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Managing Transitions

Report — Leadership

What happens to a nonprofit when executives change hands?

This 2009 book walks readers through the difficult choices and incredible potential that can come with nonprofit leadership transitions.

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Marriage Equality Experts Weigh Steps After Prop 8

News Story — LGBT Equality

Bringing equality back to California

Program director Matt Foreman speaks on the challenges for opponents of Prop 8 in this 2009 New York Times article.

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Closing California’s Education-Skills Gap

Report — College Success

State faces shortage of college-educated workers

This 2009 PPIC report looks at modest investments that could help cut the education-skills gap in half.

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Marriage Equality Partners Win Communications Award

Press Release — LGBT Equality

Unprecedented ethnic media campaign recognized for excellence

Let California Ring’s ads featured diverse families and community leaders standing up for marriage equality.

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Play Sports, Do Better in School

Report — College Success

When kids play sports, it's not just heart rates that go up

A 2009 study by Coaching Corps showed that students who play sports do better in school and are more likely to go to college.

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Advancing Good Governance

Report — Leadership

How grantmakers are helping strengthen untapped resources: nonprofit boards

This BoardSource study looks at how foundations and nonprofits are focusing more on boards as a critical resource in building organizational effectiveness.

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Progress from the Pulpit

Report — LGBT Equality

Mainline Protestant clergy support LGBT equality

An in-depth survey of mainline Protestant clergy shows growing support among some religious leaders for gay and lesbian equality.

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An In-Depth Analysis of the Prop 8 Vote

Report — LGBT Equality

Taking on claims of a racial divide on same-sex marriage

This 2009 HJF-commissioned study showed ideology, religiosity, and age contributed more to votes for the same-sex marriage ban than race.

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Sex and the Seminary

Report — LGBT Equality

Talking to faith communities about sexuality

A 2009 study looks at how religious leaders are being prepared to address this once-taboo topic.

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The In-Between Nonprofit Boards

Report — Leadership

The needs and challenges of midsize nonprofit boards

This brief helps fill a major gap in our understanding of board governance by focusing on midsize nonprofits, identifying problem areas, and suggesting targeted strategies.

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California’s Immigrants May Have Major Electoral Impact

Report — Immigrant Rights

Half of young potential voters have an immigrant parent

A 2008 report by Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees looks at the electoral impact of California’s immigrants.

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The Departing

Report — Leadership

Exiting nonprofit leaders as resources for social change

As the leadership of the nonprofit sector passes from one generation to the next, departing leaders take with them their knowledge, networks, and experience.

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Gifts to a City

News Story — Crissy Field

The Haas family's local legacy

The San Francisco Chronicle traces the Haas family's generations of philanthropy in the Bay Area, and the impact it's having.

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Fostering Success at Community Colleges

Report — College Success

How can community colleges best foster student success?

This report looks at community college policies in California and how they might be reformed.

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Presidio Receives $15 Million from the Haas, Jr. Fund

Press Release — Crissy Field

Major philanthropic gift marks milestone in the Presidio’s conversion

Helping to advance the Presidio's value to the community as a national park for all, particularly youth, families, and underserved communities.

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How to Invest in Immigrant Integration

Report — Immigrant Rights

Engaging newcomers and communities to build a stronger society

A succinct 2006 toolkit provides data, perspectives, policy models, and other resources to inform philanthropic work on immigrant integration.

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Making the Most of Each School Day

Report — College Success

The After School Project on Coaching Corps

This 2006 report on developing quality out-of-school programs profiles HJF grantee Coaching Corps.

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3 Keys to Getting Nonprofit Leadership Development Right

Report — Leadership

A foreword by VP of Programs Sylvia Yee

The Haas, Jr. Fund’s VP of Programs Sylvia Yee shares key insights from our efforts supporting leadership development.

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Curated Collections

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

Messaging for College Affordability

Boosting broad support for college affordability and access for all in California is possible with the right messages and messengers.

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Young student sitting on stairs with books

Student Transfer Stories

Four students share the choices, detours, advocates, and small acts of courage that carried them from one learning community to the next.

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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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Featured Content

College Transfer Students Share Their Stories During National Student Transfer Week

Going Where The Voters Are

Philanthropy News Digest Q&A with Cathy Cha

Diego Rivera’s America at SFMOMA

Supporting Democracy Dollars Is a Powerful Way Funders Can Protect Local Elections

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Managing Transitions

Marriage Equality Experts Weigh Steps After Prop 8

Closing California’s Education-Skills Gap

Marriage Equality Partners Win Communications Award

Play Sports, Do Better in School

Advancing Good Governance

Progress from the Pulpit

An In-Depth Analysis of the Prop 8 Vote

Sex and the Seminary

The In-Between Nonprofit Boards

California’s Immigrants May Have Major Electoral Impact

The Departing

Gifts to a City

Fostering Success at Community Colleges

Presidio Receives $15 Million from the Haas, Jr. Fund

How to Invest in Immigrant Integration

Making the Most of Each School Day

3 Keys to Getting Nonprofit Leadership Development Right

Curated Collections

Messaging for College Affordability

Student Transfer Stories

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund

Coaching Video Series

Social Change Leadership

The FLA Evaluation

Featured Content

College Transfer Students Share Their Stories During National Student Transfer Week

Going Where The Voters Are

Philanthropy News Digest Q&A with Cathy Cha

Diego Rivera’s America at SFMOMA

Supporting Democracy Dollars Is a Powerful Way Funders Can Protect Local Elections

We’re a Learning Organization

Resources Search Filters

Resources That Match Filter Criteria

Managing Transitions

Marriage Equality Experts Weigh Steps After Prop 8

Closing California’s Education-Skills Gap

Marriage Equality Partners Win Communications Award

Play Sports, Do Better in School

Advancing Good Governance

Progress from the Pulpit

An In-Depth Analysis of the Prop 8 Vote

Sex and the Seminary

The In-Between Nonprofit Boards

California’s Immigrants May Have Major Electoral Impact

The Departing

Gifts to a City

Fostering Success at Community Colleges

Presidio Receives $15 Million from the Haas, Jr. Fund

How to Invest in Immigrant Integration

Making the Most of Each School Day

3 Keys to Getting Nonprofit Leadership Development Right

Curated Collections

Messaging for College Affordability

Student Transfer Stories

Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund

Coaching Video Series

Social Change Leadership

The FLA Evaluation

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