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Foundation, President's Updates

Sooner Rather Than Later

Sooner Rather Than Later

Laurie Dachs offers concluding reflections on the Foundation and its spend down.

Education, STEM, Character, Education policy

Investing in the Promise of All Youth

Investing in the Promise of All Youth

Susan Harvey offers concluding reflections on the Foundation’s Education Program.

Water, Land, Environment

Supporting California’s Water and Land Future

Supporting California’s Water and Land Future

Joya Banerjee offers concluding reflections on the Foundation’s Environment Program.

Resiliency, Effectiveness

Resilience in 2020: What Does It Take?

Resilience in 2020: What Does It Take?

New research examines how nonprofits have experienced the crises of 2020 – and what this tells us about organizational resilience.

Foundation, Education, Environment

The Commonwealth Club’s 2020 Distinguished Citizens Award (Video)

The Commonwealth Club’s 2020 Distinguished Citizens Award (Video)

Dr. Gloria Duffy of the Commonwealth Club interviews Lauren Dachs, Joya Banerjee, and Arron Jiron in this tribute to the Foundation, a recipient of the Club’s 2020 Distinguished Citizens Award.

Education, STEM

The Promise of Quality Science Education for All

The Promise of Quality Science Education for All

California leaders are working to bring the power of high-quality science instruction to every young person in the state. This focus is especially important as society seeks to eliminate systemic racism, a pandemic underscores the importance of scientific literacy, and distance learning becomes the norm in the new school year.

Effectiveness

Special Grantmaking: A Purposeful, Flexible Resource for Foundations

Special Grantmaking: A Purposeful, Flexible Resource for Foundations

Matthew La Rocque and Barbara Kibbe describe the many uses and benefits, as well as ways to address potential challenges, associated with special grant funds.

Features, Resiliency, Effectiveness

Growing Resiliency: Turbulent Times Call for Dialogue Between Funders and Nonprofits

Growing Resiliency: Turbulent Times Call for Dialogue Between Funders and Nonprofits

An updated Resiliency Guide helps funders and grantees consider the complex environments nonprofits operate in, and explore ways to enhance their ability to adapt to shocks and disruptors.

Resiliency, Effectiveness

Resilience at Work

Resilience at Work

Timely independent research addresses how nonprofits adapt to disruption – and ways that funders can help.

Foundation, Features, President's Updates

President’s Update: Spring 2020

President’s Update: Spring 2020

Lauren B. Dachs writes about the Foundation’s response to COVID-19 in context of its concluding year.