General Foundation

Budget Reform 2012: Voter Education and Mobilization to Shape a More Equitable Economy (The San Francisco Foundation 225 Bush Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, from 2012-01-24 09:00 AM to 2012-01-24 12:00 PM) — by Cole Krawitz

The San Francisco Foundation will host a morning of discussion, learning, and strategic thinking about current government revenue challenges and ways we can shape our shared future in the coming election year.

Healthy Homes: You Are Where You Live (Online, from 2012-01-19 11:30 AM to 2012-01-19 01:00 PM) — by Cole Krawitz

Please join The San Francisco Foundation and The Public Health Institute's Dialogue4Health on Thursday, January 19, 2012 for "Healthy Homes: You Are Where You Live," the second in a three part web forum series on designing public-private partnerships to promote healthier communities.

How to Apply Workshop - for Immigrant Integration Fund organizations (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-11-17 10:00 AM to 2011-11-17 11:30 AM) — by Cole Krawitz

Join us on November 17 for this workshop designed to assist Immigration Integration Fund grantseekers in effective approaches to requesting support from The San Francisco Foundation.

Lessons Learned in Disaster Preparedness (The San Francisco Foundation 225 Bush Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, from 2011-11-15 01:30 PM to 2011-11-15 04:00 PM) — by Cole Krawitz

Please join us on Tuesday, November 15, for a discussion about the outcomes and lessons learned from The San Francisco Foundation’s Disaster Preparedness Project (2007-2010).

One Nation Bay Area Project Orientation Workshop (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-11-03 10:00 AM to 2011-11-03 11:30 AM) — by Cole Krawitz

Join us Thursday, November 3, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for an orientation workshop on the One Nation Bay Area Project and the upcoming grant cycle. The orientation is designed to answer content and application related questions. Organizations planning to submit an application are strongly encouraged to attend.

Just Added: Additional How to Apply Workshop - for Arts and Culture, Community Health, and Education organizations (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-10-31 03:00 PM to 2011-10-31 05:00 PM) — by Cole Krawitz

Join us on Monday, October 31 for this workshop designed to assist Arts and Culture, Community Health, and Education organizations in effective approaches to requesting support from The San Francisco Foundation.

Beyond Dynamic Adaptability: How Changing Participation Is Changing the Arts (Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel 609 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA, from 2011-10-24 09:00 AM to 2011-10-24 04:00 PM) — by Cole Krawitz

The arts community is invited to come together on Monday, October 24, 2011 for Beyond Dynamic Adaptability, a free conference exploring how changing participation is changing the arts.

2011 SF Mayoral Forum on Public Education (Tenderloin Community School 627 Turk Street, San Francisco, from 2011-10-14 05:23 PM to 2011-10-14 05:23 PM) — by Cole Krawitz

The San Francisco Foundation, California Masonic Foundation, Parents for Public Schools, The San Francisco Parent Political Action Committee, San Francisco School Alliance, United Administrators of San Francisco, United Educators of San Francisco and United Way of the Bay Area are co-sponsoring a 2011 SF Mayoral Forum on Public Education moderated by Rose Aguilar, journalist and host of ‘Your Call” on KALW, on Thursday, October 20.

Understanding the Impact of Safety Net Services (The California Endowment - Oakland Conference Center, 1111 Broadway, 7th Floor, from 2011-10-13 09:00 AM to 2011-10-13 03:00 PM) — by Cole Krawitz

Please join us on Thursday, October 13 when we convene our 2011 Safety Net grantees for a discussion on "Understanding the Impact of Safety Net Services."

Community Leadership Awards Celebration 2011 (Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, from 2011-09-27 06:00 PM to 2011-09-27 08:30 PM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

Please join us on Tuesday, September 27th to celebrate The San Francisco Foundation 2011 Community Leadership Awardees: Gonzalo Rucobo, John Santos, Jordan Simmons, Bishop Yvette A. Flunder, and Ravenswood Family Health Center.

Closing Reception and Awards Presentation for Frontrunners: The San Francisco Foundation 2011 Murphy & Cadogan Awards Exhibition (SOMArts, 934 Brannan St., San Francisco, from 2011-09-16 06:30 PM to 2011-09-16 09:00 PM) — by Cole Krawitz

The San Francisco Foundation, in collaboration with SOMArts Cultural Center, is hosting a closing reception and Awards Presentation for Frontrunners: The San Francisco Foundation 2011 Murphy & Cadogan Awards Exhibition on Friday, September 16th at 6:30pm.

White House Roundtable on Livable and Sustainable Communities (, from 2011-07-19 03:00 PM to 2011-07-19 04:30 PM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

On Tuesday, July 19th, The White House Office of Public Engagement and The San Francisco Foundation will host an invitation-only White House Roundtable on Livable and Sustainable Communities. This "Winning the Future” Roundtable features Peter Appel, Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration at the Department of Transportation.

10 Years After 9/11: Dialogue on New Opportunities and Continuing Challenges in AMEMSA Communities (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-07-14 09:30 AM to 2011-07-14 11:30 AM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

Join us on July 14th for this briefing co-presented by Northern California Grantmakers and AAPIP to hear from organizations and funding partners involved in the Civic Engagement Fund for AMEMSA communities, about their priorities and concerns, how AMEMSA organizations are meeting their needs and advancing their goals, and how AMEMSA organizations are engaged in areas that you support and fund.

Welcome Reception for Tere Romo (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-06-27 05:00 PM to 2011-06-27 07:00 PM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

On Monday, June 27th, we are hosting a reception to welcome Tere Romo, our new Program Officer for Arts and Culture.

Organizing Around Consumer Finance Complaints, Advocacy, and Products: Who and What You Need to Know (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-06-10 11:30 AM to 2011-06-10 04:30 PM) — by Susan Macintyre

This invitation-only forum on June 10th will focus on consumer protection and consumer financial education. It will provide an opportunity to share goals, strategies, challenges, successes, and work to develop a common direction among organizations seeking to change the financial landscape for marginalized communities in the Bay Area.

Winning the Future: President Obama’s Agenda and the Hispanic Community (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-06-09 09:00 AM to 2011-06-09 12:00 PM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

Please join us on June 9th as the Latino Community Foundation welcomes the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics and the San Francisco Unified School District to discuss the Obama Administration's strategies to increase Latino students’ access to a quality education and improve their rates of education attainment to keep the U.S. competitive in a global economy.

2011 Koshland Young Leader Awards Celebration (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-06-02 05:00 PM to 2011-06-02 07:00 PM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

Join us on Thursday, June 2nd to celebrate the recipients of this $7,000 scholarship for outstanding San Francisco public high school juniors from low-income families.

Reshaping the Narrative: the State Budget as a Moral Document (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-05-25 02:30 PM to 2011-05-25 04:30 PM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

This invitation-only strategy and communications workshop on May 25th will feature Demos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization, who will present their research findings and valuable new insights about the obstacles inherent in how the public thinks about government, budgets, and taxes.

NCG Funders Briefing – State Budget Narrative: Building the Future of California (The San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, from 2011-05-25 10:00 AM to 2011-05-25 12:00 PM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

Leaders of The San Francisco Foundation, The California Endowment, Columbia Foundation, Ford Foundation, the Walter & Elise Haas Fund and Northern California Grantmakers invite funders to join us for a very timely strategy and communications workshop on May 25th.

A Portrait of California Report (The City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, from 2011-05-20 08:30 AM to 2011-05-20 10:30 AM) — by Talya Gould Sanders

Join us on Friday, May 20th for the launch event for the first-ever Portrait of California Report. For the first time, a study of critical indices of well-being across California. Health, education, and income data, analyzed across race, ethnicity, gender, nativity, and geography.