As Community Development Program Fellow, I am part of a dedicated team that seeks out and funds organizations working to increase the economic security and resiliency of Bay Area families. We believe quality affordable housing is a critical foundation to create opportunity for Bay Area residents, and as such, we make grants to organizations working [...]
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in Contra Costa Times, “Bay Point awarded $300,000 Koshland Grant over five years to improve the community,” reports on The San Francisco Foundation’s Koshland Program investment. TSFF will be investing financially toward improving an in need community, as well as in upcoming leaders, fostering sustainable change.
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 [...]
Friday, December 14, 2012 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Nonprofit money crunch spurs urge to merge,” discusses the critical financial net set up by The San Francisco Foundation: the Nonprofit Transition Fund. The Fund is instrumental in helping nonprofits stay pertinent in the current economic climate.
Monday, December 3, 2012 in Richmond Confidential, “Latina Center celebrates Christmas with food, dance and giving,” applauds The San Francisco Foundation’s financial support of the event. The generous donation helped the center to celebrate and give away supplies to those in need.
Thursday, November 29, 2012 in New America Media, “Deadline approaches for homeowners seeking foreclosure reviews,” illustrates the assistance provided by The San Francisco Foundation to back the event. The event raised awareness to greatly neglected ethnic communities about the Independent Foreclosure Review Program.
I am still celebrating the passage of Proposition 30 by California voters last week. As the parent of a Kindergartner in a public school in Oakland, I am greatly relieved that my child’s school year will not be shortened, class sizes will not increase, and teachers won’t be laid off. But I’m also celebrating for [...]
Last week’s election was a powerful reminder that it’s not just the money, it’s the ground game that makes the difference. Yesterday we welcomed dozens of nonprofit visionaries – grant applicants – to our How to Apply Workshops. These workshops provide nonprofits in our region with information on the guidelines and process of applying online [...]
At The San Francisco Foundation we know that the work nonprofits do is critical to ensure that people and communities across the Bay Area can thrive. Listening and learning about the programs and organizations throughout our five-county reach is an important part of our strategy. Understanding what is happening on the ground – in neighborhoods, [...]