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Research and Reports

The Gianneschi Center for Nonprofit Research and the Center for Nonprofit Management's Report on Southern California's Nonprofit Sector.
By Kathleen Costello and Peter Manzo.This report compares nonprofit organizations by county, service category and budget size, so that organizations may understand their position within the various contexts of their local economies and communities and the Southern California region.

Living Wage Ordinance
The text of the proposed City of Santa Barbara Living Wage Ordinance.

Living Wage Survey
A survey of 92 nonprofit organizations designed and conducted by the Nonprofit Support Center in order to elucidate the potential impact a living wage ordinance would have on Santa Barbara's nonprofit sector.

A Delicate Balance: The Funder's Role in Community Building
Remarks by Jim Canales, President and CEO of the James Irvine Foundation, presented at the Partnership for Excellence Conference on February 15, 2005, in Santa Barbara.