First, almost 15,000 Angelenos voted for the issues that matter most to them.
Then, we asked local social impact organizations to submit their best ideas to address those issues and make Los Angeles better for all.
Now, we're proud to share the 872 applications we received in this year's LA2050 Grants Challenge, live on LA2050.org.
This record-breaking number of submissions includes ideas to rescue and repurpose food waste, prevent homelessness through tenant defense, connect older adults to transit, advance equitable access to parks, and much more.
Thank you to all of the organizations that submitted! |
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This year's applications are also now available on our LA2050 Ideas Hub, a searchable database of great organizations and bright ideas from all 11 cycles of the Grants Challenge. The Ideas Hub now hosts almost 4,000 ideas from more than 2,600 organizations!
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Hip, hip, hooray! We're proud to be back-to-back First Place Winners in the Shorty Awards, an annual competition that Fast Company once described as the “Oscars of Social Media.”
We were awarded First Place in the Email & Newsletter category, the same as last year. Thank you to all of our readers – that's you! – for making it possible.
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AUDREY FAISON | Executive Director, Concrete Queenz
My favorite Los Angeles places and spaces...
PLAY: My favorite place to skate is Venice Skatepark. Follow it up by a surf at Breakwater and you have a perfect day!
CREATE: I love going to Artists & Fleas and checking out all the handmade clothes and jewelry from small local businesses. Their designs always leave me feeling inspired.
CONNECT: Volunteer to give skate lessons with Concrete Queenz if you are looking for an amazing community to build relationships with and have fun. The girls will have you smiling for days!
LEARN: I got my Masters in Urban Education: Administration & Policy from Loyola Marymount University. The campus is beautiful.
LIVE: Beach cleanups are vital to keeping our oceans clean and thriving. You can check out the Venice Surfing Association, Dream Team Society, Surfrider LA, or Heal The Bay to stay up to date on beach cleanups happening in your area.
Follow @LA2050 on Instagram to see new Fave Five posts from impactful Angelenos.
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🌟 Have a job opening you want to be featured? Submit it here! 🌟
JOB OF THE WEEK!
Development Manager, DIY Girls
Strategic Partnerships Account Manager, Everytable
Multiple Positions, Urban Peace Institute
Program Manager, The Stanford Institute for Advancing Just Societies
Multiple Positions, Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Vice President of Youth Leadership, California Conference for Equality and Justice
Multiple Positions, SPARC
Program Manager, ICON CDC
Multiple Positions, A Place Called Home
Foundation Coordinator, A Nonprofit Organization in Los Angeles
Multiple Positions, Catalyst California
Chief Development Officer, Children's Bureau of Southern California
Multiple Positions, Grow Public Schools
Operations Coordinator, California Conference for Equality and Justice
Multiple Positions, Arroyo Vista Family Health Center
Vice President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Multiple Positions, Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law
Manager, Marketing and Digital Media, Food Forward Inc.
Multiple Positions, Green Dot
Policy Director, UCLA
Multiple Positions, Turnaround Arts: California
Administrative Assistant, Skirball Cultural Center
Find more positions on our LA2050 Jobs Board.
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🌟 Have an event you want to be highlighted? Submit it here! 🌟
EVENT OF THE WEEK!
Jul. 13, 6 pm | KCRW Summer Nights with LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Jul. 12, 6 pm | Summer of Salsa: Son Mayor featuring Super DJ Robby
Jul. 13, 6 pm | 11th Annual International Mariachi Women's Festival
Jul. 13, 8 pm | NoHo Summer Nights Movie – PAW Patrol
Jul. 14, 8 am | Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Jul. 14, 6 pm | Read The Room: A Table Read Series
Jul. 15, 6:30 pm | LA County Library: One Book, One County Book Club
Jul. 16, 1 pm | Grants for Business Owners
Jul. 16, 1:30 pm | Math Empowerment Camp
Jul. 16, 3 pm | AltaSea: Blue + Green Webinar
Jul. 17, 9 am | Watts Willowbrook Farmers’ Market
Jul. 20, 10 am | Central Avenue Farmers’ Market
Jul. 20, 10 am |The Queer Mercado
Jul. 20, 7 pm | NoHo Summer Nights Concert: The Roaries
Jul. 21, 11 am | Metro Bike Share Community Ride
Jul. 21, 12 pm | History of Los Angeles in LA Starts Here! Exhibition
Jul. 23, 7 pm | CAAM Performance: serpentwithfeet
Jul. 24, 5:30 pm | Talleres de Jardines Comunitarios: Inauguración del jardín comunitario
Jul. 26, 6 pm | LA Stories: Music is History
Jul. 26, 6 pm | Flavors From Afar Global Dinner Series: Ukraine
Jul. 27, 9:30 am | TEDxSouthCentral Hackathon
Jul. 31, 11 am | MOLAA Zoom Project: Leo Nuñez
Find more events on our LA2050 Events Board.
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Find funding resources on our Goldhirsh Foundation website, which is regularly updated with a diverse range of grant opportunities.
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