La Peña Cultural Center
For Organizational Planning
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Amount$23,770
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Program
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Date Awarded11/14/2016
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
La Peña Cultural Center is Latino arts focused organization founded in 1975 in response to the military coup that overthrew Chilean President Salvador Allende. La Peña continues to live up to its revolutionary roots, hosting a variety of hip-hop, world, and jazz music; spoken word; dance classes; art exhibits; films; and lectures, focusing on social justice and human rights about four nights a week. Its 175-capacity theater features a sizable stage and a wooden dance floor. Throughout its colorful history, La Peña has been a microcosm of Berkeley’s complex cultural, social, and political landscape. With an Organizational Effectiveness grant, La Peña will work with a consultant to conduct a leadership planning process to develop a shared leadership model. Likewise, staff and board will participate in intensive training workshops to further build the capacity of the organization.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.lapena.org
Address
3105 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 947010, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
La Peña Cultural Center is a Berkeley-based community center that promotes peace, social justice, and cultural understanding through arts, education, and social action. Each year, La Peña presents more than 100 events created by emerging and established performers, and produces new works by local, national, and international artists. It reaches approximately 10,000 people annually. The organization also houses a variety of in-school and out-of-school arts education programs, classes, and workshops rooted in Latin American cultural traditions and international social movements. This grant to La Peña Cultural Center advances the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.
for general operating support
La Peña Cultural Center is a vibrant community center with a global vision that promotes peace, social justice, and cultural understanding through the arts, education, and social action. Each year, La Peña puts on more than 200 events created by emerging and established performers and produces new works by local, national, and international artists. Through these activities, the organization annually reaches approximately 10,000 people. La Peña also houses a variety of in-school and out-of-school arts education programs, as well as community-based classes and workshops. With renewed support, La Peña plans to develop and implement a new business/program model that should increase community participation and improve its financial performance.
