Tag Archives: trust

Where’s Bill? Hanging Out with Police Cadets at the Wilderness Program’s Ropes Course

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I recently visited the ropes course run by The Wilderness Program on San Bruno Mountain in Daly City, a beautiful park setting. PVF has been a supporter of the Wilderness Program for some time. Years ago we helped to fund … Continue reading →

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Getting to the Grassroots: Visiting Catholic Worker House in Redwood City

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

by: Ashley Murphy, Program Associate As the newest member of the PVF team, I am busy familiarizing myself with our various programs and grantees within the Bay Area. As part of this process, I have been doing some site visits, … Continue reading →

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25 Philanthropic Bullet Points

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

By: Bill Somerville There are certain givens when working in professional philanthropy (foundations). The list of 25 bullet points below is my effort to shed light on them, based on several decades working with and for grantmakers. Trust people – … Continue reading →

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Everything is About Relationships – Guest Post by Sister Christina Heltsley

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Guest post by Sister Christina Heltsley of the Saint Francis Center about what site visits are like from the perspective of the visited organization. You have, I am sure, heard the expression, a difference of night and day. Well, the … Continue reading →

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Trust = Bedrock of Good Giving

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

Congratulations to Janet Camarena, Director of the San Francisco Foundation Center Library, for her work in launching Glasspockets (www.glasspockets.org).  Will transparency lead to change? Professional philanthropy – foundations – are slow to change.  Despite all the talk, foundations are still … Continue reading →

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