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.
The California Community Foundation has compile a list of resources by six key areas of organizational management.