February 12, 2008

The San Francisco Foundation Community Leadership Awards Call for Nominations

Deadline March 3, 2008
$10,000 for Individuals and $20,000 for Organizations

(SAN FRANCISCO) – Tuesday, February 12, 2008 – The San Francisco Foundation announced today the call for nominations for the Foundation’s Community Leadership Awards. The deadline for nominations is Monday, March 3, 2008. Four awards, $10,000 for individuals and $20,000 for organizations, are given each year. The winners are selected by a community panel and will be announced at an awards ceremony September 23, 2008, at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco.

The Bay Area community is invited to nominate outstanding individuals and nonprofit organizations that have made a difference in neighborhoods throughout the region, including Alameda, San Francisco, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Mateo Counties.

“Meaningful change often begins with just one person or a single group,” said Sandra R. Hernández, MD, CEO of the Foundation. “The San Francisco Foundation’s Community Leadership Awards give us the opportunity to join together and celebrate those powerful leaders who are catalysts for change.”
Of the four awards, one, the Helen Crocker Russell Award, named for San Francisco arts philanthropist, is designated for an under-recognized, mature artist who has made a significant and ongoing contribution in the Bay Area. Artists from the performing, literary, media, and visual arts including craft, folk, and traditional forms will be considered.

Past winners include former Congressman Ronald V. Dellums, Alice Waters, Sherry Hirota, Mimi Silbert, David Lee, Eva Paterson, Martin Jacks, Carlos Santana, Bridge Housing, and SF Performances, among dozens of others.

Nominations must be submitted online. Complete nomination information and the online nomination form are available at www.sff.org/cla.

The deadline for nominations is Monday, March 3, 2008, 5 pm.
For more information please call 415/733-8555, or visit www.sff.org/cla.

The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF) is the community foundation serving the Bay Area since 1948 with current assets of more than $1 billion. Through the generosity and vision of our donors, TSFF awarded grants totaling $89 million in fiscal year 2007. Bringing together donors and building on community assets through grantmaking, leveraging, public policy, advocacy, and leadership development, TSFF addresses community needs in the areas of community health, education, arts and culture, community development, and the environment. The San Francisco Foundation is a community foundation serving San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Mateo Counties.