The responses below represent the view of our donor, and not necessarily The San Francisco Foundation. How did you first get involved in philanthropy? I like to think giving is in my blood through my parents, but I certainly became more serious about philanthropy when my mom—a “philanthro-activist” who started the Ploughshares Fund—passed in 2006. […]
In December 2016, less than a week before Christmas, the Martinez family received a letter from their landlord that instructed them to move out as soon as possible because she planned to sell the building. The owner had bought the three-unit building in 1992 for $290,000; 24 years later, she stood to sell it for […]
In the heart of downtown Oakland stands a seven-story, 23,000-square foot former bank that is now home to six nonprofit organizations, including the building’s owner, The Greenlining Institute. Greenlining advocates for racial and economic justice through policy, research, organizing, and leadership initiatives. The name is a rejoinder to “redlining,” the now-illegal practice of denying services […]
On Precita Avenue in Oakland, California, nestled between the N&S Super Discount store and the Bancroft Wash laundromat, stands Irma’s tidy tailor shop and sewing school. Behind the mannequins modeling beaded dresses and made-to-measure jackets, a beige Chihuahua named Comino darts back and forth beneath hundreds of colorful spools of thread hanging on the wall. […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Ling Woo Liu, lliu@sff.org, 415-733-8565 SAN FRANCISCO, August 15, 2018 – Since 1963, The San Francisco Foundation’s Community Leadership Awards have recognized the Bay Area’s most creative, innovative, and community-driven leaders who address the region’s most pressing challenges. Today, we announce the winners of the 2018 awards: Art Award: Marc Bamuthi […]
In working with our grantees, partners, and donors, we are reimagining the potential for a community foundation to deliver on its mission. And for us, that includes working to reverse the trajectory of inequality and build a more equitable, inclusive region. Two years after announcing the equity agenda to advance racial equity and economic inclusion, […]
On a brisk May evening, 140 people marched though downtown San Rafael singing songs in English and Spanish. Two people held a sign so large that just their heads and their legs from the knees down were visible. “Respect immigrant rights,” the sign read in red letters. As the group marched to St. Raphael Church, […]
The protestors, about 75 strong, showed up at noon outside the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office in Martinez, CA. They marched inside the building, chanting, “We don’t play nice with ICE!” It was February 2017 and the activists were rallying after revelations in an East Bay Express investigation that the sheriff’s department tricked people into […]
This is a defining moment for California. It is our opportunity to affect positive change by putting schools and communities first and restoring more than $11 billion a year to our schools and vital community services without raising taxes on homeowners, renters, and small businesses. It is our opportunity to ensure that all can prosper […]
PJ Ai is a 37-year-old who’s getting used to using a cell phone and navigating Facebook. He’s excited that his friends have offered to teach him the ways of social media. He’s learning to adjust to many things every day — and it’s not just because he’s an intern working as a community health advocate […]