Driving Arts Engagement to the Core: Lessons from 10 Nonprofits October 25, 2017 In a new evaluation report, The Engagement Revolution: A Study of Strategic Organizational Transformation in 10 California Arts Nonprofits, the Slover Linett team documents progress and lessons generated by the initial cohort of New California Arts Fund grantee-partners over their first three years.
L.A. Pay for Success Launch the Latest Example of Outcomes-Oriented Collaborations October 4, 2017 Los Angeles County announced an exciting new program to address the combined challenge of homelessness, jail, substance abuse, and mental illness in Los Angeles.
Pay for Success Model Grows, Offers Lessons September 19, 2017 Three years ago, we launched the California Pay for Success Initiative as an experiment. With this time-limited project, we sought creative approaches to funding high-quality social services for society’s most vulnerable individuals, and to discover ways to bring resources to proven programs.
Don Howard: Ending DACA is wrong, requires action September 1, 2017 Ending Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would be wrong for California and for our nation.
Exploring Creative Expression in Our Grantmaking August 22, 2017 All of our new grantmaking here at the Irvine Foundation aims to expand political and economic opportunity for Californians who are working but struggling with poverty. This includes exploring how artistic and creative expression can advance these goals.
Building Alternative Pathways to Work in California August 8, 2017 For many of California’s working adults, the path to a good job — a job with room for growth, stability, and a family-sustaining wage — seems out of reach. Meanwhile, employers are having a hard time filling open positions that require specific skills.
Lessons on Arts Engagement in California July 24, 2017 At the recent Zócalo Public Square Conference, three leaders from our cohort of grantee-partners in the New California Arts Fund (NCAF) were part of the robust dialogue and submitted the following thought pieces around arts engagement in California.
Turning Our New Goals Into Strategy June 28, 2017 We believe that expanding economic and political opportunity — the goals we have set for our work — are all the more critical for California’s future success. That’s why we’ve been working hard to turn our evolving focus into grantmaking strategies.
Looking Back on a Year of Change: Our 2016 in Review May 31, 2017 Our Year in Review is an annual look at the Foundation’s grantmaking, investments, and learning over the course of the year. We release it in the spring so that we can include financial statements.
Listening to Californians April 10, 2017 Last fall, The James Irvine Foundation partnered with community organizations to hold 14 Community Listening Sessions in six regions across California. We spoke to more than 400 Californians (in 10 languages) to better understand their hopes, fears, challenges, and dreams.