The Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Shifts Focus to International Cultural Engagement

The foundation has introduced a new initiative designed to promote international cultural exchange between the United States and countries around the world, especially in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Website: http://www.rsclark.org/

Full Article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903327904576524721180363558.html

Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America Program

New Public-Private Partnership to Connect Latin American Performing Artists with U.S. Audiences, Deadline February 10, 2012. The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation have announced grants up to $25K to support consortia in presenting exemplary contemporary and traditional performing arts from Latin America to audiences across the U.S.

http://www.nea.gov/news/news11/Southern-Exposure.html

Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning

Funded by Nellie Mae Education Foundation and the Stupski Foundation, Published: July 2011. Proposes a policy framework for integrating performance-based learning into the education system, synchronizing policy and practice, and ensuring collaborative state leadership and flexible federal leadership. Lists state policy issues and exemplars. Full Study:

http://www.nmefdn.org/uploads/iNACOL_CrackingCode_full_report.pdf

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

Deadline: November 10. Awards up to $250K to nonprofits and social entrepreneurs for innovative multiyear programs that address important substantiated needs in the Los Angeles Jewish community.

http://www.jewishfoundationla.org/grants/cutting-edge-grants/

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NEW DATA! 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book

Published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, August 2011. Offers state-by-state 2000-10 data on ten indicators of children’s health, education, and economic security by race/ethnicity. Finds increases in low-birthweight, unemployed parents, and poverty and outlines two-generation strategies for children’s success.

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/databook/2011/OnlineBooks/2011KCDB_FINAL.pdf

NEW REPORT: Unauthorized Immigrants in California, Estimates for Counties

Published by Public Policy Institute of California; Hill, Laura E.; Hans P. Johnson, July 2011. Estimates changes in unauthorized immigrant populations between 2001 and 2008 by county and zip code, including percentage of total population. Discusses the challenges of obtaining accurate counts and implications for policy. Complete Report:

http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_711LHR.pdf

Mexican Center for Philanthropy

Reports that charitable giving by Mexicans totaled only 0.04% of the gross domestic product in 2003 — nearly forty times lower than the United States and lower than Colombia and Brazil — even as the number of tax-exempt organizations in the country more than tripled, from 1,500 in 1995 to about 5,300 in 2011.
Full Article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/charitable-giving-in-short-supply-in-mexico/2011/08/09/gIQAnJ3dDJ_story.html

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation 2011 Graduate Arts Awards

This year the program will assist ten high-achieving, low-income students to pursue a graduate degree in the arts. Details:

http://www.jkcf.org/news-knowledge/press-releases/jack-kent-cooke-foundation-announces-2011-inaugural-graduate-arts-awards/

How Can California Policymakers Help Low-Income Children Benefit From National Health Reform?

A report by the California Endowment, written by Dorn, Stan; Fiona Adams; Ian Hill; Genevieve M. Kenney, published in June 2011. Outlines healthcare reform provisions to expand coverage and access to care; factors that shape those gains; and state policies to maximize them, such as reforming eligibility determination systems, enabling telemedicine, and building safety-net capacity. Full Report:

http://www.calendow.org/uploadedFiles/Publications/Publications_Stories/TCE_Health_Reform_and_Children_WP_v2_final_pws.pdf

Tribeca Film Institute Narrative and Documentary Filmmaker Grants

Tribeca Film Institute Narrative and Documentary Filmmaker Grants, Deadline: October 10. Grants up to $40K and professional guidance through the TFI Documentary Fund, the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund, the Tribeca All Access program, and the TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund. Info and app:

http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/taa/news/126866293.html