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The year was 2003, and the philanthropic sector was going through a period of significant evolution. Every day, new technologies […more…]
Long before Allan Pineda Lindo, better known as Apl.de.Ap, would co-found the Black Eyed Peas with William James Adams, aka […more…]
Marc Cohen knows just how catastrophic an incorrectly installed car seat can be. On an otherwise ordinary day, his 21-year-old […more…]
In addition to her innate style and fashion sense, Elizabeth Faraut is perhaps best known for two things: Her Los […more…]
The 2013 murder of an 8-year-old named Gabriel Fernandez at the hands of his mother and her partner, dominated the […more…]
Los Angeles is rife with challenges. Meeting those challenges requires people and institutions willing to step up. For the Annenberg […more…]
It’s a long way from Calcutta (now called Kolkata) for Mona Sinha, Board Chair of Women Moving Millions. Growing up […more…]
In his childhood, Milton Valera lived near the airport on the Garden Island of Kauai, where at a young age, […more…]
As the first person of color to serve as Head of Dunn School in Los Olivos, California, Kalyan (“Kal”) Balaven […more…]
When Herb Scannell took the helm at Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) nearly four years ago, he found himself scribbling […more…]
While you will often see him in the “pit” right in front of the stage at L.A.’s top nonprofit galas […more…]
In recent years, as racism, antisemitism, and bigotry have exploded around the world, the lessons of the Holocaust seem increasingly […more…]
As Managing Director of the Civil Society Fellowship for next generation community and civil society leaders, Nike Irvin has planted […more…]
Years ago, I was incredibly fortunate to attend a wonderful college in Northern California. I got a stellar education that […more…]
Makes history as Friends LA’s largest gift ever from individual donor Friends LA is thrilled to announce that it has […more…]
The White House announced today that the Department of the Interior will reduce and eventually phase out the sale of […more…]
Preventing gun violence] is the number one issue for me.” — Coach Steve Kerr Thirty-six years ago, Golden State Warriors […more…]
(Editor’s note: This story is being co-published with Impact Alpha.) As a parting challenge to his successor, outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Eric […more…]
Larry is 19 years old. Smart and motivated, he is a foster youth, touched by the criminal justice system when […more…]
Aimee was referred to The RightWay Foundation by Long Beach City College. She had recently emancipated from the foster care […more…]