 February 2016 |
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Catalyst Team
Ravi Shah
Senior Program Associate
Lauren Kay
Director of Communications |
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From the Desk of Paul Vandeventer
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All Aboard for Infinite Utility!
Think for a minute about the implicit sacrifices that come with choosing to work in - or deciding to start! - a mission-driven community-focused charitable venture: - You're putting your reputation on the line for all to judge whether you succeed or fall short.
- You're asking donors to entrust you with the high purposes and higher hopes that often come bound up with their contributions.
- You're pledging allegiance - and caring attention - to a lot of people you don't know until some need, sometimes a desperate one, drives them to your door.
- You're declaring yourself for something, be it a service or a cause. In doing so, you raise expectations that you'll be there no matter what and follow through to the letter on everything you say you're going to do.
Add it all up and you've committed yourself not just to a job, but, in a full-bore, 24/7, always-on-your-mind sort of way to what old-fashioned people like me refer to as a "calling."
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Welcome Our Newest Projects
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The mission of the Engineer Factory is to increase the number of students from underrepresented populations that pursue higher education and careers as engineers.
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More Than Sex-Ed
Project Leader: Jill Herbertson
Website: www.morethansex-ed.org
More Than Sex-Ed (MTSE) partners with schools, community groups, and agencies serving youth in order to bring comprehensive, fact-based, and inclusive sexual health education to tweens, teens, parents, and educators.
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Netiya is a food and faith network that cultivates gardens on unused land at faith-based institutions to grow and tithe nutritious food.
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Grown in L.A.
Project Leader: Kat Superfisky
Grown in L.A. is a collaborative partnership involving government agencies, nonprofits, private corporations and academic institutions that was created to provide a viable source of locally-grown plants needed for water-wise and ecological restoration initiatives.
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Projects in the News
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| A new city partnership will support artists in their creation of new projects to enliven Los Angeles neighborhoods with inspiring ideas for public art projects and cultural events.
Community Partners is proud to be assisting with this new Arts Activation Fund, a partnership between Mayor Garcetti's Great Streets Initiative and the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA). Read more here.
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The development of the Southern California College Access Network, a fiscally sponsored project of Community Partners, is explored in this in-depth Jewish Journal story about the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, which provided the impetus for the formation of the network. SoCalCAN is an alliance of more than 60 organizations working to support college access and completion among the region's disadvantaged students.
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Denny Zane, director of MoveLA, was a guest on the Jan. 27 episode of KCRW's Which Way LA, to discuss newly reported -- and controversial -- Metro ridership trends. MoveLA is the force behind Measure R and other efforts to direct greater funding to transportation in Los Angeles.
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The newly-launched Disaster Philanthropy Playbook, a website featuring resources and lessons learned from philanthropic leaders around the country, includes an impact story from Community Partners President & CEO Paul Vandeventer. It's based on learnings from our resource "From Chaos to Community: A Guide to Helping Friends and Neighbors Recover and Rebuild After a Major Disaster."
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Helpful Communications Resources for Your Nonprofit Project
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There is a glut of information about nonprofit communications. Or strategic communications. Or nonprofit marketing. Content marketing....and on it goes.
And so, I'd like to share a few of my go-to resources - just a select few dependable websites and monthly newsletters, run by real people who are experts in their field, to whom you can turn for training, guidance, actual usable templates and examples, and even some inspiration for getting the word out about your nonprofit.
This blog, which I receive as a weekly newsletter, really keeps me up-to-date on everything digital and social I should know about for my work. I appreciate the quick-scan format that lets me know instantly which new tools and resources I want to learn more about. What are nonprofit BRIDGE numbers? Why should your organization claim an .ngo name? Get these answers, and so much more.The webinars are very good as well.
Of note: Heather Mansfield, the force behind Nonprofit Tech for Good, is the author of "Social Media Good," an excellent resource to help any nonprofit navigate the social realm strategically.
Click here to read the entire article.
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Events and Learning Opportunities
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2016 Social Innovation Fast Pitch Showcase
March 8 at 5 p.m.
The Showcase is the culmination of the Social Innovation Fast Pitch, a two-month training and mentoring program for innovative nonprofits that are effecting change in Los Angeles County. It is a high energy, rapid-fire event during which ten finalists share the mission, vision and impact of their organization with the audience and judges - in just three minutes! Tickets are on sale online for $74.49. |
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From the Field
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Ode to a Nonprofit
"(T)he world aches for more poems about the nonprofit sector. There is so much beauty and complexity in our work. It is time we crystalize into stanzas the grandeur of the nonprofit world."
So says Vu Le, of the Nonprofit with Balls blog, who is currently sponsoring a nonprofit poetry contest. And why not? Do you have a few lines of rhyme about your nonprofit? Feeling lyrical about your social change work? Submit your best efforts here by March 27. Actual funds will be awarded to the winners. Not restricted. Not for your org. Check out the details here.
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About Us
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Community Partners offers expert guidance, essential services, and a strong dose of passion to help foster, launch and grow creative solutions to community challenges.
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Plant by Nathan Thomson from the Noun Project
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