Perspectives | Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

Every Voice Shines New Light

The value of an idea increases exponentially when it’s shared. From our staff, partners and grantees to the people impacted by their efforts, each perspective offers new insight into the critical issues at the heart of our work.

Jon Davidson

No Time to Sit Back

Longtime civil rights leader Jon Davidson discusses the urgency of this moment for LGBT equality, and the enduring power of telling stories.

Since the dawn of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Jon Davidson has played an integral role in the push for equality and justice for LGBT people across the United States. In this video, he reflects on the historic prog…

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Masen Davis

Fighting Fear Together

Longtime activist Masen Davis reflects on his leadership role in the movement to fight discrimination against LGBT people.

Since graduating from college in the early 1990s, Masen Davis has spent his entire career working to advance LGBT equality. Today, he is CEO of Freedom for All Americans Education Fund, a bipartisan campaign to secu…

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Eric Cohen

“Immigration Makes Us Better”

Immigrant Legal Resource Center’s Eric Cohen talks about how immigration contributes to a thriving democracy, and why it’s so important to support immigrants to become U.S. citizens.

Across the nation, 8.8 million immigrants are eligible to apply to become U.S. citizens. In this video, Eric Cohen, executive director of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), describes the importance of suppo…

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Janson Wu

How We Are Going to Move Forward

With new threats looming, GLAD’s executive director reflects on the ongoing legal struggle to protect and defend LGBTQ equality.

In 2017, GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders) joined with the National Center for Lesbian Rights to challenge the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military—and won. It was j…

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Showing Up When Needed Most

December 8, 2017 | by

Season of Sharing Provides a Helping Hand After Devastating Fires

The Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund steps up its aid to families in fire-ravaged Bay Area counties.

It’s often said that many American families are one medical emergency away from a serious financial crisis. Well, the same goes for natural disasters. Imagine for a moment ... your family survives a horrib…

Maricela Gutiérrez

“This Moment Calls for Us to Step Up.”

SIREN Executive Director Maricela Gutiérrez talks about the stress and uncertainty facing immigrant communities, and the support people need to stay safe and successful.

With anti-immigrant sentiment on the rise following the 2016 elections, Bay Area immigrants began to look for safe havens where they could find solidarity and support. Many ended up contacting SIREN (Services, Immig…

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Investing in Nonprofit Talent

October 30, 2017 | by

A Toolkit by Fund the People

A toolkit by Fund the People provides information that helps funders, nonprofits, and others maximize their investments in talent and leadership.

Just the other day, I sat down with a group of foundation leaders visiting from Australia. They said they want to do more to support the people working in the nonprofit sector in their country, and they were looking…

Inside Out Fundraising

October 11, 2017 | by

How to Create a Culture of Philanthropy by Treating Systems Instead of Symptoms

Five primary points of intervention for identifying problems and moving toward change.

In Inside Out Fundraising, Mark Rovner and Alia McKee are calling for nothing short of a transformation in how fundraising is valued and held in organizations. Transformation is change that is profound, radical and…