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Voices from the Field

A Surge in Need

By Zev Lowe in Season of Sharing

Season of Sharing Fund Helps Bay Area Families Find Relief in Times of Crisis

As it launches its 35th annual campaign, Season of Sharing is providing emergency support so people can stay in their homes and find their way back to normal.

Contribute to the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund here. Across the Bay Area and around the country, people are just plain tired of Covid-19. We want to regain some semblance of normalcy and move on with our li…

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Odilia and her family Voices from the Field

The Power of Language in Building Community

By Dan Torres in Immigrant Rights

Odilia Romero and CIELO Are Working for Language Justice and Dignity for Indigenous Migrants

The Haas, Jr. Fund’s Dan Torres talks with Romero about her immigrant journey and CIELO’s work to protect and advance Indigenous People’s rights.

Photo: Odilia (second from left) and her family. California’s racial, linguistic, and ethnic diversity have long added to its dynamism and wealth. It is home to over 200 languages and approximately 43% of the peo…

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Letter from the President

What I’m Thankful For

| by Cathy Cha in Fund News

Catalyzing this Moment for Justice and Equality

I feel a deep gratitude, for being able to emerge, however tentatively, from the isolation and separation of Covid-19, and for the shifts we’re seeing in institutional racism and the stark inequalities around us.

One of the silver linings of the pandemic has been that I’m more grateful for the everyday things in life. That my kids are attending school in person. Going trick-or-treating with my 9-year-old even with masks on.…

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Welcoming Our New Communications Director

| by Cathy Cha in Fund News

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…

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Let’s Make College Affordable

| by Raquiba LaBrie in College Success

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…

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Letter from the President

Introducing The LeadersTrust

| by Cathy Cha in Leadership

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…

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December 2022
Reflecting on the 2022 Midterm Elections
October 2022
Back to School is a Time of Possibility
August 2022
Philanthropy, Let’s Work Together to Reduce Barriers to Voting
March 2022
The Power of Community Leadership