 June 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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We Best Hang Together or Risk Hanging Alone
Los Angeles nonprofits trying to move the needle toward stronger, more caring communities face monumental obstacles. The appeal of staying nose to the grindstone and laser-focusing on just the immediate work at hand certainly feels understandable.
But bunker-hunkering with a silo mentality - especially among so many separate, disaggregated organizations - will prove a recipe for diminishing returns. Certainly that was one key conclusion reached by a distinguished group of four national, state and local leaders at a recent discussion sponsored by Community Partners and Southern California Grantmakers, and moderated by myself.
"Where is LA in the Federal Game: How Regional Philanthropy Can Make a Difference" featured Diana Aviv, president of Independent Sector; Leonard Aube, executive director of the Annenberg Foundation; Jan Masaoka, president of the reinvigorated CalNonprofits, and Wendy Garen, president of the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. The group raised their voices in unison about the critical need for Los Angeles to project a collective voice of its own - one loud and nuanced enough to be heard in Washington, D.C.
To read the entire article, please click here.
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Project in the Spotlight
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The Lavender Effect's Pride for the Past
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A team from Evolution Media has been instrumental in producing the project videos.
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June is LGBTQ Pride Month, and Andy Sacher of The Lavender Effect has his hands full raising the banner of LGBTQ history wherever he can.
There's the float he was asked to help out with at the West Hollywood Pride Parade. He helped select the 'pioneers' of the LGBTQ community invited to ride on the Christopher Street West entry. There's an exhibit of news clippings and images from both The Lavender Effect and ONE Archive, now up for the month at The Hollywood Museum, that offer an invaluable peek at the social climate for gays and lesbians in Hollywood's not-so-distant past. Later this month he'll give a lecture at downtown Central Library. But the major focus for The Lavender Effect right now, a project of Community Partners that works to advance the future of LGBTQ history and culture, is the Oral History Project.
Representative Sheila Kuehl, activist Carolyn Weathers and Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl are among the 14 individuals who will sit down for cameras this month and record two-hour oral histories in the format established by the Shoah Foundation.
Click here to read the entire article.
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Projects in the News
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A bill co-sponsored by Community Partners project SoCal CAN (Southern California College Access Network) and currently making its way through the state legislative process will help to keep community college students on track to graduation. Click here to read more. |  |
ABC7 and The LA Times have highlighted the efforts of various groups advocating for the end of sheriff violence at LA County Jails, including Community Partners project Dignity and Power Now and its project leader Patrisse Cullors.
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Welcome Our Newest Project
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JUNTOS
Project Leader: Emily Cummins-Polk
Email: emily_cummins-polk@lennox.k12.ca.us
JUNTOS provides meental health services and parenting education to families most at risk and in need of connected services to combat the harmful effects of trauma.
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Events and Learning Opportunities
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Tuesday, June 24
Interested in pursuing a master's degree? Consider USC's new Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management degree at the Price School of Public Policy. To learn more and RSVP, please click here.
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LA Social Venture Partners Fast Pitch
Application Deadline: Wednesday, July 9
Kaile Schilling, who heads up the Violence Prevention Coalition (a project of Community Partners), received a $5,000 coach's prize plus a free consulting project, thanks to this great pitch she gave at last year's Fast Pitch competition. Applications are now being accepted for the next round, and it's a not-to-be missed opportunity - not only because there is $35,000 in awards at stake, but because the ten or so leaders selected receive two months' worth of invaluable training and mentoring from experts on how to more powerfully tell their story. Learn more from Social Venture Partners here.
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Women's Policy Institute
Application Deadline: Friday, July 18
The Women's Foundation of California is currently recruiting 25-30 extraordinary grassroots leaders with expertise in: criminal justice, domestic violence, health, postsecondary education, safety net policy, or workforce development. These inspiring women, known as fellows, will receive training to advance policy change on behalf of their communities.
Alison Delucca, project leader for Southern California College Access Network (SoCal CAN), credits her policy training as a fellow with helping her to shape and advocate for SB 1425.
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CalNonprofits Annual Convention in Los Angeles
July 31-August 1
This year's CalNonprofits Policy Convention is an assembly of nonprofit leaders with thought-provoking views and insights on the crucial policy issues facing nonprofit organizations today. It is designed to spark dialogue and "big-picture" thinking. Community Partners CEO Paul Vandeventer will be on hand for a panel discussion. And it's also an opportunity to hear from keynote speaker Judy Belk, the new President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation. Click here for more information and to register.
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From the Field
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| Don't Forget Planned Gifts
Did you know that the majority of legacy gifts for almost all nonprofits come from donors who have NOT been major givers in the past? Check out this Blue Avocado post from a planned giving professional who provides step-by-step instructions for soliciting bequests and planned gifts.
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Using Hashtags on Twitter to Advance Your Cause
A Twitter hashtag is a powerful way to categorize tweets and connect conversations. Click here to learn about the the science behind hashtags and here to learn how to use them for your cause from Kivi's Nonprofit Marketing Blog.
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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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Los Angeles, CA 90012 | Phone 213.346.3210
Fax 213.808.1009 | info@CommunityPartners.org |
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