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Resources from 'Using Data to Increase Access and Equity in Arts Education: A Funders Briefing on the California Arts Education Data Project'

Publication date: 
06/02/2017

Southern California Grantmakers, Northern California Grantmakers, and San Diego Grantmakers held an interactive webinar exploring the powerful role of new statewide data in increasing equity and access to arts education across the state.

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
SCG Program Materials
Topic(s) 
CommunicationsTechnology
Funding Area 
ARTS & CULTURE

[Infographic] The Current and Future State of Nonprofit Philanthropy

Publication date: 
06/01/2017

No doubt about it, these are challenging times for nonprofits. Revenues for most organizations are flat, government support for the safety net has been singled out as something we can longer afford (or are no longer willing to pay for), competition for limited resources is increasing, and demand for services continues to grow.

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
Publications
Audience 
Nonprofits
Topic(s) 
Grantmaking Strategies

Listening Session: Navigating a Shifting Policy & Funding Landscape

Publication date: 
06/01/2017

Thursday, June 1, 2017
1:00 - 3:00 pm
First 5 San Bernardino

The purpose of the session was to gather nonprofit leaders and Funders Alliance members to share information and resources that will help the local sector understand what the changes at both the Federal and State policy level may mean for the region, and what might be some possible responses.

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
Presentations
Topic(s) 
Public Policy & Advocacy
Funding Area 
BASIC NEEDSCOMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Policy Brief: Proposed Tax Plan by the White House

Publication date: 
05/12/2017

The White House has proposed an outline for tax policy changes. The one page document provided by the Administration outlines tax policy changes that have the potential to affect philanthropy. The most relevant tax proposals that would affect philanthropy as a sector includes:

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
SCG Policy Update
Topic(s) 
FinancePublic Policy & Advocacy
Special Initiatives 
Philanthropy California

An Equity Profile of the Los Angeles Region

Publication date: 
05/12/2017

An Equity Profile of the Los Angeles Region highlights the widening inequities in income, wealth, health, and opportunity in Los Angeles County. The report was developed by PolicyLink and the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at USC, and is supported by the Weingart Foundation.

Achieving Equity Convening

Publication date: 
05/12/2017

The Weingart Foundation’s full commitment to equity contains a pledge to use their voice to call attention to the importance of advancing fairness and inclusion and urge others to join in this work. Many in philanthropy have taken up the call for equity but much more needs to be done. This is why on March 2, 2017 the Foundation brought together key leaders from philanthropy, as well as from the nonprofit sector, government, business, and labor for the Achieving Equity convening in Los Angeles.

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
Audio/Video/Webinar Recording
Topic(s) 
Public Policy & Advocacy
Funding Area 
PUBLIC POLICY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENTEQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

Supporting Those Who Served in Massachusetts

Publication date: 
05/10/2017

A new report from RAND summarizes and highlights research commissioned by the Klarman Family Foundation, into the needs, well-being and available services for veterans in Massachusetts. Some of our members may be interested to see the fields of data collected, and what questions RAND asked to make their assessment.

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
Publications
Funding Area 
Veterans / Military Families

The Civic Engagement Primer

Publication date: 
05/05/2017


A new conversation about civic engagement is emerging. At PACE–a network of funders and foundations committed to civic engagement and democracy–we’ve seen the swell in interest and urgency around this work firsthand.  Philanthropies are continuing to understand the civic engagement field and the role they can play in its future.  We’re getting a lot of questions–things like:

  • What is civic engagement? How is it defined and what does it look?

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
Publications
Topic(s) 
Public Policy & Advocacy

A Continuum of Collaboration

Publication date: 
05/01/2017

Veteran/scholar Phillip Carter's follow up work to Nancy Berglass' "Well After Service", looking at the range of community-based models for veterans penetration, across the country.

Funding Issue Area & Geographic Regions
Type of resource 
Publications
Funding Area 
Veterans / Military Families

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