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San Andreas, CA – A Mother Lode community foundation is gifting funding dollars to over a dozen endeavors benefitting seniors, youth and community enrichment. Calaveras County Community Foundation...more
Since its publication five funders – The East Bay Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, The Kapor Center for Social Impact, The Y & H Soda Foundation and The California...more
The “grant” Breed was referring to is funding from the San Francisco Foundation's Community Health Innovation Fund, which is a partnership between the San Francisco Foundation, the Department of...more
What is the one thing you would say to your colleagues who are leading nonprofits seeking foundation funding? We understand that we are a foundation in the business of providing grants and fueling...more
People describe a traditional approach to philanthropy that seeks a different kind of impact, and I feel that is a false dichotomy. People with newfound wealth could learn a lot from established...more
Gerena positions FII's approach and results in contrast to government policies and philanthropic efforts built on outdated and misleading stereotypes about the working poor and that don't do enough...more
These will be the priority issues to be discussed at the upcoming gubernatorial forum organized by The Latino Community Foundation, in partnership with Univision. Matt Barreto, co-founder of Latino...more
The survey of Latino registered voters was conducted by Latino Decisions, and funded by the Latino Community Foundation and The San Francisco Foundation. The extent of Latino turnout is among the...more
The San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, where I'm executive director, is an example of a solution that coordinates public, private and philanthropic capital to remedy this particular contributor...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.