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To submit comments,
or to suggest items for this newsletter or First5LA.org, contact Katie Kurutz, public affairs officer, at kkurutz@first5la.org
or (213) 482-5902.
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Calendar
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Son de Madera & Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos
July 11, 2008 from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
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Delfos Danza Contemporánea
July 26, 2008 from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
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Family Fun Day in Pomona
July 26, 2008 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm
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Comenzando bien® Training
July 29, 2008 from 7:30am - 4:00pm
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Very Be Careful and Money Mark with Big Band
August 22, 2008 from 8:00pm - 11:00pm
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Breastfeeding Summit: Creating Change in Your Community
October 15, 2008 from 9:0am - 4:00pm
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Community Opportunities Fund Special Edition |
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Funding Opportunity: Community Opportunities Fund, Cycle 2
First 5 LA’s Community Opportunities Fund will give L.A.County organizations the ability to take a non-conventional approach to supporting children and families — through organizational capacity building and policy and advocacy. More
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Safety Series: Preventing Unintentional Injuries
According to a recent report published by Safe Kids USA, unintentional injury continues to be the leading killer of children ages 1-14 in the U.S. Learn more about what may be driving these statistics and how you can help. More
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Staff Interview: The Community Opportunities Fund Team
Behind every First 5 LA Initiative there is a team driving the effort. Meet the lead members behind the Community Opportunities Fund, and how they each envision COF’s impact on Los Angeles. More
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Grantee Profile |
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Healthy Communities for Healthy Kids
What if parents could convince their local leaders to institutionalize a nutritious environment for all children? The California Center for Public Health Advocacy is going to find out. Learn about this innovative program and its mission. More
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Evie's Desk |
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Resources and the Community Opportunities Fund
For this special issue on the Community Opportunities Fund (COF), I'd like to share a few excellent resources that can help organizations in their capacity building and policy and advocacy efforts.
First, if you would like to apply for COF funds, attend one of the informational sessions that will be held throughout the county. These sessions provide a forum for you to ask questions and learn what First 5 LA is looking for. Click here for the time and dates of these sessions.
To do research on your own, the Center for Non-Profit Management has a resource library open to anyone wanting to learn about non-profits and non-profit management. Located on the first floor of the California Endowment, the resource library is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 12pm - 5pm, and Tuesday and Thursday from 10am - 3pm.
Another helpful tool is the Web site Healthy City 3.0. This tool can be used to find other organizations with which you can collaborate as well as learn about a community’s demographic information. You can also upload your own information into the mapping system, and share information with other organizations.
The Alliance for Justice offers a variety of tools and access to workshops, research, and other publications targeted specifically to assist nonprofits in learning best practices for conducting policy and advocacy work.
I wish all of those considering applying for this fund good luck!
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