Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 on California Watch, “‘Distress index’ shows recession worse than dot-com bust,” covers the findings yielded from the newly formed distress index on the economic impact the current recession has on the San Francisco area. The San Francisco Foundation hosted the forum unveiling the new study as well as financially backing it.
Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 in The Stanford Daily, “New San Francisco distress index reveals continued economic struggles,” reports the results from the Distress Index Project, backed by The San Francisco Foundation, which seek to extrapolate the results of particular areas where the distress index is high which would indicate areas where public policy can have [...]
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.
Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009 in the Contra Costa Times, “Private foundations offer millions to ensure accurate census count,” reports on the efforts of 20 private foundations, including The San Francisco Foundation, providing financial backing to help the outreach efforts to bolster comprehensive and properly acquired census counts throughout all of California.
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 in Calitics, “The crisis of the state of California,” discusses the shift from power centralized in the state government toward a more local grassroots political movement. CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D. of The San Francisco Foundation joining the discussion at a KQED forum.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in KQED Capitol Notes Blogs, “A Conversation About the Crisis” Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, joins a panel discussion on the good and bad of government and public policy in California.
Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 on New America Media, “Ethnic leaders find hope in health care plan,” discusses the response made by the ethnic leaders, especially of the latino community, toward Obama’s health care speech. CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., of The San Francisco Foundation concurs that prevention and educational outreach are pivotal in reducing health [...]
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.
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 [...]