Silicon Valley Community Foundation is focused on innovative solutions that solve problems and improve the quality of life throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
As a new community foundation, SVCF has examined the diverse needs across its region, evaluated the best practices of its parent foundations and incorporated community input before launching a new set of grantmaking strategies.
Philanthropic funding to fight the HIV epidemic dipped $9 million to $692 million between 2020 and 2021.The drop represents a 1% decline in funding, but "waning support for HIV is not an anomaly,"...more
Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, have become the top recipients of charitable giving in the U.S.They have grown by 513 percent over the past 10 years.DAF sponsors qualify as public charities, and so...more
The earthquake that hit northern California in December didn't get the federal government's blessing, but that didn't stop two community foundations from setting aside $1.2 million to help people...more
The ongoing flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area has prompted a call for help from some of the region's biggest donors.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports seven community foundationsincluding...more
"As people across the country struggle with global inflation, this guaranteed income pilot program provides some much-needed support and breathing room for the most vulnerable Californians,"...more
"When families have the resources they need to meet their basic needs and to achieve the dreams and goals they have for their future, they can live a healthy, dignified life."
So says...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.