(SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, June 21, 2011 – The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) announced today the appointment of Nick Hodges as Vice President for Philanthropic Services and Terezita (Tere) Romo as Program Officer for Arts and Culture. Nick Hodges serves as the Foundation’s Vice President for Philanthropic Services, overseeing business development and donor relations. He [...]
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in The Journal Record, “Charity Inc.: Social media: A gateway to better nonprofits,” explores the age of social media as it relates to communicating the nonprofit’s message and strategies worth adding to its repertoire . The San Francisco Foundation, along with the Columbus Foundation and Saint Paul Foundation commissioned a study on the [...]
Thursday. Oct. 21, 2010 in the San Francisco bay Times, “Shanti holds 36th annual gala,” reported on the festivities of the 36th annual gala event. CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D. of The San Francisco Foundation graciously accepted the Funding Leadership Award on behalf of TSFF.
Monday, June 7, 2010 in Philanthropy News Digest, “Bay Area foundations prioritized safety-net funding in response in downturn, report finds,” discusses a new report’s findings on an increased support for safety-net services during the current recession. Denise Martin, program director for public policy, advocacy and community health at The San Francisco Foundation comments on the [...]
Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 in the San Francisco Business Times, “More companies give to Haiti,” enumerates companies promising a pledge of $1 million or more to support Haiti. The San Francisco Foundation’s Bay Area Lawyers for Haiti Relief Fund received a $50,000 through a donor advised fund.
Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 on Legal Pad, “Firms team up in million-dollar Haiti effort (So help ‘em out…),” covers the legal firms that will be offering large amounts of money to forward the Haiti relief efforts. The San Francisco Foundation will administer funds and distribute to organizations with positive track records in Haiti.
Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Newsom announces help for Haiti,” discusses the financial need for the people of Haiti. The San Francisco Foundation will be tasked with managing the larger philanthropic donations.
Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Nonprofits will slice up a smaller pie in 2010,” discusses the ramifications of a poor economy impacting nonprofits in 2010. The San Francisco Foundation is one organization making efforts to aide nonprofits, specifically through helping those struggling to merge and reorganize.
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 on SF Examiner, “A new philanthropy,” explores the economic environment and how it is evolving the nonprofit paradigm. CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., of The San Francisco Foundation commented on this change. The San Francisco Foundation has set up safety net grant program for nonprofits to help them merge or reorganize.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 on the Nonprofit Law Blog, “Charitable trusts & the financial meltdown – Erik Dryburgh,” discusses the latest presentation made by Dryburgh at The San Francisco Foundation regarding the recession’s impact on charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) made through foundations and offers viable solutions to help a failing CRT.