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Marking Progress Against Tremendous Odds

December 7, 2014 | by

Winter 2014 Letter from the President

It takes dedicated leadership support to make progress possible.

2014 has been a watershed year for social justice and equity across the country, in California and in the Haas, Jr. Fund’s hometown of San Francisco. The number of marriage equality states rose from 18 to 35. Califo…

A Bold Step in the Right Direction

November 19, 2014 | by

Fall 2014 Letter from the President

President Obama’s leadership on immigration is a needed step in the right direction, but more must be done.

President Obama took a bold and important step this week to address one of the most pressing problems facing our country today. The problem? More than 11 million undocumented immigrants are living in the shadows acr…

How to Build an Organization That Values Collaboration

November 11, 2014 | by

One nonprofit's journey

Change is hard work. And when an organization is fighting for social change and internal change, that’s doubly hard. Linda Wood shares her thoughts on this bold new report.

The Center for Community Change’s new report, Change Starts Here, should be required reading for anyone who is interested in what it will take for the social justice movement to keep innovating, expanding its impact…

Nurses take a break from treating patients at the hospital

Reflections on a Hospital Stay

November 10, 2014 | by

On emergency surgery, the American Dream and Alita's story

When program director Cathy Cha found herself having emergency surgery, she wasn't expecting to be thinking about work.

As the immigration debate rages on in Washington, it is easy to forget what's really at stake. We watch the talking heads make their tit-for-tat arguments about border security and pathways to citizenship, and meanw…

Nonrofit staff brainstorm at leadership development convening

Building Better Nonprofit Boards

November 5, 2014 | by

Strong boards don't come out of nowhere

The nonprofit sector must challenge itself to push past ambivalence and realize the vital leadership role that boards can play.

You’ve heard it a hundred times: strong organizations need strong boards. Few would deny this basic principle. But (spoiler alert) one of the worst-kept secrets in the nonprofit world is that you’re much more lik…

What Does a Fair and Inclusive Society Look Like?

September 23, 2014 | by

How research and community collaboration are coming together at Cal

The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at U.C. Berkeley is asking hard questions, and transforming research into impact.

I recently had the pleasure of spending my Monday evening on the Cal campus, in beautiful fall weather at the foot of one of the university’s most recognizable landmarks, the Campanile. I was there to hear about a n…

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