My LA2050
Income & employment
There are 137 matching organizations. Select an organization to learn more about plans, goals, and opportunities to be involved.
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Defy Ventures, Inc.
Defy Ventures’ mission is to give people with criminal histories their best shot at a second chance by providing them with personal development, career readiness, and entrepreneurship training.
2019 Winner
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East LA Community Corporation (ELACC)
ELACC advocates for economic and social justice by developing grassroots leadership, building affordable housing, and providing economic development opportunities to low- and moderate-income families.
2018 Winner, 2013 Winner
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Opportunity Fund
Opportunity Fund facilitates access to capital by providing loans to low- and moderate-income immigrants, women, and other deserving, but underserved small business owners.
2016 Winner
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Los Angeles Promise Zone Initiative, LA Mayor's Office of Economic Development c/o Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles
The Promise Zone Partnership is building healthy neighborhoods by connecting our efforts and resources to empower families.
2015 Winner
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Downtown Women's Center
Over our 35-year history, the Downtown Women’s Center has created innovative programming focused on meeting the unique needs of homeless, formerly homeless, and extremely low-income women. When the Center first opened in 1978, it was the first and...
2014 Winner
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The Incubator School
The Incubator School is a small, college and 21st century world-ready 6-12 span learning community whose mission is to foster, network, and launch the entrepreneurial teams of tomorrow. We start up students!
2014 Winner
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Homeboy Industries
Homeboy provides hope, training, and support to formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated individuals allowing them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of society.
2013 Winner, 2018 Honorable Mention, 2019 Finalist
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Mission Asset Fund
MAF’s Lending Circles program has received widespread national attention for its success in helping low income families gain access to capital, build financial capability, and increase access to low-cost loans for education, homes, and small busin...
2013 Winner
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One Degree
One Degree’s mission is to empower people to create a path out of poverty for themselves and for their communities.
2018 Honorable Mention
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Two Bit Circus Foundation
Using manufacturer clean discards, 2BCF provides educators PreK-College affordable materials, sample curricula and training to support STEAM (STEM+art) MAKER-influenced classroom education.
2019 Finalist
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Women In Film
Women In Film advocates for and advances the careers of women working in the screen industries — to achieve parity and transform culture.
2019 Finalist
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Gladeo
Gladeo is dedicated to bridging the belief, information, and network gaps that often prevent historically underrepresented and underserved youth from accessing and thriving in careers.
2019 Finalist
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Freedom and Fashion
Humanity was created for freedom. Using the arts of fashion and beauty, we empower youth and women overcoming trafficking, homelessness, and other injustices.
2019 Finalist
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EVERYBODY.WORLD
EVERYBODY.WORLD makes thoughtful goods in LA and is committed to championing fair wages, pushing boundaries in apparel sustainability, and collaborating with creative minds to make enjoyable clothing.
2019 Finalist
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Brioxy
We close the opportunity gap for innovators of color by training them to build and run strong organizations in the communities they grew up in.
2018 Finalist
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LIFT-Los Angeles
LIFT-LA empowers low-income parents of young children to break the cycle of poverty through one-on-one career and financial coaching. We believe all families should have an equal chance to thrive.
2019
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Natch
We want to bring back shopping locally by bringing anything local shops make or do to your door each day.
2019
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The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)
NALIP is a nonprofit whose mission is to discover, promote and inspire Latinx content creators and diverse voices across all media platforms.
2019
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The People of Change
The People of Change offers programs to promote advancement opportunities for community members through community-based initiatives in areas of Education Economic Empowerment and Cultural Awareness.
2019
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Hacker Fund
We empower community stakeholders at every stage of their life to learn and innovate by offering access to new skills, specialized machinery and tools, and space to build technology projects.
2019
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Civic Innovation Lab
Our mission is to provide meaningful and impactful opportunities for residents to solve problems in their communities by leveraging data, design, and tech and amplifying the skills of local talent.
2019
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ICON CDC
ICON CDC empowers residents and small businesses in the San Fernando Valley through programs that support social, civic, economic development, and education.
2019
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UNITE LA
UNITE-LA works to transcend silos/barriers between government, business & education systems to ensure all youth have access to high quality education and the next generation is prepared to succeed.
2019
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Advancement Project California
Advancement Project California is a next generation, multiracial civil rights organization working on systems change in education, equitable community investments, and inclusive democracy.
2019
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W Tenth Co
We are building a digital marketplace that encourages women who have left the workforce to market (and monetize) their everyday talents to their neighbors, friends, and communities.
2019
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MRS HR
To educate, encourage and empower applicants and employers so that they can promote policies and practices that are essential to a positive workplace, namely: sustainability, inclusion, and diversity
2019
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ManifestWorks
ManifestWorks connects those impacted by foster care, homelessness and incarceration with transformative job opportunities and provides the life and professional skills for long-term success.
2019
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M2M Bell
Our mission is to build a wireless Public Utility that would be paid for by the companies that make the devices we buy. The network will be autonomous, and so the antennas can be owned by anyone.
2019
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Los Angeles Conservation Corps
We provide at-risk young adults with opportunities for success through job skills training, education, and work experience emphasizing conservation and service projects that benefit the community.
2019
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In the Making
In the Making is a community resource center located in East Los Angeles collaborating with open-minded, forward thinking organizations for the enhancement of all.
2019
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GetGlobal, Inc
GetGlobal produces summits on international expansion, strategy, and key foreign markets. It brings together visionary companies and provides the intelligence and relationships to succeed worldwide.
2019
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FuturePorts
We are an advocacy organization representing goods movement industry businesses and supporting sustainable growth of the Southern California Ports.
2019
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Equal Pay Company
Equal Pay Company's mission is to give people the power to grow their practice of kindness, inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (Kind IDEA).
2019
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Creator Force at Civic Nation
Creator Force is expanding and diversifying the Creative Class by providing young people with awareness, inspiration and access to realize that the culture they love can be pathways to creative jobs.
2019
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Community Vitalization Council
The Community Vitalization Council promotes community level economic vitality and jobs. The International Business Accelerator, a program of Civic 180, supports SMEs to expand into global markets
2019
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Cal State L.A. University Auxiliary Services, Inc.
Cal State LA transforms lives and fosters thriving communities across greater LA. Cal State LA’s Civic & Social Innovation Group helps students make positive social change with purpose and creativity.
2019
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B~STEM Project Foundation
B~STEM Project’s primary goal is to provide young people with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary experience with business and STEM disciplines.
2019
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Building Skills Partnership
BSP works to improve the quality of life for low-wage property service workers and their families by increasing their skills, access to education, and opportunities for career & community advancement.
2019
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American Digital Diversity Initiative
The American Digital Diversity Initiative is dedicated to educating community leaders, policymakers and other important influencers about the critical importance of universal digital access.
2019
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Data Roads Foundation
We provide open source software, education, and legal paperwork for nonprofit Local Sharing Network co-ops -- otherwise known as 501(c)(12) Utility Co-ops and 501(c)(4) community network providers.
2018
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Think Tank Productions, Inc. dba Think Tank Gallery
Think Tank Gallery is an alternative arts space and immersive production company est. in DTLA in 2010. We build themed Post-Street Art experiences around the country, and hide content in every corner
2018
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SeedLA
SeedLA brings together highly skilled young Angelenos and provides pro-bono strategy consulting to local environmental nonprofits.
2018
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Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy-Fair Workweek
Retail Workers R LA will enable LA’s 150,000 retail workers to connect with each other across LA’s vast size, learn their rights, register to vote, and become effective, civically engaged advocates
2018
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Grid110, Inc.
Grid110 creates pathways to success for early stage entrepreneurs and activates the Los Angeles startup ecosystem.
2018
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World Famous VIP Records LLC
Fosters entrepreneurship and careers in creative arts, music, technology and broadcasting by providing work space and support system to help launch and maintain such careers.
2018
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We Are Enough c/o Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs
All we do is educate women globally at every socioeconomic level and age on WHY and HOW to invest in women-owned businesses and/or with a “gender lens”.
2018
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UCLA Mobile Eye Clinic (UMEC)
We provide free eye care to underserved communities and vulnerable populations in L.A. who lack access to vision care as a result of financial, transportation, and/or cultural and language barriers.
2018
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TWIGG How-To
TWIGG How-To [aka The Winging It Girls’ Guide] is an award-winning platform seeking to create a damsel-free world through how-to articles, workshops, and video guides in ten practical categories.
2018
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Small Business Majority
Small Business Majority empowers America's entrepreneurs to build an inclusive, equitable, diverse economy by providing education and resources that promote small business growth and sustainability.
2018
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Roadtrip Nation
Roadtrip Nation empowers individuals to identify their interests and explore career pathways aligned with their unique aspirations and skills.
2018
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Revolutionize Hollywood
We help LA artists approach their career with an entrepreneur mindset, we host events and have created an online market place so that LA artist gain visibility, make money and sustain longevity.
2018
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Not Impossible Foundation
NIF recognizes global, human-centered absurdities deemed insolvable, then commits to solving them with a variety of experts to discover and create innovative, unique solutions, for one, for many.
2018
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National Veterans Transition Services, Inc. AKA REBOOT
REBOOT helps active military, veterans, and spouses in transitioning from the military, workforce training, job placement/retention and needed services while collaborating community resources.
2018
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Mentoring Adolescents for Personal & Professional Success
As part of the HSRA curriculum, MAPPS is personalized human development exploration and planning, giving participants the support they need to create an effective, realistic and flexible career plan.
2018
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CalEITC4Me
CalEITC4Me is a statewide program, run by Golden State Opportunity, to create economic security for California’s working families by connecting them with the EITC on the state and federal levels.
2018
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GRID Logistics
GRID Logistics are proposers of a design build maintain and operate transportation infrastructure for containerized goods movement. GRID markets are the world's leading container trading gateways.
2016
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Youth Business Alliance
We connect at risk and disadvantaged youth to life skills, local professionals, and businesses.
2016
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Impact Hub Los Angeles
Impact Hub Los Angeles is a community hub and co-working space for socially conscious entrepreneurs, civic leaders, professionals and creatives.
2016
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Concerned Capital
Concerned Capital is a social impact investment firm that leverages economic development tools to save/create family wage jobs in distressed communities by re-energizing existing, operating companies.
2016
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California Partnership
An economic justice organization that builds leadership among low-income folks and communities of color through grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, convening of partners, and community education
2016
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WeThrive
WeThrive is a youth mentoring program that uses business creation to teach life skills, habit adoption and foster bonds with mentors and peers to ultimately produce social mobility.
2016
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The integrated Learning Annex
We run personal, professional, and organizational development programs that emphasize human-centric solutions, paying special attention to brain, behaviors, and systems.
2016
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Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management
Center for Nonprofit Management is the Southern California resource for education, consulting and engagement across the nonprofit community enabling nonprofits to achieve their goals
2016
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SilverMotion, Inc.
eQuiz is a fun and free trivia app that brings the world together through their passion for knowledge.
2016
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Safe Refuge
Safe Refuge is a place where people who are struggling can come to discover a supportive and caring recovery community through a continuum of care approach to services.
2016
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New Directions for Youth, Inc
New Directions for Youth (NDY) provides counseling, academic, gang prevention, health, fitness and job training programs to over 3,000 youth and families annually.
2016
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Los Angeles World Airports
Los Angeles World Airports Internship Program provides students opportunities to develop the skills to work in the aviation industry.
2016
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Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
LACI incubates early stage cleantech companies and helps bring their products and services to market by convening investors, corporations, and customers to drive innovation throughout our economy.
2016
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LaunchCode
LaunchCode is a nonprofit opening doors to paid apprenticeships and jobs for aspiring developers and technologists.
2016
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LA Promise Fund
The LA Promise Fund is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preparing Los Angeles students for success in college, career, and life.
2016
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Knit Marketing
Knit Marketing creates and curates social media content for businesses looking to reach young people by training and employing teens and young adults from untapped communities in Los Angeles.
2016
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Just As You Are Legacy
We provide resources to artists and the community in the areas of professional development, empowerment, self awareness, and entrepreneurship.
2016
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Jobs to Move America
Jobs to Move America (JMA) is a national organization- headquartered in LA-dedicated to re-invigorating our manufacturing economy through good jobs & opportunities for all
2016
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Equallet
Equallet’s mission is to achieve gender equality by harnessing the collective financial power of the consumer and investor to support women-owned businesses in LA.
2016
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Core Innovate, Inc. & Century Academy for Excellence
Core Innovate is an education technology and support services business that supports educators in strategic instructional planning aimed at removing barriers to powerful communication for students.
2016
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Continuous Good
Continuous Good supports, shares, and builds social impact brands. Our flagship brand is a platform designed to equip, inspire and educate entrepreneurs called Branding While Broke.
2016
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Chrysalis
Chrysalis’ mission is to create a pathway to self-sufficiency for homeless and low-income individuals by providing the resources and support needed to find and retain employment.
2016
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BUILD
BUILD uses entrepreneurship-based, experiential learning to engage students, provide equitable educational opportunities and develop skills for high school, college and career success.
2016
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Braid Theory, Inc.
Braid Theory weaves together entrepreneurs, investors and industry influencers to accelerate adoption of transformative technologies, drive market growth and create profitable collaborations.
2016
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Annenberg Innovation Lab
The AIL is a high-energy research lab that combines theory and practice to understand the ongoing evolution of media and its impact on governments, businesses, education, creators and consumers.
2016
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ANDesign Lab
ANDesign Lab is a full-fledged industrial design firm.
2016
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50/50 Leadership
Promotes women's equal leadership
2016
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Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
LATTC’s SLATE-Z is a partnership among community organizations, education institutions & government that centers on transit, education, enterprise, & redevelopment. The vision is to connect SLA through transportation, education & economic mobility.
2015
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Social Action Partners (SoACT)
Social Action Partners (SoACT) strengthens non-profit and community based organizations in low-income communities by partnering with them to provide technical assistance and capacity building that is culturally responsive, relevant, and respectful.
2015
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SeePolitical
SeePolitical demystifies the issues on your ballot as well as the process of how they get there.
2015
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PortTech Los Angeles, International Trade Education Programs (ITEP), Port of Los Angeles High School (POLAHS)
PortTech connects entrepreneurs, industry and community to advance innovation, solve port/global environmental challenges, and create jobs.
2015
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Lab Launch
Lab Launch’s mission is to enable the scientists and entrepreneurs of Los Angeles to develop their ideas in affordable, high-quality lab facilities, with access to services and a supportive innovation community to accelerate their success.
2015
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Fallen Fruit from Rising Women, Crossroads, Inc, Scripps College
We are collaborative social enterprise between Scripps College (the women's college of Claremont) and Crossroads (a transitional home for formerly incarcerated women); we make jams and jellies from locally donated back yard fruit.
2015
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Clothes The Deal
Clothes The Deal provides pre-employment services to low-income individuals.
2015
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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Greater Los Angeles
NFTE Greater LA provides entrepreneurship education programs designed to inspire young people from low-income communities to stay in school, to recognize business opportunities and to plan for successful futures.
2015
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Wheels of Hope LA, Fred Jordan Mission
Train and certify in welding hard to employ people, such as former gang members, homeless, ex-convicts and low income minorities.
2015
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WestCal Academy
WestCal Academy connects industry mentors with high school and undergraduate college students to increase graduation rates and help students discover their career pathway.
2015
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The Ripple Effect
The Ripple Effect is a nonprofit that assists youth in their educational and career endeavors despite their cultural, social and/or economic background.
2015
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Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE) & US Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter (USGBC-LA)
SCOPE builds community power in South LA to ensure equitable investment in disadvantaged communities. USGBC-LA promotes sustainability and resilience in LA’s built environment by delivering education, resources and recognition.
2015
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Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs
HomeFront Rising, a program of Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, develops food, housing and career solutions for military veterans.
2015
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Polar Tech Ed and Consulting LLC/Patrick Leon
We design and develop mobile health solutions to provide underserved populations better health outcomes.
2015
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Plug In South LA
Plug In South LA will be opening a co-working space in South Los Angeles early 2016 and curates various programming series (Digital and Beyond in LA) that highlights emerging local STEM and digital media trends, inspiring young leaders in historica
2015
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Microenterprise.org
We help homeless (and extremely low-income) individuals start small businesses.
2015
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Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
As LA County’s designated economic development leadership organization for over 34 years, the LAEDC’s purpose is to improve standards of living for LA County’s residents by growing overall economic prosperity.
2015
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Los Angeles Community Action Network
The Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) engages, educates and organizes low-income and homeless residents to advance a vision for healthy communities in Downtown and South LA, with a special focus on improving health and equity in Skid Row.
2015
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Localism Inc.
Localism Inc. fosters independent entrepreneurship to promote a more sustainable, self-reliant local economy.
2015
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Koreatown Immigrant Worker Alliance
KIWA organizes low-wage immigrant workers, tenants, and their families to promote workplace justice, housing rights, immigrants’ rights, democratic and sustainable community development and civic participation.
2015
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JVS Los Angeles
JVS Los Angeles offers hope and opportunity to our diverse community through job training, mentoring and education, combined with expert career guidance and employer partnerships, transforming lives and lifting families out of poverty.
2015
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JobCouch
JobCouch is a mobile enhanced platform to match hourly jobseekers with employers in the services industry.
2015
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GrowGood, Inc.
GrowGood leverages the power of urban farming to unite people, to create hope for underserved groups, and to lay foundations for healthy communities, beginning with the city of Bell — a “food desert” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
2015
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EARN
EARN breaks the cycle of poverty for low-income families by providing them with the financial tools to save and invest in their futures.
2015
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Change Better
Change Better trains nonprofits in data, business, and collaboration strategies to turn big ideas into big impact.
2015
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Center for Innovation at the LAEDC
Headquartered at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, the Center for Innovation showcases and promotes LA County as a leading global center for innovation and entrepreneurship rooted in boundless creativity and diversity.
2015
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Career & College clubs
Career & College Clubs prepares middle students for success in high school, college, and life.
2015
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Anti-Recidivism Coalition
To accomplish its mission of changing lives and creating safe, healthy communities, ARC provides services, support, and opportunities to currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, and advocates for fair justice system policies.
2015
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Sabio Enterprises, Inc.
We train Angelenos to become superior entry-level, full-stack web developers so that they may create amazing web products for all of LA.
2014
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Droplabs
Droplabs is an open source focused, community led, Innovation Laboratory and teaching space.
2014
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Would-Works
Would-Works CREATES opportunities for men and women living in poverty in Los Angeles to work for specific goals by CREATING quality products
2014
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Los Angeles County Community Development Foundation
The CDF ends generational poverty in low-income housing throughout Los Angeles County.
2014
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Leadership through Empowerment, Actin, and Dialogue Inc. (LEAD)
LEAD is a grassroots organization that builds youth leadership, equitable communities, and agents for social change.
2014
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Community Services Unlimited inc.
Through education and participation we envision and create community driven solutions to the problems around us with trainings and jobs.
2014
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Arroyo S.E.C.O. (Sustainable Economies Community Organization)
Our mission is to educate, promote and create greater access to the practices and benefits of Time Banking, co-production and the Sharing Ec
2014
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24Connect
24Connect is a public affairs and social innovation strategy firm that works to scale impact-driven businesses, organizations, and ideas
2014
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verynice
verynice started in my apartment at UCLA when I was 19 years old. To date, I have grown the organization to be home to over 170 people around the globe. We have successfully completed projects for over 200 non-profit organizations. Our work has be...
2013
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UNIQUE LA
UNIQUE LA has created the largest buy local design show in the country - and is the only show to curate and show-off local-made talent. We have brought international attention to LA and its great makers (press mentions have included Details Magazi...
2013
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UCLA Labor Center
In the last several years, the UCLA Labor Center has emerged as a national resource for undocumented immigrant students and immigrant youth leadership development. The Labor Center has conducted research on immigrant youth, actively promoted their...
2013
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U.S. VETS - Los Angeles
10,000+ veterans served since we opened our doors in 1993. Our Supportive Services for Veteran Families program became a national model within its first year of operation in 2012. We consistently maintain an 80% positive transition rate ...
2013
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The Los Angeles Mayor's Council on Innovation and Industry
-LAMCII has been able to attract some of the country’s brightest minds and biggest companies to lead the council and is continuously approached by business leaders and tech pioneers in the city looking for ways to become involved. Members of the c...
2013
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The L.A. Kitchen
L.A. Kitchen is brand new. Many of its core ideas have been proven successful — though, never quite in this dynamic combination. L.A. Kitchen is the latest venture of Robert Egger, the author of the award winning book “Begging for Change, The Doll...
2013
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Lybba
OPENHealth Central is being designed by Lybba, a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Los Angeles that designs networks, tools, and events that help people better care for themselves and one another. We design networks of patients, physicians, and researche...
2013
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Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill invests in community groups on the frontlines of change with critical resources that are needed to advance their work and win. We supplement those financial resources with a highly impactful training program designed to advance grassr...
2013
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LA Cleantech Incubator / Clean Tech LA
CTLA: Created by the Mayor in 2009, CTLA is partnership of the region’s most important institutions dedicated to making Los Angles a huge green economy. Today, LA is the second largest green economy in the US, is the largest market for EVs and sol...
2013
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Kreative Images Foundation
The founder of C-360, Sherita J. Herring, and the Kreative Images Foundation (K.I.) is equipped with the experience, contacts and professional acumen to produce the stated deliverables of the C-360 project. For more than 25 years Ms. Herring and t...
2013
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Jemmott Rollins Group
As a management consulting firm, Jemmott Rollins Group has built a reputation for developing innovative concepts and providing leadership in working with marginalized communities. Relevant achievements to this effort include: - Facilita...
2013
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Hub Los Angeles
Hub LA has building the social enterprise community in Los Angeles since 2009 and had a physical gathering place since September 2012. Since then we have built a community of 175 members...and growing! These members fall across 12 Chang...
2013
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Hive Lighting
Hive Lighting is a Los Angeles based specialty lighting design, manufacturing and installation company for high output energy efficient fixtures. Hive is part of the Mayor’s Los Angeles CleanTech Incubator, bringing clean technology companies to t...
2013
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H.E.L.P.E.R. Foundation
V2K HELPER Foundation’s overarching achievement is having won the trust of the community it serves. The organization has been a resource for families for over 13 years, continually refining programs and services to best meet the changing needs of ...
2013
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First Look West
FLoW was created in October of 2011, and the first mentorship program and competition took place in the spring of 2012. As a result of that first operational cycle, we were able to leverage limited government support from the DOE into a vehicle th...
2013
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Education Pioneers
Founded in 2003 in response to the acute shortage of leadership and management talent in the education sector, Education Pioneers attracts, prepares, and advances top leaders, managers, and analysts to accelerate excellence in education. Our partn...
2013
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Coalition of Mental Health Professionals, Inc.
Los Angeles Metro (Metropolitan Transit Authority) Target Hiring Policy: In a coalition of local government agencies, trade unions and community organizations, we were central to a Public Works Projects Campaign to advocate that the Los Angeles Co...
2013
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ADVANCE
ADVANCE is still in its idea stages; however, as mentioned, we have been selected as a semi-finalist for the Echoing Green Fellowship, which would fund our organization for the next two years. In addition, one of the organization's founders has se...
2013
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58-12 Design Lab
58-12 Design Lab is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization formed and registered in the State of California. In 2009, three friends at UCLA who were going into architecture, law, and business sought to use the power of good design in order...
2013
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