The Daily Bruin covers two UCLA-affiliated groups that applied for the 2016 My LA2050 Grants Challenge.

UCLA Groups Enter Grant Competition to Improve LA for the Future

Mitú writes about the LA2050 initiative as they promote their submission for the 2016 My LA2050 Grants Challenge. Their proposal, the mitú Accelerator, seeks out the best and freshest Latino talent a chance to create the kind of content that has long been missing: Latino talent. The mitú Accelerator also offers mentorship of up and coming Latino content creators.

My LA2050 Wants to Make Sure Los Angeles Grows Creatively

20 Of Our Favorite Events In Los Angeles This Week

Tara Roth, president of the Goldhirsh Foundation, tells C-Suite Quarterly Magazine how she sees Los Angeles as the epicenter for innovation and social entrepreneurship.

Leading from the Heart, C-Suite Quarterly

This episode of USC Bedrosian’s LA#itself podcast features a conversation with Angie Jean-Marie, Social Innovation and Marketing Manager at the Goldhirsh Foundation, and her predecessor Shauna Nep, Senior Philanthropic Advisor at Fundamental. Jean-Marie and Nep discuss the origins for the the Goldhirsh Foundation’s crowdsourcing approach for philanthropy, the inherent opportunities and challenges, and how LA2050’s staff makes annual micro-adjustments to capitalize on Goldhirsh’s long-term funding agenda.

LA2050 and Crowdsourcing Philanthropy for LA’s Future, USC Price Bedrosian Center

“Paper Airplanes” is a public art installation that debuted in Grand Park on Tuesday, Sept 13, 2016. This installation was made possible by 2015 My LA2050 grant winner, Grand Park.

Grand Park New: ‘Paper Airplane’ Canopy

The City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation have released Urban Mobility in the Digital Age, a new report that provides a roadmap for the city’s transportation future. The report is the first by a city in nation to reveal how it will make shared, self-driving vehicles a key part of its public transit future. The report was the product of an LADOT fellowship funded by the Goldhirsh Foundation, and addresses the city’s plan to combine self-driving vehicles with on-demand sharing services to create a suite of smarter, more efficient transit options.

LA’s big plan to change the way we move, CurbedLA

Built in LA, Los Angeles’ hub for tech news and startup jobs, featured the 2016 My LA2050 Grants Challenge in its Tech Roundup.

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