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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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Less Than One Percent

September 11, 2014 | by

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Why leadership development should be a core part of grantmaking

In this SSIR article, Fund president Ira Hirschfield talks about how investing in leadership is critical to accelerating philanthropic impact.

This blog was originally published on the Stanford Social Innovation Review website as part of the Talent Matters series. View the entire series, including the collection curated by Linda Wood featuring additional f…

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Equal Effort

August 21, 2014 | by

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How intentionality and collaboration have helped gay rights progress

In this SSIR article, Sylvia Yee talks about the decade of careful planning and diligent collaboration that helped further marriage equality.

Ten years ago, the fight for marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples in the United States looked like a lost cause. When Massachusetts became the first state to extend the freedom to marry to same-sex couples,…

Sharing Perspectives

July 22, 2014 | by

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Welcome to the Haas, Jr. Fund blog

Haas, Jr. Fund President Ira Hirschfield introduces Perspectives, the Fund's blog, and talks about why we are communicating in this new way.

What does the future hold for marriage equality and immigration reform? What can San Francisco schools do to help close the opportunity gap in a place where income disparities are growing faster than in any other ci…

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Movement Building from the Ground Up

July 18, 2014 | by

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Lessons from supporting California's immigrant rights movement

As funders, letting policy issues bubble up from the grassroots rather than come in with preconceived solutions can make all the difference.

California is a big and diverse state. That’s what makes it such an exciting place to live and work. But our size and geographic diversity also make it hard to bring people together to work on shared priorities, esp…

Why Don’t Foundations Invest More in Social Sector Leadership?

July 14, 2014 | by

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Fund president Ira Hirschfield discusses the need for funders to do more

Foundation support for leadership development is under 1%. That's not nearly enough.

This op-ed was originally published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on July 14, 2014. Many economists say the U.S. economic recovery will stay in the slow lane until American companies finally ramp up capital sp…

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