 April 2014 |
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Catalyst Team
Ravi Shah
Senior Program Associate
Lauren Kay
Communications Manager |
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From the Desk of Paul Vandeventer
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Systems and Their Savvy Actors
Democracy works in part because of its vast and varied quilt of systems. Yes, they are sometimes slow and unwieldy. And yes, affecting needed change can seem like a daunting prospect.
Fortunately, there are civic actors among us willing to take on such challenges. They may not know it, but their unwavering patience, perseverance and profound sense of caring forms the foundation of civil society.
Think of civil society as another kind of system that operates beyond markets, government and electoral politics. It's best represented in the bonds and relationships that form over time when people get to know and even care about one another.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We've just launched our new website and I encourage you to explore new content and more. I am keeping this short so you can spend extravagant amounts of time getting acquainted with what's new, different and delightful. And thank Lauren Kay and Ravi Shah of our staff for this stellar achievement. Tell us what you think, especially if anything's wanting or missing.
To read the entire article, please click here.
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In Case You Missed It
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8 Tips for Influencing the California State Budget
 Nonprofit leaders need to understand how their organizations can influence the far-reaching impact of the California state budget on their programs and constituents. That was the message delivered at a recent workshop presented by Chris Hoene, executive director of the California Budget Project.
This highly informative presentation can be found here, and some excellent resources can also be found on the CBP website. The event was co-sponsored by Community Partners, along with Southern California Grantmakers, CalNonprofits, the California Budget Project, and Public Works; sponsored by the Weingart Foundation and Annenberg Foundation.
To read the entire article, please click here.
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Projects in the News
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Move LA Measure Creating Buzz
Move LA's "strawman" proposal for Measure R2, which would produce about $90 billion for transit projects in Los Angeles, has been generating a good deal of attention of late. About 550 people turned out to talk transit and explore the measure's potential at the transportation advocacy group's recent conference. Read what The LA Times, The Source, and StreetsBlogLA have to say about the dreams for addressing LA's traffic nightmares.
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Amplifying Voices
Three Community Partners projects were among 20 groups across the city selected to host #LA2050Listens events this month.
LA Commons will hold a storytelling event on April 24. The Violence Prevention Coalition invites you to share your thoughts on making Los Angeles the best place to live on April 25. And you can walk and talk with Los Angeles Walks on April 27. Find out more about the project and how you can participate here.
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DiverseScholar a Semi-finalist for Prestigious Fellowship
Dr. Alberto I. Roca, Executive Director of Community Partners project DiverseScholar, is a semi-finalist for the 2014 Echoing Green Black Male Achievement Fellowship. Publishers of the MinorityPostdoc.org website, DiverseScholar was one of 444 applicants selected at the semi-finals stage out of nearly 2,700 submissions. Echoing Green, based in New York, recognizes the world's most promising social entrepreneurs through this highly competitive yearly fellowship program. The finalists will be announced later this Spring.
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Women Making a Difference
The Los Angeles Business Journal has nominated two project leaders for their 2014 Women Making a Difference Symposium & Awards. Congratulations to Tracy Rafter, CEO of BizFed and Wenonah Valentine, executive director for iDream For Racial Health Equity. Look for them in the May 12th edition of LABJ.
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Mayoral Appointment
Congratulations to Nikki Legesse, co-project leader for the Ethiopian Community Development Center. Legesse has been appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti to theLos Angeles Commission for Community and Family Services.
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Welcome Our Newest Projects
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Citizen Architect Apprenticeship Program (CAAP)
Project Leader: Anna Petrossian
Email: anna.petrossian@caap-la.org
Citizen Architect Apprenticeship Program (CAAP) is an after-school architectural exploration and apprenticeship program designed for high school students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the field of architecture.
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Dignity and Power Now
Project Leader: Patrisse Cullors
Email: endsheriffviolence@gmail.com
Website: http://nationinside.org/campaign/dignity/
Dignity and Power Now is a multiracial grassroots effort to protect the dignity of incarcerated people, their families and communities in Los Angeles. Read this week's LA Times article on Patrisse Cullors here.
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Events and Learning Opportunities
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4th Annual Walk for We Can
Saturday, May 3
We Can, Pediatric Brain Tumor Network is hosting a Run/Walk event to raise awareness and support efforts to provide a lifeline to families fighting childhood brain tumors. We Can provides family camps, parent-to-parent support visits in hospitals and medical clinics, and expert information to equip parents to care for their sick children.
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Just Improvise! Tools for Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
Wednesday, May 7
Back by popular demand, Just Improvise! is a fast-paced, interactive workshop for anyone who participates in challenging meetings and mediations. Using improvisation exercises, you will learn conflict resolution and negotiation strategies that result in positive communications and outcomes.
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| Third Annual 501(c)onference
June 5-6
The third annual 501(c)onference brings hundreds of nonprofit, philanthropic, and civic leaders together from across Southern California to meet, learn, and be inspired. Presented by the Center for Nonprofit Management, this two-day conference will focus on Leadership That Works and is designed to provide nonprofit leaders with tools they can use when they return to their organization, guided by the idea that management theories are only useful if we can put them into practice.
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From the Field
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Making Your Point - Powerfully 
If you haven't yet noticed, PowerPoint has undergone a serious makeover. So if you're still relying on an endless parade of bulleted lists, cheesy dissolves, and 1950s clipart each time you make a presentation, it's time to start nosing around on SlideShare and see what the competition is up to.
"You Suck at PowerPoint" is an excellent wake-up call, and it's both fun and beautifully done. It's a perfect example that less information along with more -- and better -- visuals is the way to create presentations that people will actually remember. That's also illustrated skillfully here
and here.
The most powerful point? A good slide deck can help support and emphasize what you have to say -- and make a good presentation that much more powerful.
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About Us
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Community Partners works with social entrepreneurs, grantmakers and civic leaders to imagine possibilities, design solutions and see them through to results. Our work includes fiscal sponsorship, grantmaker partnerships, thought leadership and knowledge sharing.
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1000 N Alameda St, Suite 240
Los Angeles, CA 90012 | Phone 213.346.3210
Fax 213.808.1009 | info@CommunityPartners.org |
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