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These Modern-Day Harriet Tubmans Are Leading People to Freedom
Our grantee Susan Burton is an example of those carrying on Harriet’s legacy. As the founder of A New Way of Life Reentry Project, Burton is helping women leaving prison by providing them with shelter and helping them find jobs.
February 18, 2020What I Learned Touring Prisons in Finland and Norway
In December 2019, I spent two weeks touring prisons in Finland and Norway, shocked to see with my own two eyes what a reformed criminal justice system looks like in action.
February 15, 2020Everytable Makes Good Food Available to Everyone, No Exceptions
Everytable serves healthy grab-and-go meals—salads and hot plates—through eight store locations in Los Angeles. The menu choices are informed by the communities where its stores are located, and its meals are prepared fresh every day in the central kitchen, from scratch using quality ingredients.
January 10, 2020Five Lessons from the Healing In/Justice Convening
Our Healing In/Justice convening, held November 21-22 in San Diego, brought together 200 violence prevention activists, advocates, community organizers and researchers from around the state.
December 18, 2019Then and Now (and Next): The California Wellness Foundation
Independent Sector speaks to Fatima Angeles, vice president of programs, about the past and the future of The California Wellness Foundation. Fatima has been at the Foundation for 21 years.
December 6, 2019To Expand Reach, Nonprofits Must Tell Stories That Touch Hearts
Judy Belk Originally published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on November 6, 2019. When my Grandma Ada tried to explain to me how deeply…
November 7, 2019As a Black Parent, I Need to Update ‘The Talk’ I Have with My Kids about Police
Judy Belk Originally published in the Los Angeles Times on November 3, 2019. Well, I guess black parents across America will be updating “the…
November 6, 2019Meaningful Voyaging: A Sabbatical Honoree’s Journey
“My board chair and my wife said ‘you need to apply.’ I applied, and then waited for the ‘thanks but no thanks’ call,” Mr. Mason said. “The day I received a phone call here that I had actually been honored with the sabbatical, I almost fell out of my chair. It couldn’t have come at a better time.”
October 10, 2019CEO Judy Belk Featured in “Reinvent the Wheel: How Top Leaders Leverage Well-Being for Success”
The following excerpt is from the forthcoming book “Reinvent the Wheel: How Top Leaders Leverage Well-Being for Success,” authored by Megan McNealy and published by…
October 9, 2019How Clean Water Transforms Communities
Finally, water that is safe enough to bathe in. Leonicio Ramirez and his family were among the first residents to get water from a new…
September 20, 2019