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.
Three Valleys Community Foundation (3VCF) aims to broaden philanthropic support by benefitting local nonprofits, along with donors by connecting...more
To be considered for the program, the organization must have been founded or co-lead by a Black entrepreneur and have a social impact. Organizations can be...more
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Chronicle of Philanthropy. Less than 20% of the assets held by major foundations is invested by...more
The Gates Foundation, the largest private philanthropy in the United States with about $50 billion in assets, participated, but the study did not...more
Co-founders William Mann and David Mravyan devised the Sensimat during a mandatory project for their MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Sensimat is a device that helps manage and assess pressure among wheelchair users.