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.
Sunday, September 6, 2009 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “San Francisco Foundation’s Caring Leadership“ Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO of The San Francisco Foundation is featured in the Chronicle’s Sunday profile.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 per ABC 7 News website, “Bay Area Arts Community Reinvents Itself” John Killacky, arts and culture program officer at The San Francisco Foundation, discusses the impact of the economy on Bay Area arts organizations.
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 on ABC7, “Bay Area arts community reinvents itself,” discusses the setbacks on the arts community due to the recession. John Killacky of The San Francisco Foundation talks about the cuts 21 bay area foundations had to make that usually fund arts groups.
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Arts groups’ survival imperiled by hit to funding source,” talks about the cuts many organizations are making toward supporting SF arts organizations due to the recession. The San Francisco Foundation prepared for this by forming the Nonprofit Transitions Fund as a safety net should a [...]
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 on New America Media, “My kitsch is their cool,” seeks to juxtapose America two decades ago with a small Indian population versus the current ethnic culture where Indian influence is ubiquitous to the point of being trivialized and banal. The essay was commissioned by The San Francisco Foundation and first published [...]
Thursday, July 23, 2009 in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “San Francisco Studies Nonprofit Efficiency,” reports on the efforts of Mayor Gavin Newsom, the city attorney and The San Francisco Foundation toward studying ways to reduce costs while assisting as many people as possible. TSFF administered a $250,000 grant for the study.
Friday, July 17, 2009 in the Marin Independent Journal, “Graduates credit Marin City mentoring program with success,” discusses the helped children in Marin City follow a path toward higher education through exposure to tutoring, guidance, field trips and financial support to stay in school. David Guggenhime, creator of the model, formerly worked with The San [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 in the SF Examiner, “‘American Idols’ of opera, SFO’s Heidi Melton and Leah Crocetto, win big bucks $75,000,” profiles Heidi Melton and Leah Crocetto. Crocetto recently was awarded the Shenson Performing Arts Fellowship from The San Francisco Foundation.
Saturday, June 27 2009 in the San Francisco Chronicle,“Time to take a hard look at funding nonprofits,” covers the implications of the current recession on nonprofits. CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., of The San Francisco Foundation was part of a task force that that sought to find effective ways for nonprofits and the city to [...]