Friday, January 18, 2013 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Chinese Americans’ big give,” depicts the partnership between The San Francisco Foundation and TSFF’s board member Dr. Rolland Lowe. Together they helped to launch the Chinese American Community Foundation.
The prospect of a balanced state budget offers all Californians the hope that further cuts to health, education, housing, infrastructure and other critical services may come to an end. As a state, we can stop borrowing from the future and preserve current educational, health and economic development programs to stem our declines in school performance, [...]
January 4, 2013 in The Oakland Tribune, “Oakland Zoo Receives Surprise $1 Million Gift From Anonymous Donor” announces the large donation made through a donor advised fund at The San Francisco Foundation.
As we look back on 2012, we want to take this time to thank you for your partnership and share with you some of our favorite photos that highlight our time together in 2012. There is much to be thankful for: Anonymous gifts from donors who seize the opportunity to help others. Teachers who educate, [...]
Sunday, December 23, 2012 in the San Francisco Chronicle, “Oakland Zoo receives $1 million donation,” reports on the generous anonymous donation through a donor advised fund, the Serendipity Fund, at The San Francisco Foundation. The $1 million contribution to the Oakland Zoo will be for general purposes.
I’ve never owned a car. When I need a quart of milk, I walk downstairs to the corner store. For my 15-minute commute, I walk two blocks to BART. Walking, biking, and taking transit to everything I need means I not only save $5,000 a year (versus owning a car), I also have a healthy [...]
How both slow and fast can a year go by? So many times, reaching for the phone, we went to get your view, your story, your joke of the day. We have had moments in the mountains, in meetings, on a hike, on a bike, on a horse, at a concert or rehearsal and you [...]
Friday, December 14, 2012 in the San Francisco Business Times, “Nonprofit money crunch spurs urge to merge,” discusses the critical financial net set up by The San Francisco Foundation: the Nonprofit Transition Fund. The Fund is instrumental in helping nonprofits stay pertinent in the current economic climate.
Growing up as an Indian American, I know just how complex the fabric of our society is; how far we have come and how far we still have to go for all of the people that live within America’s borders to feel welcomed and accepted. Last week, we convened grantees of the One Nation Bay [...]
A few weeks ago, my book club discussed Danny Dorling’s No Nonsense Guide to Equality. Danny Dorling is a British economist who creatively and repeatedly made the case for why equality is better for everyone–rich and poor alike—than inequality. Many of his examples were startling: inequality affects selection of careers and marriage partners, the stature [...]