Humanitarian Crisis at U.S. Border
Release Date:
06/21/2018
We have all seen reports coming from the border over the past several days and weeks and watched with growing concern for the nearly 2,000 children who have been separated from their families just between April and May.
Stockton, Re-Invented
Release Date:
06/21/2018
There is a newer, emerging narrative about California’s future, and it goes like this: the future of California goes through the Central Valley.
Philanthropy California Statement On Family Separations
Release Date:
06/20/2018
As Philanthropy California, we join our partners in philanthropy, along with advocates and immigrant communities, in calling for an end to the practice of separating children from their parents as part of the Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jeremy Bernard Named Next President of Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles
Release Date:
06/20/2018
The Board of Directors of the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles has selected Jeremy Bernard as its next President effective July 16, 2018.
The Eisner Foundation Grants $925,000 to Intergenerational Efforts
Release Date:
06/13/2018
The Eisner Foundation announced today that it would award $925,000 through eight grants in the second quarter of 2018.