One of the best things about the work of a community foundation is our ability to be responsive to the needs of our community – to pull together partners, organizations, and leaders to address the issues of our time as they happen. In the post-9/11 world, we recognized a need to do just that. After [...]
On June 14, 2013, The San Francisco Business Times reported that in a story in today’s Business Times, San Francisco Foundation Chief Executive Officer Sandra Hernandez, M.D. discussed how arts organizations have “varying needs, but what they have in common is they are very vulnerable in a very competitive real estate market.”
On Friday, June 14, 2013, The San Francisco Business Times reports on how “The San Francisco Foundation has already taken steps to ensure that the development [of 950 Center for Art & Education] becomes the heart of a cultural district the city is pushing in the Mid-Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods.” CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D. talked [...]
As I’ve reflected on the 2013 Legacy Luncheon, I am touched by the thoughtfulness and generosity of our donors, and thankful for their partnership in philanthropy with The San Francisco Foundation. My favorite part of my work at the Foundation is connecting with donors and discussing how we can bring their long-term philanthropic vision to [...]
On Friday, June 14, 2013, an op-ed in the New York Daily News discussed how The San Francisco Foundation invests in “a simple yet radical idea: open college savings accounts for every single public school student in the city.”
I’m very pleased to share with you, our friends, that The San Francisco Foundation will be settling into a new home as of July 1, 2013. Everything we do is in service of our mission and values. The Foundation’s new home will allow us to reduce our environmental footprint, continue to be a space for [...]
David Glover, Larry Stupski, Barbara Brenner, what do they have in common? They all left this world and their communities much better than they found it, They gave of their hearts, of their intellect, of their time. They inspired, they led, they were avid learners and loved what they did. We believe change happens through [...]
On Thursday, May 30, 2013, The Arab American News reported on findings from the One Nation Bay Area study of Muslims in the Bay Area, providing a detailed examination into one of the largest Muslim communities in the United States. The research was commissioned by the One Nation Bay Area Project — a collaboration among The [...]
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 [...]
On May 21, 2013, The Fremont Patch reported on “The Bay Area Muslim Study: Establishing Community and Identity” commissioned by the One Nation Bay Area project, a partnership between The San Francisco Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Marin Community Foundation and Asian America.