Perspectives | Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund

Welcoming Our New Communications Director

November 5, 2021 | by

Maliha Sadiq Brings Strategic Comms and Storytelling Experience to the Fund

Sadiq will design and implement communication strategies that strengthen the impacts of the organizations the Fund supports, and the communities it serves.

The Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund recently announced it has hired Maliha Sadiq as its new director of communications. In this position, Sadiq will lead strategic communications and storytelling efforts aimed at a…

Let’s Make College Affordable

September 8, 2021 | by

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How COVID has Exacerbated the College Affordability Crisis—and What We Can Do Now

Haas Jr. is working with young people, advocates and others to chart a path to equality, opportunity and hope in higher education.

Education has long been thought of as a powerful equalizer in our society, creating pathways to opportunity and economic mobility. Yet the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the challenges facing too many students and…

Introducing The LeadersTrust

September 7, 2021 | by

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Haas Jr. Joins with Other Funders to Bring More Support to Nonprofit, Movement Leaders

The LeadersTrust carries forward the Fund’s longstanding commitment to investing in leadership for social change.

Across the country, people are standing up for equality and justice. In California, our grantee partners are reaching out to communities across the state to get out the vote for the recall election. From the Movemen…

Drawing the Lines in this Important Time

September 7, 2021 | by

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A Fair Redistricting Process Requires Community Input

It’s an essential process for democracy, and Haas Jr. is working with partners to make sure all communities have a say.

The attempted recall of the California governor, initiated by a small minority of voters, has understandably drawn a great deal of attention and resources this year. But the special election is not the only event th…

Mattie Scott (center, left to right), founder and Executive Director of Healing 4 Our Families & Our Nation and Nancy Tung, public safety advocate, hold each other as they rally with demonstrators rallying in front of the Hall of Justice as they demand justice for Vicha Ratanapakdee on March 22 in San Francisco Lea Suzuki—The San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images

A Call for Cross-Racial Solidarity

June 15, 2021 | by

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Supporting AAPI, Black Communities to Find Common Cause

Philanthropy has a role to play in helping people and communities come together, identify shared challenges and opportunities, and work for change.

Following an incredibly long year of sheltering, distancing, and working with partners on a range of social justice and community matters, I recently ventured beyond my home in the Bay Area for a much-needed break t…

Child on adult's shoulders, wearing rainbow colors at 2018 Pride March

Securing Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBT People Coast-to-Coast

June 14, 2021 | by

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The need for a federal response to anti-LGBT discrimination

Senior program director Matt Foreman reflects on the road ahead for LGBT equality.

For the past 30 months, the singular focus of the Fund’s LGBT Equality program has been to support efforts aimed at educating policymakers about the urgent need for a federal response to anti-LGBT discrimination. As…

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