Blended Capital: What Happens When Companies Tap Both VCs and Foundations For Funding?
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation, Dell Foundation, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
It takes a village to raise a successful education technology company—and for that matter, to build an ecosystem for education innovation that...more

Celebrities And Business Leaders Unleash Philanthropic Flashmob, #BestSchoolDay, Funding ...
Foundation: Sobrato Family Foundation, Simons Foundation
We're so grateful to the people who have kicked off this philanthropic flashmob, and we hope that everyone--no matter the size of their wallet--will...more

Sobrato Family Foundation Awards $4.5 Million in Grants
Foundation: Sobrato Family Foundation
The Sobrato Family Foundation has announced grants totaling nearly $4.5 million to twenty-seven Silicon Valley organizations working in the areas...more

Documentary CHANGING BOUNDARIES: THE HISTORY OF SAN JOSE to Premiere 1/22
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation
Major sponsors included the Knight Foundation, Cisco Systems, Silicon Valley Community Foundation and the Sobrato Family...more

A competition to give
Foundation: Knight Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation
So when she heard that the Silicon Valley Community Foundation was sponsoring a giving day on which donations would be matched, she was eager...more

The Sobrato Family May Put $5 Billion into Philanthropy. Where Will It Go?
Foundation: Sobrato Family Foundation
The Sobrato Family Foundation is a funder that we pay close attention to in the Bay Area. But just maybe this will become a bigger story. Silicon Valley...more

Pizarro: Silicon Valley Gives raises $7.9 million in 24 hours
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation
"It was an amazing day," said Emmett Carson, CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which spearheaded the effort. "That's just a huge...more

Pizarro: Nonprofits band together for Silicon Valley Gives crowdfunding effort
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation
"We were looking for a way as the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to honor the spirit and history of community foundations," he said. An online...more

Silicon Valley Gives: Local charities poised to benefit from fundraiser
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Sobrato Family Foundation, Los Altos Community Foundation
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has scheduled events at local Microsoft retail stores, several Whole Foods Markets and other locations May...more