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The prospect of a balanced state budget offers all Californians the hope that further cuts to health, education, housing, infrastructure and other critical services may come to an end. As a state, we can stop borrowing from the future and preserve current educational, health and economic development programs to stem our declines in school performance, [...]
As we look back on 2012, we want to take this time to thank you for your partnership and share with you some of our favorite photos that highlight our time together in 2012. There is much to be thankful for: Anonymous gifts from donors who seize the opportunity to help others. Teachers who educate, [...]
I’ve never owned a car. When I need a quart of milk, I walk downstairs to the corner store. For my 15-minute commute, I walk two blocks to BART. Walking, biking, and taking transit to everything I need means I not only save $5,000 a year (versus owning a car), I also have a healthy [...]
How both slow and fast can a year go by? So many times, reaching for the phone, we went to get your view, your story, your joke of the day. We have had moments in the mountains, in meetings, on a hike, on a bike, on a horse, at a concert or rehearsal and you [...]
Growing up as an Indian American, I know just how complex the fabric of our society is; how far we have come and how far we still have to go for all of the people that live within America’s borders to feel welcomed and accepted. Last week, we convened grantees of the One Nation Bay [...]
A few weeks ago, my book club discussed Danny Dorling’s No Nonsense Guide to Equality. Danny Dorling is a British economist who creatively and repeatedly made the case for why equality is better for everyone–rich and poor alike—than inequality. Many of his examples were startling: inequality affects selection of careers and marriage partners, the stature [...]
At the reception and reading for the 2012 Jackson, Phelan, and Tanenbaum Literary Awards, awardee Will Boast exclaimed “$2,000 is so great!” Two-thousand dollars is the cash amount that comes with the literary awards. In the foundation world, where five and six-figure grants and awards circulate freely, $2,000 is not considered a large award. But [...]
Editors note: This guest blog is by Raquel Donoso, Executive Director of the Latino Community Foundation, a supporting organization of The San Francisco Foundation. Join LCF on December 6, 2012 for Election Recap: Latino Influence 2012, presented by CommunityConversaciones, register here. This November Latinos went out to vote in record numbers. Latinos represented 10 percent [...]
‘Tis the Season of Giving and what better way to kick it off than a daylong celebration of giving. Today marks the launch of a new tradition – Giving Tuesday – a day dedicated to giving back. Eager to bring the spirit of generosity back to the holiday season, organizers from the 92nd Street Y [...]
Heroes come in all shapes, colors, and sizes, but they have one thing in common: Heart. I’ve had the privilege of working with many heroes, amazing people doing extraordinary work in the Bay Area, through the Koshland Civic Unity Awards Program. Looking around the room during the Koshland Civic Unity Awards 30th Anniversary celebration, I [...]