The current strike by teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District, as well as the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, are affecting thousands of individuals and families in our region and across the nation.
Over the past nine months, the Center for Collective Wisdom has worked with SCG members the California Community Foundation, The California Endowment, First 5 LA, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, The Ralph M.
“A three-month sabbatical for nonprofit leaders can be a lever for whole systems change.”
The Amgen Foundation announced that it will expand the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) to reach nearly 900,000 high school students by 2020.
The limited life approach in philanthropy has received increased attention in recent years. But across foundations, perpetuity is often still seen to be the default, and there is considerable uncertainty about the practice of spending down.
The early years of a child’s development lays the foundation for success in school. According to Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child, 700 to 1,000 new neural connections form every second in the first few years of a child’s life.
Learn about scholarship basics with Alyse from Kern Community Foundation! She will cover important financial aid terms, a real look at cost of attendance for college, how to find scholarships, and more!
Foster youth interact with numerous systems and agencies-- many of which have distinct ways of operating, depending on the organization.
San Francisco, CA (February 6, 2017) - Blue Shield of California Foundation announced today $1.32 million to support nine organizations as part of the first phase of its “Act Now” fund, a rapid-response grantmaking initiative to s
There has been much conversation and debate lately about the future of our nation's Affordable Care Act (ACA).
In 2016, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded $29.6 million to organizations that provide affordable, effective care for the underserved, and those working to end domestic violence in California.
LA84 Foundation President and CEO Renata Simril spoke to the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday morning, discussing the powerful impact and lasting impact of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
When Michelle Catalan moved from Los Angeles to Orange County, she discovered that the nearby preschool had an impossibly long waiting list for her then 4-year-old daughter, Evana.
On January 10, 2017, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. released the proposed 2017-2018 budget.
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More than 20,000 older youth leave foster care every year, many without the permanent adult connections, education, experience or skills needed to succeed as adults.
Intergenerational solutions...
• include more than one generation actively involved
• are beneficial to all parties
• make communities stronger
The California Community Foundation has compile a list of resources by six key areas of organizational management.