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Fund Backs Marriage Equality “Before It Was Cool”

News Story — Gay & Lesbian Rights

San Francisco Chronicle article profiles early support for marriage

This article profiles the Haas, Jr. Fund’s decision to back same-sex marriage, and stay with it for the long haul.

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The Power of a Good Idea

Report — Education Equity

How SFUSD is building a PreK-3rd grade bridge

This case study traces the San Francisco Unified School District’s journey into connecting PreK and elementary school education.

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Sylvia Yee Discusses Marriage Equality

Video — Gay & Lesbian Rights

On the Fund’s early decision to back marriage

In this video, the Fund’s vice president of programs Sylvia Yee shares the Fund’s strategy in investing in marriage equality, and staying the course.

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Meet Cal’s DREAMers

Video — Immigrant Rights

“It’s completely possible to achieve your dreams.”

Undocumented students reflect on how U.C. Berkeley is helping them find their place — and thrive.

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Sharing the Model

Video — Immigrant Rights

How one program is helping Dreamers navigate the additional hurdles in college that come with being undocumented

The Undocumented Student Program at Cal provides students with academic counseling, mental health services, financial and legal help, and more.

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Dreamer Parents Tell Their Stories

Video — Immigrant Rights

My undocumented daughter got into Cal...now what?

Hear from parents and their children as they navigate the incredible, and uncertain, transition of getting into college, and being undocumented.

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Season of Sharing Receives California Prize

Video — Community

SoS honored for Bay Area impact

The 2015 California Prize for Service and the Common Good recognized Season of Sharing for nearly three decades of emergency support for families in need.

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Are California’s Schools Ready for Online Testing and Learning?

Report — Education Equity

Assessing technological readiness

This PPIC report examines school districts’ technology infrastructure and their readiness for online testing, with key three findings rising to the top.

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Implementing California’s School Funding Formula

Report — Education Equity

Will high-need students benefit?

A new report outlines the good intentions behind the state's new school finance system, and how they may not be meeting the needs of low-income, English learner, and/or foster youth.

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Dré's Journey with Coaching Corps

Video — Community

From scoring goals to training future generations

Learn how Dré's passion for sports helped fuel her desire to inspire other kids through her work as a Coaching Corps coach.

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Lessons from California

Report — Immigrant Rights

How the state's immigrant rights movement is bucking the national trend

This article, by the Fund’s program director Cathy Cha, was first published in February 2015 in the winter edition of the National Center for Responsive Philanthropy’s publication, Responsive Philanthropy.

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Change Starts Here

Report — Leadership & Fundraising

What happens when a nonprofit puts dedicated time and resources into investing in its people and itself?

The Center for Community Change, a longtime partner of the Fund, is experimenting with new ways of working to achieve mission, by looking inward.

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Curated Collections

Dive deep. Each of these handpicked resource collections offers an in-depth exploration of key issues.

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund

Hear these powerful stories of how Season of Sharing is helping channel our community’s compassion into emergency assistance for Bay Area families facing hard times.

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Coaching Video Series

Learn about coaching directly from leaders and coaches who worked with this unique form of leadership development.

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Social Change Leadership

Hear how social justice leaders are navigating the twin challenges of strengthening their organizations, while making social change.

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The FLA Evaluation

See the difference long-term, tailored leadership support can make, in this five-year evaluation of the FLA program.

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A Park For All

The Past, Present and Future of Crissy Field

Changing the Game for Kids

Star-Studded Coaching Corps Event Showcases the Power of Positive Coaching

A Push and a Pathway

Race and Leadership in California

Open to All

Businesses open to the public should be open to all

Inside Out Fundraising

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

We’re a Learning Organization

Fund Backs Marriage Equality “Before It Was Cool”

San Francisco Chronicle article profiles early support for marriage

The Power of a Good Idea

How SFUSD is building a PreK-3rd grade bridge

Sylvia Yee Discusses Marriage Equality

On the Fund’s early decision to back marriage

Meet Cal’s DREAMers

“It’s completely possible to achieve your dreams.”

Sharing the Model

How one program is helping Dreamers navigate the additional hurdles in college that come with being undocumented

Dreamer Parents Tell Their Stories

My undocumented daughter got into Cal...now what?

Season of Sharing Receives California Prize

SoS honored for Bay Area impact

Are California’s Schools Ready for Online Testing and Learning?

Assessing technological readiness

Implementing California’s School Funding Formula

Will high-need students benefit?

Dré's Journey with Coaching Corps

From scoring goals to training future generations

Lessons from California

How the state's immigrant rights movement is bucking the national trend

Change Starts Here

What happens when a nonprofit puts dedicated time and resources into investing in its people and itself?

Curated Collections

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund

Coaching Video Series

Social Change Leadership

The FLA Evaluation