CIOF Grantees Attend Conference
Grantees of TCWF’s Computers In Our Future (CIOF) program attended a conference
held October 18 through 20 in Santa Barbara to share lessons learned and network with one
another. Topics of discussion included funding strategies, policy advocacy and
establishing a youth internship program.
Staff Invited to Legislative Briefings
Lucía Corral Peña, TCWF program officer, met with staff of the California
Legislative Internet Caucus to discuss the digital divide and the role community computing
centers can play in promoting technology training in low-income communities.
Ruth Brousseau, TCWF senior program officer, attended a state legislative
briefing about the results of the 1999 California Work & Health Survey. Funded by a
TCWF grant, this survey about the changing nature of work and health is conducted annually
by the University of California, San Francisco, and The Field Institute.
TCWF Selected as Foundation of the Year
TCWF was selected by the San Fernando Valley Chapter of the National Society of
Fundraising Executives as "Foundation of the Year." The Foundation was
recognized at a National Philanthropy Day luncheon in Van Nuys on November 16.
Board Chair Honored
TCWF Board Chair Barbara Marshall was honored on October 3 in Los Angeles by
the Downtown Women’s Center for her outstanding support and volunteer work. The
Center provides art, drama and music programs for women in the downtown Los Angeles area.
Grantees Participate in the LA Times Festival of Health
   On October 16 and 17, TCWF was one of several
sponsors of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Health at the University of
Southern California. The event gave the Foundation the opportunity to highlight the work
of it’s grantees at four booths. TCWF-sponsored activities also included a panel
about violence as a public issue and an appearance by actor Edward James Olmos and the
cast of "It Ain’t Love," a film about preventing violence in dating
relationships.
TCWF Hosts International Fellow
TCWF hosted a fellow from the Philanthropy In The Americas International Fellowship
Program on October 20. Carolin Scheme, a representative of the YPF Foundation in
Argentina, was based in TCWF’s San Francisco office, where she exchanged ideas about
philanthropy and the nonprofit sector with staff and other funders.
TCWF Welcomes New Staff
Cindy Hall, Communications Assistant
Julie Malcolm, Accounting Assistant
Erika A. McCarden, Communications Associate
Census 2000 To Guide Government Funding
Census 2000 will take place on April 1, and the results will be used to help determine
the amount of government funding California communities will receive for education, health
care and social services. Experts estimate that because of an undercount in the 1990
census, California lost $2.2 billion for programs developed to benefit the underserved.
Among the hardest hit were Medicaid, substance abuse programs and social service programs.
According to the California Legislative Analyst's Office, people most likely to be
missed in this year's census are ethnic minorities in low-income urban an rural areas.
Leaders in the nonprofit community can help ensure an accurate census by educating their
constituencies about the importance of the census and partnering with local government
agencies to help inform data collection methods. |
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