Racial-Justice Leader Who Left Her Job Alleging Racial Bias by Board Starts...
March 15, 2023 Racial-Justice Leader Who Left Her Job Alleging Racial Bias by Board Starts New Nonprofit The Chronicle of Philanthropy: At the beginning of December, Anne Price resigned as president of...
View ArticleLaunch of the Latinx Power Building Initiative
On March 24, leaders from 12 Latinx-led and serving organizations gathered in SFF offices to celebrate the launch of the Bay Area Latinx Power Building Initiative. Launch with a $3 million...
View ArticleBuilding Power and Latinx Investments Panel
At the Hispanics in Philanthropy’s annual convening, SFF leaders participated on a panel exploring the partnership between Bay Area Latinx Leaders and SFF and the impact it has had on the Bay Area...
View ArticlePutting our Capital to Work in Indigenous Communities
The San Francisco Foundation’s Bay Area Community Impact Fund (BACIF) is proud to announce a $1 million deposit in Native American Bank, the nation’s only multi-tribally owned bank. This FDIC-insured...
View ArticleLeaders of Black-led Housing Orgs Gather at SFF
We will not achieve a racially just or economically inclusive Bay Area without addressing our affordable housing crisis. This crisis is a regional issue and a racial justice issue, and we know all too...
View ArticleSupreme Court dismantles affirmative action
San Francisco Foundation CEO Fred Blackwell made the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision dismantling affirmative action: “Today’s decision – and how we respond to it – is...
View ArticleSFF Supports Reforming Affordable Housing Bonds
We are proud to support ACA 1. This legislation would propose a California constitutional amendment to allow voters to decide to lower the necessary vote threshold from a two-thirds supermajority to 55...
View ArticlePathways to Housing Justice: A 3-Part Series on Intersectional Solutions
We all deserve a decent place to live. It’s a matter of basic justice and a measure of who we are as a community, but generations of exclusionary policies and institutional racism have created an...
View ArticleSB4 passes!
Innovative solutions are essential to addressing California’s housing crisis. The Affordable Housing on Faith Lands Act (SB4) is one such innovation recently signed into law (read about our...
View ArticleFifteen Years After Oscar Grant’s Death, a Center Near the Site of the...
Charity Whyte is SFF’s grant lead for CURYJ. This blog post is in remembrance and reverence of the lives and legacy of Oscar Grant, Banko Brown, Erik Salgado, Sheila Detoy, Mario Gonzalez, Mike...
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Remembering Joe Brooks, Former SFF Program Executive, and Community Leader
It is with a heavy heart that we remember Joe Brooks, who passed away on Wednesday. Joe was a respected community leader, a dedicated husband and father, and a mentor to many — including myself....
View ArticleThe Power of Focus and Persistence
EBASE recently shared a powerful story about 128 hotel workers receiving over $400,000 in back wages in a recent workers’ rights decision. This win is a testament to their ongoing dedication and is a...
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