On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, KQED News reported on findings from the One Nation Bay Area study of Muslims in the Bay Area. The research was commissioned by the One Nation Bay Area Project — a collaboration among The San Francisco Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and AAPIP (Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in [...]
Monday, May 20, 2013 in The San Francisco Chronicle, in “Muslims become part of Bay Area fabric,” CEO Dr. Sandra Hernández discussed how the One Nation Bay Area Project commissioned the study because a better understanding of the Muslim population is important in fostering such relationships between the region’s Muslims and non-Muslims.
On Friday, May 17, 2013 Colorlines reports on the One Nation Bay Area’s latest report, and how this “brand new study of Muslims in California’s Bay Area sheds light on one pocket of American Muslims, and shows that the community is extremely diverse and defies easy generalizations.”
For Immediate Release Contact: Cole Krawitz, ckrawitz@sff.org, 415.733.8509 First Benchmark Study on Bay Area Muslim Community, One of Nation’s Largest, Finds Broad Diversity, Economic Gaps, Institutional Need (SAN FRANCISCO) — Wednesday, May 15, 2013 — A new study, the first of its kind to provide a broad assessment of the Bay Area Muslim community, finds [...]
Thursday, May 9, 2013 in “Oakland: Interfaith art exhibit opening up,” the San Jose Mercury News covers the “Finding Common Ground through Sacred Words” art exhibit, partially funded with a $3,000 grant from the San Francisco Foundation’s FAITHS Program, which provides support for religious organizations providing cultural and artistic programs.
As the country moves towards addressing immigration reform, an affinity group of funders supporting faith-based organizing hosted an eclectic mix of scholars, funders, researchers, and others who are actively organizing on the issue of immigration. What is the state of organizing by faith-based organizations? It’s all about opportunities and hope. The session, “Building Bridges, Building [...]
Thursday, June 14, 2012 in Arizona Jewish Post, “New JCF director will focus on tzedakah, community building,” profiles Tracy Salkowitz, new executive director of the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona. Formerly she has played many volunteer roles including co-chair of FAITHS, the Interfaith Leadership Group of The San Francisco Foundation.
Wednesday, Feb 9, 2011 on examiner.com, “Harmony in diversity: Marin Interfaith Council offers annual Interfaith concert,” announces the annual Interfaith concert will present various individuals of talent including Arjun Verma, recipient of The San Francisco Foundation’s Shenson Fellowship in 2007. The intention of the concert is to represent the mixture of cultures that makeup the [...]
Thursday, Feb 3, 2011 in the Episcopal News Service, “Building public will for public schools, faith groups organize to ‘Prepare the Future,’” reports on the efforts of the faith community uniting to create Prepare the Future California, which seeks to raise awareness of, and promote action on, the unsatisfactory numbers of youth graduating from high [...]