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.
"We've got resources, we've got money, we've got academia, we got the peak innovative spirit.
If we can't figure this out here, who else is going to figure it out?" That was the opening remarks...more
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