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 [...]
From all of us at The San Francisco Foundation, our hearts go out to the families and communities who have been impacted by the devastating tornado that struck the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. We recognize the importance of communities standing together in the wake of disaster, and the call many of us feel to reach [...]
We mourn the passing of beloved philanthropist and thought partner in The San Francisco Foundation family, Larry Stupski. Born in Houston, Texas, Larry grew up working-class, earning a football scholarship to Princeton University and later Yale Law School. He was well known in the Bay Area and beyond for his tenacity and his distinguished role [...]
Monday, May 20, 2013 in The San Francisco Chronicle, in “Muslims become part of Bay Area fabric,” CEO Dr. Sandra Hernández discussed how the One Nation Bay Area Project commissioned the study because a better understanding of the Muslim population is important in fostering such relationships between the region’s Muslims and non-Muslims.
As Community Development Program Fellow, I am part of a dedicated team that seeks out and funds organizations working to increase the economic security and resiliency of Bay Area families. We believe quality affordable housing is a critical foundation to create opportunity for Bay Area residents, and as such, we make grants to organizations working [...]
On Friday, May 17, 2013 Colorlines reports on the One Nation Bay Area’s latest report, and how this “brand new study of Muslims in California’s Bay Area sheds light on one pocket of American Muslims, and shows that the community is extremely diverse and defies easy generalizations.”
Yesterday was a beautiful day in San Francisco. As I looked down Golden Gate Avenue from the corner at Jones Street, I saw a large crowd, white tents, tables and chairs, and lots of people eating a hearty lunch. And true collaboration in action. In conjunction with the statewide disaster exercise, Golden Guardian 2013, seven [...]
Editor’s note: This guest post is by Tiffany Price, former education program fellow and program coordinator of the Koshland Young Leader Awards. She is also the information strategist for the Kapor Center for Social Impact. Last Tuesday, I had the pleasure of celebrating with ten amazing Koshland Young Leader Award recipients, their families, friends, and [...]
For Immediate Release Contact: Cole Krawitz, ckrawitz@sff.org, 415.733.8509 First Benchmark Study on Bay Area Muslim Community, One of Nation’s Largest, Finds Broad Diversity, Economic Gaps, Institutional Need (SAN FRANCISCO) — Wednesday, May 15, 2013 — A new study, the first of its kind to provide a broad assessment of the Bay Area Muslim community, finds [...]
Growing up in the heart of Illinois farmland during the Great Depression, Kay Riddell was raised with a love of the land, and values of giving to those in need. When she and her husband Bob Riddell, a theoretical physicist, moved across the country to Berkeley, their joint appreciation of the land only grew. “Land [...]