The woking class American philanthropy turns left - The Economist
Foundation: Ford Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
In April the Ford Foundation announced $1bn in funding for social justice. The month before Goldman Sachs, a bank, trumpeted $100m in grants to curb...more

Giving to End Racism; Foundations Give More; Grant Maker Focuses on South
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Colorado Trust, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
... murder of George Floyd into philanthropic efforts designed to end racism: ... a new study by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of...more

We're Hiring: Development Director
Foundation: California Endowment, James Irvine Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Irvine Foundation
The San Francisco Public Press, a 12-year-old independent nonprofit news ... on the design and execution of a growing, diversified fundraising strategy. ... work with the Public Press's management...more

Marguerite Casey Foundation Announces 5% Increase in Funding to Cause Dedicated to Ending ...
Foundation: Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
... the Say/Do Gap in Philanthropy, an initiative that calls on philanthropic foundations to make a new level of commitment to the cause of ending...more

A Call for Solidarity and Collective Action: Asian American Philanthropy Letter of Intention | AAPIP
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, Boston Foundation, California Community Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Essex County Community Foundation, Initiative Foundation, Jacobs Family Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Liberty Hill Foundation, Maine Community Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Northwest Area Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Rose Community Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation, Stanislaus Community Foundation, Surdna Foundation, California Endowment, Chicago Community Trust, Cleveland Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, Kentucky Foundation for Women, Minneapolis Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Washington Women's Foundation, Whatcom Community Foundation, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, William T. Grant Foundation, Yakima Valley Community Foundation, Irvine Foundation, Wallace Foundation, Open Society Foundations, California Wellness Foundation, Simons Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy. As Asian American philanthropic leaders, we are outraged and horrified by the racially...more

Community Foundation Update (09/26/20)
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Google.org, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Main Street Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Ford Family Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Lemelson Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
Grant recipients include St. Andrew's Preschool, the Tanque Verde Extended Care Program, Kino Learning, and the Cradle-to-Cradle...more

5 million for affordable housing: largest investment made by our impact investing fund - The San ...
Foundation: San Francisco Foundation
Berkeley City Council members join representatives of the Bay Area Community Land Trust, the Bay's Future Fund, and the McGee Avenue...more

Impact Investing Handbook: An Implementation Guide for Practitioners
Foundation: Lumina Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
The report outlines the "why, how, so what, and now what" of impact investing and features case studies and detailed guidance for individuals,...more

California philanthropic organizations pledge to take bold steps to fight racial injustices
Foundation: Blue Shield of California Foundation, California Community Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation, International Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
-Fred Blackwell, CEO, San Francisco Foundation We know that philanthropy must make bold moves to address racial injustices,...more

Marin grassroots groups bridge income gap amid pandemic
Foundation: Marin Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
Marin Community Foundation is funding $1.1 million with Family Independence Initiative East Bay chapter to give $500 grants to about 2,200...more