Grassroots Environmental Group Honored by Hispanic Lifestyle Magazine
The Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ), a TCWF grantee, has been selected by Hispanic Lifestyle magazine to receive an Inland Empire Hispanic Image Award in the Nonprofit Organization category. The awards were established in 1997 to recognize local individuals and organizations as role models for the Latino community in the Inland Empire region of California. CCAEJ, based in Riverside, serves as a resource center for community groups working on environmental justice issues. read more
Op-Ed by Gary L. Yates Appears in Oakland Tribune
“Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programs Save Tax Dollars,” an Op-Ed by TCWF President and CEO Gary L. Yates, was published in the Oakland Tribune on September 1. Yates urged policymakers to continue to fund prevention efforts, which have contributed to the 46 percent drop in teen births in California over the past decade—the steepest decline of any state in the country. Annual public and private spending on prevention programs totals $120 million, while annual net savings to society are estimated at $2.2 billion. read more
New Issue of Reflections Evaluates TCWF's Responsive Grantmaking Program
“Reflections on TCWF's Responsive Grantmaking Program,” now available online, reports on an external evaluation conducted by Harder+Company Community Research. Instituted in 2001, TCWF’s Responsive Grantmaking Program balances proactive grantmaking with a strategic response to critical issues in nonprofit health care. The report finds TCWF’s grantees to be highly satisfied with grant duration and amount, reporting requirements, and—especially—relations with the Foundation. read more
Three L.A. Doctors Comment on Phenomenon of Poor Yet Healthy Latinos
In an August 28 Los Angeles Times article, “Poor Patients Who Are Healthy?” three TCWF grantees discuss the “Latino Paradox”—the relatively low mortality rates of Latinos with low levels of income and education. Dr. Hector Flores, co-director of White Memorial Medical Center, Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, director of UCLA Medical School’s Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, and Dr. Felix Nuñez, medical director of South Central Family Health Center are quoted in the story. read more
Council on Foundations Accepting Nominations for Critical Impact Awards
The Council on Foundations is seeking nominations for the new Critical Impact Awards program, celebrating philanthropy that has had a demonstrated effect on the common good—locally, nationally or globally. Grant-funded projects must have documented evidence of an enduring positive impact on people, institutions or communities. Nominations that address poverty, public health, the environment or disaster preparedness are especially encouraged. Special attention will be given to programs that show an unusual level of creativity, innovation, sustainability and risk-taking. read more
Report Targets Poor Health Conditions at the San Diego-Tijuana Border
A new report, “Shared Destiny: Shaping a Binational Agenda for Health Priorities in the San Diego-Baja California Border Region,” highlights public health problems in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Funded by the International Community Foundation, the report provides an agenda and a call to action for businesses and community-based organizations to join with the public health sector in a cross-border health summit. read more
Robina Suwol Is Semi-Finalist for ‘Volvo for Life’ Hometown Heroes Award
Robina Suwol, executive director of California Safe Schools (CSS)—a TCWF grantee and 2004 finalist in the Volvo For Life Award for hometown heroes—is a semi-finalist for Volvo’s “all-time greatest” heroes award. Suwol founded CSS, a nonprofit environmental coalition in Southern California, after watching her son walk through a cloud of pesticide at his school. CSS developed a stringent pesticide policy adopted by the Los Angeles Unified School District. Award winners will be announced April 4, 2007. read more
‘General Operating Support’ Is Topic of Northern California Grantmakers Panel
Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) will host a panel discussion, “General Operating Support: Funders’ Perspectives, Policies and Practices” on October 12 at the San Francisco office of The California Endowment. Panelists will report on a statewide survey, funded by the Aspen Institute, of foundation personnel’s opinions about the level of general operating support that should be provided, and the form such grants should take. This event is free for NCG members. read more
Study Links Nurse Shortage to Nurse Pay
A study by the Institute for Women's Policy Research finds that increasing nurses' pay is the most direct way to solve the hospital nurse shortage. “Solving the Nursing Shortage through Higher Wages”—based on U.S. Department of Labor data on 18,337 hospital nurses’ wages from 1995 to 2005—recommends that hospitals use competitive wage-setting practices to help maintain adequate staffing levels and improve patient care. The study also calls for raising nursing educator wages to expand nursing training capacity. read more (PDF)
