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David Wolf, champion of California community colleges, dies at 78
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David Wolf, shown during a visit to Sicily, Italy, co-founded the Campaign for College Opportunity, which grew into one of the only statewide nonprofits to focus exclusively on public higher education in California.Courtesy Ben Wolf
After David Wolf retired from a career in higher education, he climbed into his Honda Civic and left his Santa Rosa home on a mission to visit as many community colleges as he could in a week of driving.
When he returned from this road trip Wolf began work on his legacy the Campaign for College Opportunity.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) A major effort is underway to help local art and cultural institutions that have been hit hard by the pandemic. The new L.A. Arts Recovery Fund hopes to provide some much needed support.
Art, from performance to the visual, is said to be food for the soul. But since the pandemic, museums, art galleries and theaters have shuttered. This has devastated the sector and so we ve heard from hundreds of organizations. We also know artists and others, creative workers they employ really looking for relief and ways to get to recovery, said Kristin Sakoda, Director, LA County Department of Arts & Culture.
New $38.5M Fund Launches For Los Angeles Arts Pandemic Recovery
February 09, 2021 15:10
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The largest-ever pooled private investment for arts across Los Angeles County will sustain community organizations and save jobs
Arts nonprofits in LA County will benefit from a record $38.5 million pandemic recovery fund, the result of an unprecedented collaboration between Los Angeles-based and national philanthropic organizations.
The LA Arts Recovery Fund pools contributions from more than a dozen funders to provide multi-year operating support for small and medium-sized arts organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic those with smaller budgets that play vital roles in their communities.