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Make Los Angeles The Best Place To Work! 

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Dr. Chito Cajayon is the Vice Chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District's Economic & Workforce Development.  He brings close to 20 years of workforce and economic development experience to the district, which he applies on a daily basis to develop local, regional, and statewide initiatives. ​He works closely with college, university, and corporate leaders in order to make ideas come into fruition. Just in the past 6 years, he has orchestrated strategies that have resulted in over $35 million in grants and contracts. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Southern California, a masters degree from Cal-State University-Dominguez Hills, and teaches at Loyola Marymount University.
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WHEN: December 8, 2015 at 11:30am - 2pm
WHERE: The California Endowment (1000 N. Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA  90012) Google maps and directions
CONTACT: Mika Kim 

The 2015 MakeChange Awards in Los Angeles recognizes companies and organizations creating the most impact for a better Los Angeles.  

The awards will recognize both non-profit and for-profit sectors based in Los Angeles that create the most positive impact.  The nominated enterprises will be evaluated based on the following criteria: 1) Sustainable Growth & Financial Performance, 2) Innovation & Creativity, 3) Impacts & Improvements, 4) Customer & Community Engagement, 5) Leadership Management, 6) Ethical Business Management, and 7) Workplace Well-Being.

Categories for the awards include the following:
  • Conscious Leadership Of The Year
  • [HAPPY] Place To Work Of The Year 
  • Impact Of The Year  
  • Innovation Of The Year 
  • People's Choice Of The Year*
  • Social Enterprise Of The Year 

Registration for events will close on Thursday, December 3rd (12:00 PM PST). 
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*People's Choice Of The Year

Vote online via Twitter by November 16th for a chance to win a FREE Registration ticket to the event! 
Voting Begins:
Monday, November 2 (12:00 PM PST)

Voting Ends:
Monday, November 16 (12:00 PM PST)  

How do I vote for the People's Choice?

There is one (1) voting method to participate in this People's Choice: Twitter account holders may participate by posting, from their Twitter account ("Twitter ID"), a Twitter Message (a tweet) with the assigned hashtag corresponding to ONE of the organizations/companies they want to vote for.  Retweets will be counted as a valid vote as long as you do not add a comment, which makes it a 'quote' not a 'retweet', and a 'quote' will not count as a valid vote.  

Hashtags consist of #Vote plus the name of the company/organization, all as one word:
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  1. #VoteEthioDiasFellow - Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship
  2. #VoteWhizGirls - WhizGirls Academy
  3. #VoteInventure - Inventure
  4. #VoteLIFT_LosAngeles - Lift Los Angeles
  5. #VoteTXT - Teens Exploring Technology (TXT)
  6. #VoteTheGivingKeys - The Giving Keys
  7. #VotePiecebyPiece - Piece by Piece
  8. #VoteOpportunityFund - Opportunity Fund
  9. #VoteT4T - Trash for Teaching
  10. #VoteHawkeMedia - Hawke Media

11.     #VoteDogeared - Dogeared
​12.    #VoteNFTE - Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship of          Greater Los Angeles
13.    #VoteMakerCityLA - Maker City LA
14,    #VoteBrainitch - Brainitch
15.    #VoteGA_LA - General Assembly Los Angeles
16.    #VoteAtWater - Atwater Park Center
17.    #VoteLAKitchen - LA Kitchen
18.    #VoteAPC_Home - A Place Called Home
19.    #VoteLivAdvInc - Living Advantage, Inc.
20.   #VoteGroceryships - Groceryships
21.    #VoteMaCher - MaCher 
22.   #VoteDSTLArts - DSTL Arts
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FAQs

Q1: What is the People's Choice Of The Year Award?

A1: After nominations close, the public will be given an opportunity to VOTE for their favorite company/organization via a Twitter hashtag.  The voting period will begin on November 2nd (12:00 PM PST) until November 16th (12:00 PM PST).  Once the Voting Period closes, no more votes will be accepted and the results will be revealed during the Awards and the nominee with the most votes will be awarded the "People's Choice Of The Year".  Tweets submitted after the Voting Period closes will not be counted.

Q2: How do I vote for the "People's Choice Of The Year" category for the 2015 #MakeChange Awards? 

A2: There is one (1) voting method to participate in this People's Choice Of The Year Award: Twitter account holders may participate by posting, from their Twitter account ("Twitter ID"), a Twitter message ("Tweet") with the assigned nominee hashtag corresponding to ONE of the nominees that is their favorite.  Retweets will be counted as a valid vote as long as you do not add a comment and misspellings will not be counted.  

Q3: Who can vote for the "People's Choice Of The Year" category for the 2015 #MakeChange Awards?

A3: Voting is open to all individuals with a valid Twitter account (visit Twitter.com to register for an account).  For your vote to be counted, your Twitter account setting must be set to public.  

Q4: How many times can I vote for the "People's Choice Of The Year" category for the 2015 #MakeChange Awards?

A4: There is a limit of one (1) vote per Twitter ID.  Any Twitter message posts made after your first vote for a nominee will NOT be counted.  

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Founded in 1978, the Downtown Women’s Center is the only organization in Los Angeles exclusively dedicated to addressing the needs of women overcoming poverty and homelessness in Skid Row.
DWC's mission is to provide permanent supportive housing and a safe and healthy community fostering dignity, respect, and personal stability, and to advocate ending homelessness for women. Watch our video about the Center here.

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HappyCity is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development organization and the leaders in the establishment of happiness and well-being indicators and quality-of-life initiatives in cities across the U.S.

We exist to co-create a culture of happiness & well-being, one city at a time through our Vision 80 Project, a city-wide strategy to measure and improve the well-being of our people. 

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