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$5 Million for Affordable Housing: Largest Investment Made by Our Impact Investing Fund
A safe, stable home is one of the most basic human needs and a cornerstone of economic opportunity – and during the coronavirus pandemic, a home to shelter in…
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2020 California Fires: How to Help
California’s early fire season this year has already proven devastating. More than 600 fires are raging throughout the state, burning more than 1.4 million acres. In the Bay Area,…
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Donor Desk: Risa Schwartz
What issues are you passionate about? I come from a family of immigrant artists and teachers, who worked their whole lives to expose my brother and me to the…
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U.S. Philanthropic Leaders in Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short
Contact: Gary Bass, 202/328-2040, gbass@baumanfoundation.org WASHINGTON — Around 500 philanthropic organizations, alarmed by the announcement that the U.S. Department of Commerce intends to “drastically cut short” 2020 census operations…
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Donor Desk: Alan S. Davis
Alan S. Davis is Director of the WhyNot Initiative and President of the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund. What brought you to the San Francisco Foundation? The short answer…
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Supporting the Leadership and Agency of Asian Immigrant Women
Language is not just a means of communication, it is a means of survival and success. Being able to understand lifesaving health information—let alone information about job protections and…
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Water Women: The Healing Power of Brown Girl Surf
On a dreary morning three years ago, Shauntiara Williams woke up to an unusual offer. “Do you want to go surfing?” her mom asked. Neither Williams, now 17, nor…
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Breathe Again: Oakland Goes Outdoors
As a soldier in the 82nd Airborne Division, Oakland native Freddy Mesa found himself at a month-long training camp in the Mohave Desert. There, he experienced flash flooding, and…
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Donor Desk: Vinitha Watson
What issues are you passionate about? We [my husband and I] are passionate about supporting entrepreneurs of color. Through this lens, our philanthropy has focused on entrepreneurs who are…
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WEBINAR: COVID-19 Frontline News From Nonprofits—Their Urgent Needs
On April 7, the San Francisco Foundation hosted a webinar to discuss how to support people in the community who are most affected by COVID-19. SFF CEO Fred Blackwell…
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Bringing Food to the People: Food Runners Adapts and Expands Services
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Bay Area nonprofits adapted to continue serving their communities. For many direct-service organizations this meant reassessing the way they deliver services—moving to…
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An Open Letter from California Philanthropic Organizations: Standing Together for a Just and Inclusive California
The COVID–19 public health and economic crisis and the murders of Black Americans by police have laid bare the deep inequities across our state. We need bold steps to…