(SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, October 6, 2009 – Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO, and David Friedman, Chair of the Board of Trustees of The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF), announced the appointment of Vanitha Venugopal as Program Officer for Community Development. As Program Officer for Community Development, Vanitha Venugopal will oversee the Foundation’s efforts dedicated to [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009 in Philanthropy News Digest, “Community Leadership Project announces grants totaling $5.7 million,” discusses the CLP’s announced grants to nonprofits that are led or serve people of color and low-income communities. The San Francisco Foundation is one of six organizations that will facilitate fund administration and expand capacity of these nonprofits.
Thursday, April 30, 2009 in The San Francisco Chronicle “S.F. charities face cut in city funding” covers a Community-Based Task Force report released by The San Francisco Foundation and the City Attorney’s office addressing ways to slash nonprofit spending to meet budget cut needs. Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO of TSFF, is quoted on the [...]
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Goodwill seeks $1M emergency fund for job training,” reports on the recession’s impact on Goodwill’s efforts to serve its clients. The San Francisco Foundation administered a grant of $20,000 toward the $1 million emergency fund.
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Wednesday, June 4, 2008 – The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) announced today that it is granting $3,337,729 to 114 nonprofits addressing community development, community health, and social justice issues in the Bay Area. 36 Community Development grants totaling $1,060,229 went to address the challenges faced by those unable to make ends meet, [...]