Surdna Foundation 2013 Annual Report
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Strong Local Economies

Strong Local Economies Grants Descriptions

Inner City Advisors

Oakland, CA | $125,000

To increase Inner City Advisors' capacity to scale its operations and expand its mission to support and invest in high-impact, socially-responsible entrepreneurs who create jobs in inner city communities.

Category: Business Development & Acceleration

Interise

Boston, MA | $125,000

Continued support for the national expansion of Interise's Streetwise MBA curriculum, and technical assistance aimed at strengthening and accelerating the small business sector.

Category: Business Development & Acceleration

ISAIAH

Saint Paul, MN | $50,000

To build public support for state and regional efforts to improve equitable distribution of investment for transit and transportation infrastructure; and develop and plan a campaign to create good jobs for low-income Twin Cities residents. Additional funding for this grant comes from Surdna's Sustainable Environments Program.

Category: Equitable Economic Development

Job Opportunities Task Force

Baltimore, MD | $110,000

To strengthen connections between workers and training opportunities; to better link workforce and infrastructure development; and to advance policies that create stronger pathways into careers and promote healthy workplaces.

Category: Job Quality & Career Pathways

Juma Ventures

San Francisco, CA | $15,000

To support the development of YouthMade, an innovative new initiative that will create sustainable employment for youth in urban manufacturing, as well as demonstrate a replicable model for creating youth jobs in 21 markets throughout the country.

Category: Discretionary

Latino Leadership Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School

Cambridge, MA | $15,000

To support the Latino Leadership Initiative's week-long intensive program designed to enhance the leadership capacity and understanding of a select group of students from, or committed to, public service within the Latino community.

Category: Discretionary

Leadership Center for the Common Good

Washington, DC | $75,000

To support the Leadership Center for Common Good's work through its national network to raise the minimum wage and to expand workers' access to paid sick days.

Category: Job Quality & Career Pathways

Living Cities

New York, NY | $15,000

For the Growing the Impact Economy project which awards seed grants to high-potential collaborations that advance for-benefit economic development.

Category: Discretionary

Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 (36 months)

To launch a five-year national transportation procurement initiative to integrate job creation and quality standards into the purchasing strategy for clean energy vehicles and vehicle parts manufactured for public transit. Additional funding for this grant comes from Surdna's Sustainable Environments Program.

Category: Equitable Economic Development

Make the Road New York

Brooklyn, NY | $15,000

To connect families and workers affected by Hurricane Sandy to recovery relief, and to systematically track needs on the ground to ensure public and private aid is adequately meeting real needs.

Category: Discretionary