Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 in the Public News Service, “More CA organizations make promise to make charitable dollars work harder,” covers the move of eight charitable foundations joining the Philanthropy Promise, an initiative that requires at least half of grants support causes that benefit the poor, elderly, and other groups. The San Francisco Foundation’s CEO [...]
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 on Drummerszone.com, “John Santos receives Community Leadership Award,” profiles the latest honoree John Santos and his musical work. The San Francisco Foundation will present Santos with the 2011 Community Leadership Award.
Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 on Re:Philanthropy, “Community Foundations Redefine Redevelopment,” The San Francisco Foundation’s own James Head, vice president of programs, writes on the Hope SF initiative, which seeks to create urban development that provides affordable housing and is green friendly.
Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 in NCRP, “32 U.S. foundations join campaign to prioritize underserved communities,” reports on the Philanthropy Promise, an initiative that encourages strategic giving for the intent of lasting social change. The San Francisco Foundation is one of 32 foudatinos to join the promise. CEO Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., of TSFF made a [...]
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 per intuit.com, “At One Publishing Startup, the News is Still Fit to Print in the Digital Age” mentions The San Francisco Foundation’s $35,000 financial contribution for the San Francisco Public Press.
Sunday, August 28, 2011 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Hires and Promotions, August 28” The San Francisco Foundation has appointed Nick Hodges vice president for philanthropic services and Terezita Romo program officer for arts and culture.
Thursday, August 25, 2011 in 7X7 SF, “Test Your Balance at SOMArts’ “Frontrunners” Exhibit” discusses that The San Francisco Foundation offers a series of monetary awards to up-and-coming local artists. The 23 involved in this show at SOMArts are all winners of this year’s Murphy & Cadogan Fellowship, which awards $3,500 to MFA graduate students for [...]
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 in Mission Local, “A Young Filipino American Visits the San Francisco Art Institute and Decides, I Can Do That” highlights The San Francisco Foundation was funder of The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts’ survey exhibition of the works of Carlos Villa.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 in the San Francisco Examiner, “Corporate Giving in Bay Area is up … Because Public Giving is Down?” contains Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO of The San Francisco Foundation’s comments on dramatic shifts within the nonprofit sector and philanthropy from traditional financial trends.
Friday, July 15, 2011 in The San Francisco Business Times, “Philanthropic Foundations Target Young Donors” Nick Hodges, vice president for philanthropic services at The San Francisco Foundation, comments on how The San Francisco Foundation is developing a major technology platform that will include mobile applications to engage people under 40.