PRESS RELEASES

Listed below are the latest news announcements from Silicon Valley Community Foundation:

2009

March 2009

March 9

• More than $1.3 Million in Grants Awarded to Strengthen Legal Services for Immigrants and Bridge Cultural Gaps

March 3

• Community Foundation Awards $934,000 to Help Residents Get Financial Education and Build Assets

March 2

• Anne F. Macdonald Joins Community Foundation Board of Directors

February 2009

Feb. 17

• Joint Venture and Community Foundation Release 2009 SILICON VALLEY INDEX

Feb. 9

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards $500,000 in Grants to Address Foreclosure Crisis

January 2009

Jan. 28

• Donor Circle Awards Grants to 16 Arts Groups

Jan. 26

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation and eBay Foundation Announce New Relationship

Jan. 21

• Nancy H. Handel Named Chair of Silicon Valley Community Foundation Board of Directors

2008

December 2008

Dec. 16

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards $3 Million in Grants for Safety Net Services

Dec. 8

• Strengthen the Safety Net Campaign Achieves $1 Million Goal

November 2008

Nov. 11

• Raising a Reader Selects New Executive Director

Nov. 10

• Packard Foundation Donates $250,000 to "Strengthen the Safety Net" Campaign

Nov. 7

• Local Mission – Global Vision: Community Foundations in the 21st Century

October 2008

October 31

• New Donor Circle Will Offer Grants to Emerging Artists

Oct. 15

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Issues $1 Million Community Challenge for Food, Shelter

September 2008

Sept. 30

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Holds First Regional Meeting on OCT. 15

Sept. 16

• Learn About Serving on a Nonprofit Board

Sept. 10

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation to Award $1 Million for Food, Shelter and Basic Needs

August 2008

Aug. 19

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Announces New Department for Corporate Philanthropy and Names Two New Senior Leaders

Aug. 13

• Three New Members Join Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Board

JULY 2008

July 21

• The Community Foundation for San Benito County Teams With Silicon Valley Community Foundation To Better Serve Local Needs
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards Grants Within San Mateo County
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards Six Grants to Programs in East Palo Alto
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards Grants to Programs in Half Moon Bay
• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awards Grants for Programs in South San Francisco, Daly City and Pacifica

JUNE 2008

June 2

• Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces New Internet and E-mail Addresses (PDF)

APRIL 2008

April 29

• BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Named Custodian by Silicon Valley Community Foundation

April 21

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Exceeds $242 Million in Grantmaking in First Year

April 11

• Charitable Giving to Asia Simplified Through New Partnership

April 11

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Wins Four National Awards

April 9

• Emmett Carson to Deliver Commencement Speech at Morehouse College

FEBRUARY 2008

Feb. 19

• 2008 Index: Silicon Valley Growth in People, Jobs, Investment Pass Dot Com Boom Pace - Annual Report Also Cites Economic Challenges for Mid-Wage Earners

JANUARY 2008

Jan. 24

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Appoints New Vice President of Finance/Controller

Jan. 2

• Silicon Valley Community Foundation Names Patricia Bresee as Board Chair

ARCHIVES

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