Upcoming Meetings & Events
Wednesday, July 1 Environment Affinity Group Meeting
Tuesday, July 14 The Choices We Make with Our Money Can Change the World
Wednesday, July 15 The Choices We Make with Our Money Can Change the World
To register for the July 14 and/or 15 seminars, visit www.siliconvalleycf.org
SV2 awarded "Outstanding Philanthropic Organization" of 2008 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) - Silicon Valley Chapter!
This award recognizes a civic or service club that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the community through direct financial support and philanthropic leadership. This honor celebrates the exceptional commitment to effecting positive social change that our partners exemplify in their work together and with our grantees. This award will be officially presented to SV2 at the AFP's "Silicon Valley Philanthropy Day" awards luncheon in November. Details at:http://afpsiliconvalley.afpnet.org/NPD/SiliconValleyPhilanthropy.aspx.
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SV2 Celebrates 10 Years of Philanthropic Impact!
September 2008:SV2 Partners and Grantees gathered at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center at Stanford University to celebrate SV2's Past, Present and Future!
SV2 Tenth Anniversary Film:Click here to watch the film we showed at the Tenth Anniversary Celebration
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Congratulations to our SV2 partners who completed SV2's first New Partner Grantmaking round this spring and awarded $25,000 to Breakthrough Silicon Valley!
Congratulations to the Environment Affinity Group's 2008 grantees:
- The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights was awarded $25,000 to support their work on state legislation for "green collar jobs"
- Build It Green was awarded $50,000 for the development of a software system to support the organization's GreenPoint rating system for evaluating the environmental responsibility of residential homes
- JobTrain (formerly OICW) was awarded $25,000 to grow and improve its solar panel installation job-training program
The Education, International, and Self-Reliance/Foster Care grantmaking groups will all be making their 2008 grant decisions in late summer/early fall 2008!
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Northern California Grantmakers' presents:
Visit the Northern California Grantmakers Calendar
Affinity Group Links (members only)