Community Foundation Grants to Society Of Women Engineers


Organization - Society Of Women Engineers
Year Awarded - 2019
Grant Amount - $120,000
Grant Purpose - Community Development
Foundation - Silicon Valley Community Foundation









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Organization - Northern California Land Trust
Year Awarded - 2020
Grant Amount - $234,000
Grant Purpose - To Pilot A Community Land Trust Program In Vallejo, Acquiring Two To Five Sites (representing Two To Ten Units) Of Housing To Be Permanently Affordable And Identified Based On Community Priorities, And Thereby Demonstrating The Efficacy And Urgency Of Developing Community Driven And Community Controlled Permanently Affordable Housing In Vallejo. Providing General Operating Support To An Organization Heavily Leading Regional Work On Land Ownership For Housing And Small Businesses. To Provide Seed Funding As General Operating Support To A Growing Organizing Group Educating Tenants On Resident Ownership Over Land. To Provide General Rapid Response Funding For Ongoing Education Workshops Helping Community Learn How To Navigate Financially Through The Impacts Of Covid19 On Small Businesses. Challenge Grant Community Support For Berkeley
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation


Organization - Chinese For Affirmative Action
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $199,288
Grant Purpose - To Support The Celebration Of Life For Dr. Rolland Lowe, A Chinatown Community Leader, To Support Grassroots Organizing And Youth Leadership Development Of The Asian Pacific Islander Lgbtq+ Community In The Bay Area, To Support Planning, Coalition-building, And Policy Advocacy To Ensure That Hard-to-count Populations In San Francisco Are Included In The 2020 Census, To Build Capacity For Organization Led By Formerly Incarcerated People For Effective Advocacy Of Criminal Justice Reform And Direct Services To Asian Pacific Islanders In Bay Area And Around The State, To Support The Development Of An Advocacy And Organizing Toolkit Documenting Models For Fighting Against Deportation Throughout The Bay Area, For General Support, To Support Asian Refugees United In Their Outreach, Development Of Leaders And Providing Immigrant Rights Support For Nepal And Bhutanese Immigrants And Refugees, For General Support, To Support A Series Of Political Education Teach-ins And Art Builds That Will Empo
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation


Organization - Common Counsel Foundation
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $440,000
Grant Purpose - To Support Common Counsel Foundation In The Development And Implementation Of A Statewide Pooled Fund Strengthening The Organizational Capacity Of Critical Anchor Grassroots And Community Organizing Groups, To Support Development And Implementation Of A Statewide Pooled Fund Strengthening The Organizational Capacity Of Critical Anchor Grassroots And Community Organizing Groups, To Increase Staffing Support For The Planning And Implementation Of The California Building Power For Inclusive Development Fund, Conduct 4 Trainings For 115 Organizations To Support Organizers' Long Term Endurance By Healing Trauma, Develop Spaciousness For Visioning, Strengthen Individual And Organizational Practices To Lead With Purpose For Sustainable Systems Change, For General Support Of The Windcall Institute.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation


Organization - Working Partnerships Usa
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $107,500
Grant Purpose - To Empower Low-income Communities Of Color And Advance Local And Regional Equity Through Inclusive Housing, Jobs, And Development Policies And Practices, To Support The Public Land Strategy In The South Bay By Educating And Engaging Local Community Residents And By Advocating For Strong Public Engagement Processes Around Key Transit-oriented Development Projects, To Support Engagement With Public Land Holders On Upcoming Development Projects In The South Bay And By Educating And Engaging Local Community Residents, With A Focus On Lands Surrounding Vta And Bart Public Transit Stations.
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation


Organization - East Bay Alliance For A Sustainable Economy
Year Awarded - 2018
Grant Amount - $119,000
Grant Purpose - To Support Costs Related To The Campaign For Tenant Protections In Concord, To Magnify And Harness The Power Of Immigrant Communities In Contra Costa County To Defend Their Rights And Promote Full Inclusion In Leadership And Governance, To Support The Public Land Strategy By Educating And Engaging Community Residents In The Disposition Of Land At Concord Weapons Naval Base To Ensure Community Goals Are Prioritized, For General Support, To Support The Public Land Strategy By Educating And Engaging Community Residents In The Disposition Of Land At Concord Weapons Naval Base To Ensure Community Goals Are Prioritized
Foundation - San Francisco Foundation


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