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Santa Monica: The First City in the World to Measure its Residents’ Well-Being
Release Date:
03/16/2018
The city will measure and track citizens' health and happiness
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POPULATIONS & COMMUNITIES
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A Push and a Pathway for Diversifying Nonprofit Leadership
Release Date:
03/08/2018
For many years, the nonprofit sector’s strategy for diversifying the leadership of our organizations has been guided – or more accurately misguided – by assumptions about people of color.
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Samueli Academy Identifies Educational Opportunities for Foster Care Teens
Release Date:
03/05/2018
Forty-six percent: That's the statistic that Chris Simonsen said motivated him to act.
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SCG President's Message - March 2018
Release Date:
03/05/2018
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President's Message - February 2018
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02/06/2018
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United Way of Greater Los Angeles Now Accepting Grant Applications for Funds Collected for Victims of Southern California Wildfires and Floods
Release Date:
02/01/2018
The donations, totaling over $585K, will support the long-term recovery and re-building efforts for low-income families affected by the disasters.
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Local Groups Launch 805 Undocufund to Provide Relief for Immigrants Excluded from Federal Disaster Aid Programs
Release Date:
01/29/2018
Many undocumented immigrants lost homes, jobs, wages, belongings, but excluded from FEMA and Disaster Unemployment Assistance, community steps in to provide assistance with private donations
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California Foundations Move $40 Million for Immigration Response Fund
Release Date:
01/23/2018
Responding to President Trump’s policies on immigration, a group of California foundations has injected more than $40 million in emergency support to nonprofits in the state in recent months while developing a rapid-response ethos designed to coun
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A California City Measured Residents’ Well-Being For 4 Years. What Lawmakers Discovered Surprised Them.
Release Date:
01/12/2018
Santa Monica officials decided to look at more than just economic prosperity when gauging their citizens’ success.
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Support for SB 298 End Child Poverty Act
Publication date:
07/23/2019
Topics: Child poverty
Description of Position
Southern California Grantmakers submitted a letter of support for Senate Bill 298: Poverty Reduction, introduced by Senator Anna Caballero. This bill would establish the End Child Poverty Act of 2020 and commit California to a goal of ending deep child poverty within four years and reducing child poverty by 50 percent over the next 20 years using research-backed solutions.