Upcoming Grant Cycle By Invitation Only
The San Francisco Foundation will be awarding grants for this upcoming cycle through an invitation-only process. We will be contacting grantees and asking them to apply, rather than accepting unsolicited applications. We expect to launch this process in mid-December. Read more to learn about the changes to this upcoming grant cycle.
The San Francisco Foundation Safety Net Impact Fund
Now more than ever, the community needs your support. Please give to the Safety Net Impact Fund to help the most vulnerable in the Bay Area meet their basic survival needs. The Safety Net Impact Fund leverages your dollars alongside The San Francisco Foundation resources, our on-the-ground community expertise, relationships, and our strategies, to make the most impact with your philanthropy. At the core of the Safety Net Impact Fund is our belief that timing can be everything. Your donation at this moment can literally save a family from homelessness, keep an adolescent in school, alleviate a toddler’s hunger pangs, or provide safe harbor to a bruised and battered woman.
Mayors of Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and Richmond Assert that the Arts are Good for Business
The Mayors of Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and Richmond convened a news conference and series of public events October 2, 2009, to announce the launch of an unprecedented partnership that shines a spotlight on arts and culture as proven catalysts for urban development, economic vitality, quality of life, and community sustainability. Read more about 510ARTS.com and the newly formed East Bay Cultural Corridor.
Join “Your SF Public Schools” to Build a Brighter Future for our Students
The San Francisco Foundation Education Program Officer Lisa Villarreal has joined with a collective of 17 public and private partners to create a permanent campaign to promote San Francisco public schools. On September 1st, yoursfpublicschools.org launched the first interactive wave of this campaign. Yoursfpublicschools.org aims to inspire each of us to play a role in helping build and ensure a world-class public education system that embodies the same spirit of equity, innovation, and community commitment that makes San Francisco so vibrant. Read more to learn how you can take action and get involved in this campaign.
