This Public-Private Partnership Is Using Arts and Culture as a Catalyst for Racial Justice in Oakland

This Public-Private Partnership Is Using Arts and Culture as a Catalyst for Racial Justice in Oakland

The City of Oakland is partnering with local foundations to combine organizing and arts and culture work in pursuit of racial justice. The latest round backs BIPOC-led business cooperatives and more.

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A Guide to the Harbor Point Charitable Foundation’s Bay Area Giving

A Guide to the Harbor Point Charitable Foundation’s Bay Area Giving

The Kaliski family is the driving force behind the Harbor Point Charitable Foundation. Here are some essential things for Bay Area grantseekers to know about its local giving.

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The Leader of This Growing West Coast Funder Is Zeroing in on the Promise and Perils of AI

The Leader of This Growing West Coast Funder Is Zeroing in on the Promise and Perils of AI

The Heising-Simons Foundation’s CEO Fund allows the head of the foundation to choose a priority area to support. Sushma Raman reflects on why she chose to focus on AI, and on her first year as head of the foundation.

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The Robin Hood of the West: Inside the Antipoverty Work of Tipping Point Community

The Robin Hood of the West: Inside the Antipoverty Work of Tipping Point Community

Modeled on NYC’s Robin Hood Foundation, this grantmaker draws support from high-profile California donors as it takes on problems around housing, early childhood, education and employment in the Bay Area.

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How Does the Full Circle Fund Work in the Bay Area?

How Does the Full Circle Fund Work in the Bay Area?

The Full Circle Fund stands out as a nontraditional grantmaker with many influential people behind the scenes. Here are some basics on this organization and how you can connect with it in Northern California.

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A Look Inside the Tully and Elise Friedman Fund’s Bay Area Giving

A Look Inside the Tully and Elise Friedman Fund’s Bay Area Giving

Here are the top things to know about the Tully and Elise Friedman Fund. This funder is worth knowing if you run a nonprofit in the Bay Area because of its potential for future giving.

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Top Facts to Know About Charles N. Felton and Charlotte Ashley Felton Endowment

Top Facts to Know About Charles N. Felton and Charlotte Ashley Felton Endowment

A San Francisco funder that you may not have heard of is the Charles N. Felton and Charlotte Ashley Felton Endowment. This is a small funder, but an accessible one.

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And the Winners Are… Here Are the 14 Innovators Chosen to “Reimagine” San Francisco

And the Winners Are… Here Are the 14 Innovators Chosen to “Reimagine” San Francisco

Deloitte, Salesforce, and the World Economic Forum challenged entrepreneurs to bring sustainable plans — and jobs — to help revitalize a struggling city. Find out which ideas met the challenge.

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A Closer Look at the Philanthropy of First Wave Tech Billionaire John Morgridge and His Family

A Closer Look at the Philanthropy of First Wave Tech Billionaire John Morgridge and His Family

The former Cisco CEO hails from the generation of givers who made their fortunes in tech’s first wave. We dig into his family’s grantmaking and meet the heirs who’ll carry that philanthropy forward.

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A Glimpse into the Ertz Family Foundation’s Bay Area Commitment

A Glimpse into the Ertz Family Foundation’s Bay Area Commitment

The Ertz Family Foundation was started by not one but two professional athletes: Julie and Zach Ertz. EFF has Bay Area roots and pays attention to local causes that benefit children and families.

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Can This Sustainability Challenge Help Revive a Struggling City?

Can This Sustainability Challenge Help Revive a Struggling City?

Deloitte, Salesforce and the World Economic Forum launched a challenge that they hope will help revive a struggling San Francisco. But can backing social entrepreneurs really pull the city out of its “doom loop?”

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AI in Education? Salesforce Takes the Plunge

AI in Education? Salesforce Takes the Plunge

Artificial intelligence loomed very large at several recent Bay Area functions hosted by Salesforce. As the trailblazing corporate funder leans into AI in its education giving, are there pitfalls to consider?

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Stephen and Ayesha Curry Tell Us About the Future of Their Philanthropy

Stephen and Ayesha Curry Tell Us About the Future of Their Philanthropy

The NBA power couple are ramping up their giving in their adopted home city of Oakland, with a continued focus on healthy food, education and recreation for youth. We connected with them to learn more.

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“The Time Was Right.” How Three Funders Joined Forces to Simplify the Grant Application Process

“The Time Was Right.” How Three Funders Joined Forces to Simplify the Grant Application Process

The Common App for the Arts, launched by three Bay Area foundations, consolidates each funder’s grants on a single user interface. We look at how it came together, plans for future iterations and more. 

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Eight Questions for Ray Colmenar, President of the Akonadi Foundation

Eight Questions for Ray Colmenar, President of the Akonadi Foundation

Ray Colmenar recently succeeded Lateefah Simon as president of the Oakland-based Akonadi Foundation. We spoke to him about his career, the notion of co-governance, Akonadi’s racial justice commitments and more.

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A Look at the Transparent and Accessible Community Foundation of Sonoma County

A Look at the Transparent and Accessible Community Foundation of Sonoma County

CFSC is one of the leading community foundations in the Bay Area. Let’s dive into CFSC’s grantmaking to learn more about how to approach this accessible funder for support.

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A Family Foundation's Legacy of Supporting Latino Communities Will Live on Through a New Fund

A Family Foundation's Legacy of Supporting Latino Communities Will Live on Through a New Fund

The Castellano Family Foundation, which was founded after the family behind it won the lottery, has sunsetted. But its work will live on through a new fund housed at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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Facing Deep Regional Inequality, Silicon Valley Community Foundation Zeroes in on Early Childhood

Facing Deep Regional Inequality, Silicon Valley Community Foundation Zeroes in on Early Childhood

Silicon Valley has pockets of deep poverty — and child care deserts — alongside areas of immense, tech-fueled wealth. SVCF’s Christine Thorsteinson details the foundation’s efforts boost access to quality early education.

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What Jewish Charities in the Bay Area Should Know About the Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund

What Jewish Charities in the Bay Area Should Know About the Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund

The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund stands out for its narrow focus regarding both geography and what it supports. Here is an overview of this funder and what backs in the Bay Area.

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Magic Cabinet: A Matchmaking Participatory Grantmaker Helps Teams of Grantees Build Capacity

Magic Cabinet: A Matchmaking Participatory Grantmaker Helps Teams of Grantees Build Capacity

This Bay Area and Pacific Northwest funder has a unique take on participatory grantmaking, inviting small cohorts of grantees to share flexible, capacity-building funds. Magic Cabinet’s leadership explains how it works.

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