 September 2015 |
|
|
|
|
Catalyst Team
Ravi Shah
Senior Program Associate
Lauren Kay
Director of Communications |
|
|
|
From the Desk of Paul Vandeventer
|
Make the Work You Want - In 4 Steps
A talented, creative young man sat in my office recently and expressed frustration with the difficulties he was facing in trying to find a job that matched his interests, skills and, most importantly, his passion.
My advice? Time to ditch the standard job-hunt and unleash your inner entrepreneur. Sometimes you just have to make the work that will bring meaning and feed your aspirations. You can't always expect what will satisfy you to crop up in a job description written by someone else.
He lit up. He had just found words for rumblings he'd been at a loss to express.
Growing up, our parents and teachers - and the world around us - all tell us that we've got to be prepared to go out and hustle up a job. Yet, what if we were challenged instead to mold a mission that moves us and then make the job that gets it done?
To read the entire article, please click here.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome Our Newest Staff
|
 Gayle Byrne Director of Grants & Risk Management Gayle will oversee the legal and risk functions of Community Partners, its programs and its fiscally sponsored projects. Gayle comes to us with more than 15 years of legal experience and management in both nonprofits and for-profit organizations. Prior to joining Community Partners, Gayle spent 10 years at Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) where she helped develop and manage the legal and compliance departments and oversee fiscal and compliance on federal and state grants. She holds a J.D. from University of Southern California Law Center and has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Arizona. |
|
Projects in the News
|
|
It's been a busy month for headline-making projects. Among them:
Spotlighted in another round-up piece was Patrick Ball, executive director of Human Rights Data Analysis Group. The independent media site IRIN included Ball's recent speech to Claremont college in a selection of weekly staff-selected must-reads to help keep up on global crises. He's also quoted in this Columbia Journalism Review piece about media estimations of Iraqi war dead, and his work is praised as "the gold standard" here by The Guardian.
The Boston Globe explores "What Millennials Believe" and includes mention of Community Partners project The Dinner Party, a program that helps young adults discuss life after loss, and which has been gaining traction in cities around the country.
"Streets designed for all users move people, not just cars," writes Gloria Ohland, of Move LA, in one of seven posts from transportation experts in a feature from Zocalo.
And finally: a Facebook post from Community Partners President & CEO Paul Vandeventer on the recent firing of Austin Beutner and the future of the LA Times was picked up as part of an article in LA Observed; Community Partners Board Member Ange-Marie Hancock provided analysis on the GOP candidates' debate for KPCC's Take Two.
|
|
|
Why We Say No
|
Our fiscal sponsorship team agrees that one of the best times of the month here is when we get together to review new applications. We love learning about creative new ideas and imagining the impact they could have on people's lives. On the flip side, of our least favorite tasks is having to turn someone down. We get an average of 65 applications each year for our fiscal sponsorship program and we decline about 60 percent of them. Here are the top five reasons why we might decide a project is not the right fit (yet) for our program.
- You're still in the idea phase. You have a great concept for a project, but you haven't:
- thought through how it will work in reality
- made sure there's actual buy-in from the communities you want to serve
- pilot tested the program
- recruited individuals with the expertise and leadership skills necessary to make it successful
- figured out how much it will actually cost and how you will fund it
We often invite applicants back after they've done this work.
Click here to read the entire article.
|
|
Events and Learning Opportunities
|
|
|
Future of Cities: Leading in LA
Oct. 19 at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
An eclectic panel of speakers representing business, media and nonprofit will be on hand for this event, organized by Community Partners project Future of Cities. It's described as a dynamic mix of storytelling, provocative interviews and cross-sector conversations about some of the city's most vexing issues. Tickets are available here.
| |
|
Social Innovation Fast Pitch Event and Showcase Deadline: October 16
Applications are now open for this two-month program for 20 nonprofits that are creating lasting social change in LA County. Social Venture Partners coaches high-potential nonprofits to tell their story in a powerful 3-minute pitch.
| 
|
Deadline: October 16
Executive Service Corps (ESC) is accepting applications for the Executive Directors Leadership Institute launching in January 2016. Participants benefit from one-on-one coaching with experienced and trained consultants, expert instruction, and dynamic peer learning and networking opportunities. Click here to learn more.
| |
|
October 26-30
The Grantsmanship Training Program is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop that covers the complete grant development process, from designing sustainable programs and researching funding sources to writing and reviewing actual grant proposals. Limited scholarships are available for projects with budgets less than $500,000. Call 213-482-9860 for more information or click here. | 
|
Affordable Music LessonsFall 2015 The Saturday Conservatory of Music, a project of Community Partners, provides affordable music lessons to those in the San Gabriel Valley and Greater Los Angeles area. Registration for the Fall Quarter begins on Saturday, September 26, with two new classes available this year: Music Jungle and Jazz Improvisation. Please click here for more information.
|
|
|
From the Field
|
|
Check out this great compilation of year-end fundraising resources, including tips for Giving Tuesday.
| |
|
|
|
|
About Us
|
Community Partners offers expert guidance, essential services, and a strong dose of passion to help foster, launch and grow creative solutions to community challenges.
|
|
1000 N Alameda St, Suite 240
Los Angeles, CA 90012 | Phone 213.346.3210
Fax 213.808.1009 | info@CommunityPartners.org |
|
|
|
|
|
Follow us on Twitter
