Water. Ubiquitous for so many of us. We don’t think twice about it until it’s not there. Bay Area residents are fortunate to receive the majority of our drinking water from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir. A proposition to shut down the dam signaled far-reaching implications and detrimental effects for all Bay Area residents, especially those [...]
A café in Potrero Hill, run entirely by formerly at-risk youth. In Berkeley, a congregation spiritual, resourceful, and uplifting. The Canal Welcome Center in Marin, a buzzing hub of energy and advocacy, built from the ground up in five years. These are a few of the dozens of projects the Koshland Civic Unity Awards Program [...]
Thursday, February 7, 2012 in the Point Reyes Light, “Swords into food security,” profiles Mr. Walgrave, who will work at the 100-acre Star Route Farms in Bolinas as part of a new project launched by the nonprofit Farmer Veteran Coalition and funded by a $105,000 grant from The San Francisco Foundation.
It seems that the date for when the United States will become “majority minority” (as it was first labeled) is fast approaching and approaching faster. Years ago the projected date for this shift was 2050. In 2008 the Census Bureau updated their projection to 2042, and children will become majority minority by 2019. But the [...]
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Friday, January 25, 2013 –The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) announced today the appointment of Ruben D. Orduña as Vice President of Philanthropic Services. As TSFF’s vice president of philanthropic services, Ruben will oversee our donor relations, business development, planned giving, and professional advisor relations, and championing philanthropic giving to make a great [...]
Friday, January 25, 2013 in the San Francisco Business Times, “San Francisco mayor pushes for arts at Mid-Market site up for sale,“ announces Sandra R. Hernández, M.D., CEO of The San Francisco Foundation, will be speaking at the event on Wednesday, January 30th.
It is rare when past, present, and future aspirations come together at the same point in time in the arc of history. This week was just that time, as the buzz of climate change and community resilience reached what seems to be a fevered pitch. On Monday’s Presidential Inauguration, Obama devoted a large portion of [...]
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in the Mercury News, “Perfect opportunity for zoo to invest in multilingual signs,” discusses the $1 million anonymous donation made through a donor advised fund at The San Francisco Foundation to the Oakland Zoo.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words are at the heart of our foundation’s commitment to justice, leadership and community building undergirding all our programs and community partnerships. Dr. King said, “As long as there is poverty in the world I can never be rich, even if I have a billion dollars. As long as [...]
It’s a term used in the state education code, referring to the responsibility schools, and other education institutions, have to act in place of their students’ parents, especially in ways that ensure their civil liberties are upheld. It’s the law, and it applies to all students. Not just the students who show up on time, [...]