Thursday, July 22, 2010 in The New York Times / The Bay Citizen, “Oakland Schools Struggle, but Emeryville May Point a Way Up – New York Times / Emeryville Schools as a Model – Bay Citizen” Lisa Villarreal, program officer for education at The San Francisco Foundation, comments on a rising education administrator in the [...]
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 in East Bay Express, “Gardening Eden” Koshland Fellow Susan Beck breaks ground at an urban farm in Cherryland. In 2008, Beck became one of nine Koshland Fellowship recipients from the Cherryland/Ashland areas, selected by The San Francisco Foundation.
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 [...]
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 on MercuryNews.com, “Guest column: State will lose funding due to lukewarm census return,” talks about the necessity for ensuring a properly completed census. The San Francisco Foundation believes in the importance of the census and has helped fund the effort.
Monday, April 26, 2010 on Philanthropy411 Blog, “Happy birthday AAPIP!,” celebrates the 20th anniversary of Asian Americans & Pacific Islands Philanthropy which works toward philanthropic endeavors in these cultural community groups. Among their esteemed personnel is Henry Izumizaki, formerly serving at The San Francisco Foundation.
Friday, April 16, 2010 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Creative finance turns blight into might,” discusses the formation of HOPE SF which seeks to curtail the economic trend of lack of urban development and job creation. The San Francisco Foundation provided financial backing.
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Web portal promotes East Bay arts, culture,” discusses the new marketing efforts of 510arts.com promoting “World Culture in the East Bay”. The San Francisco Foundation facilitated a collaboration between arts and culture representatives from Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Richmond, as well as providing financial backing.
Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 on MORE, “A shining star: An innerview with Deborah Santana,” profiles Deborah Santana, founder of Do a Little, a donor advised fund at The San Francisco Foundation.
Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 in The Western Edition, “Blackwell uses community development background to lead SF Redevelopment Agency,” profiles Fred Blackwell, executive director for SFRA. Previously, Blackwell led community development at The San Francisco Foundation.
Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 in the Mercury News, “Hometown hero: Alameda County sheriff’s sergeant steering kids in right direction,” profiles Sgt. Marty Neideffer’s impact on the local community providing ways for kids to contribute positively and connect with mentors. Susan Beck received a grant from The San Francisco Foundation to create a garden for the [...]