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Of Current Interest

KQED on “Governing California”

A special program on KQED Public Radio brought together California leaders to discuss critical issues facing the state.

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Diversity and Irvine’s Grantmaking

Half of Irvine’s 2009 grantmaking focused explicitly on low-income populations and communities of color, a new report finds.

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Support for Emerging Arts Leaders

Irvine and Hewlett are providing $700,000 to cultivate the next generation of arts leaders in California.

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$2 Million Fund for Financial Health

Irvine is supporting seven grantee organizations to adapt to the economic downturn by strengthening operations.

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New Arts Program Director

Josephine Ramirez, with more than two decades of experience in the arts, has been named Irvine's new Program Director for the Arts.

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From the President

Cultivating Tomorrow's Arts Leaders

James E. CanalesThe future of the arts depends in part on its ability to cultivate talented young professionals so that they can more effectively move into leadership positions in the coming years.

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