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When Funders Pivot Towards Combating Inequality, Where Do The Arts Fit In?
On September 15th, Inside Philanthropy reported on funders and inequality. “We can’t help but sense real momentum given the changes we’ve written about at the Irvine Foundation, the Weingart…
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Seven California Foundations to Fund Effort to Build Trust Between Law Enforcement and Communities of Color
For Immediate Release: September 14, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO – In response to incidents of violence between police and communities of color across the country, seven California foundations are committing…
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A Day in the Tenderloin Community
Editorial Note: We thank Janice Tam, one of our professional advisor partners, for coming with us on this walk and writing about her experience of the Tenderloin Tour. On…
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An Important Step Toward Housing Equity
On Tuesday, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to place a $580 million bond measure on the November 2016 ballot that would help build up to 8,500…
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Philanthropy in the Age of Trump: as Administration Rolls on, Bay Area Philanthropists, Nonprofits and Foundations Are Preparing for the Worst
On July 19, 2017, The San Francisco Business Times reported what Bay Area corporate philanthropists, nonprofits and foundations are preparing for with cuts to social and health care programs…
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Board of Trustees
Our trustees have a deep, personal commitment to the Bay Area. They lead the San Francisco Foundation through their expertise, their knowledge of our community, and their passionate belief…
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Murphy Award and Cadogan Scholarships
The Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and the Edwin Anthony and Adalaine Boudreaux Cadogan Scholarships help fuel the forward-thinking visual arts movement that makes the Bay Area unique.…
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Literary Awards
San Francisco Foundation/Nomadic Press Literary Award The SFF/Nomadic Press Literary Awards offer 10 winning writers $5,000 per recipient for outstanding work in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Announcing the winners…
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Arts and Culture
The foundation is proud to bestow a variety of programs and awards in literature, visual arts, theater, and playwriting that help foster innovation and individual artistic growth within our…
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Leadership Programs and Awards
The San Francisco Foundation has responded to the challenges and opportunities of the Bay Area for more than 70 years. In that time, we have developed lasting partnerships across…
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Youth Access to Opportunity Fund
For many, a quality education is a ladder out of poverty. At the same time, education also ensures our society has an informed and skilled workforce, and it creates…
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Oakland Codes
The Bay Area is the country’s center of technology and innovation, yet young people of color are too often unable to access job opportunities at technology companies or gain…