In this post, our Executive Director and President reflect on PVF's role in transforming philanthropy. Transforming Philanthropy by: James Higa,...more
James Higa, former senior director in the Office of the CEO at Apple, has been appointed the new executive director of Oakland-based Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, the first new top leader for...more
Take the top 1200 foundations, where 45 percent of grantmaking is made up of grants of $10000 or less. 85 percent of community foundation grants are made up of $10000 or less. So we can say that most...more
When Hannah Davis traveled to China to teach English, she noticed how Chinese workers and farmers were often sporting olive green army-style shoes. Those shoes served as her inspiration to create her own social enterprise, Bangs Shoes.