• 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…

• America’s Other Virus

  The public murder of George Floyd and the days of unrest that have followed have opened up old wounds, and honestly, I have a hard time talking about it.…

• The Future of Work(ers): New Framework Examines the Changing Nature of Work in the Bay Area

  This story was originally posted on ReWork the Bay’s blog by authors from Working Partnerships USA and Jobs with Justice SF. In the face of COVID-19, understanding the future…

• Creating a Beloved Community for All Amid COVID

  When there is a crisis, people that are already pushed to the margins feel the effects tenfold. The transition to the United States is difficult for refugees and asylum…

• Build a Stronger Future: Recommendations for Local Housing Response to COVID-19

  Today I find myself asking the same questions I last asked 12 years ago. It was May of 2008, and I was the Staff Director for then–Councilmember Sam Liccardo…

• Bay Area’s Essential Workers are Disproportionately People of Color, Women and Immigrants, New Study Finds

  OAKLAND, CA — Today, the Bay Area Equity Atlas released an analysis of essential workers in the nine-county Bay Area region, finding that Latinx, Black, Filipinx, women of color,…

• Meeting the Moment: Our COVID-19 Response

  My uncle David Glover had a saying that he used quite a bit. He said, “It’s never as good as it looks or as bad as it seems, but…

• COVID-19: Resources for Nonprofits

  As our Bay Area nonprofits rise to the challenge of meeting new and dramatically increased needs, we know that many are also struggling to keep their doors open and…

• The San Francisco Foundation Announces New Hires and Promotions

  Contact: Valerie Goode, San Francisco Foundation vgoode[at]sff.org April 13, 2020 —Today the San Francisco Foundation announced promotions within the foundation and that it has added two team members to…

• SFF Awards $377,000 to 62 Local Organizations in Next Round of Grants From its Newly Created COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

  Contact: Eric Brown, San Francisco Foundation ebrown[at]sff.org, (415) 733–8589 Grants are being released on a weekly basis. The San Francisco Foundation announced today that it has awarded a second…

• San Francisco Foundation Announces Record $7.5 Million Grant from the Hewlett Foundation

  San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Foundation announced that it has received an unrestricted general support grant for $7.5 million from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation –…

• California Fires: How to Help

  More than a dozen wildfires have ignited throughout California, prompting Governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency earlier this month. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated,…