Past Social Investments
Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth
Palo Alto, CA (www.acterra.org)
Executive Director: Michael Closson
Grant Year 1: 2005 (STRENGTH)
Acterra’s mission is to protect and restore our local natural environment through stewardship, education and leadership. As the organization builds from a local into a regional restoration influence, theSTRENGTH grant will support its strategic planning and fund development activities.
Fresh Lifelines for Youth
San Jose, CA ( www.flyprogram.org )
Executive Director: Christa Gannon
Grant Year 1: 2005 (STRENGTH)
The mission of Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) is to educate disadvantaged and at-risk youth to help them become more responsible, accountable and capable of making healthier lifestyle choices. FLY’s objective is to reduce juvenile crime and incarceration through legal education, mentoring and peer leadership services that develop personal assets in at-risk youth. Through their STRENGTH grant, FLY will develop the fundraising capacity needed to support its expansion into San Mateo County.
New Teacher Center
UC Santa Cruz, CA (www.newteachercenter.org)
Executive Director: Ellen Moir
Grant Year 1: 2004 (STRENGTH)
The New Teacher Center’s mission is to improve student learning by supporting the development of an inspired, dedicated, and highly-qualified teaching force. The STRENGTH grant award will support the New Teacher Center in extending its teacher mentoring program into more subjects through the development of tools and training.
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Reading Partners (formerly YES Reading)
Menlo Park, CA (www.readingpartners.org)
Executive Director: Michael Lombardo
Grant Year 1: 2003 (STRENGTH)
YES Reading is an innovative literacy organization that recruits and trains community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring for at-risk students who are reading significantly below grade level. The STRENGTH grant has helped YES Reading to develop a distinct curricular program, assess student needs, and foster expansion into another community within San Mateo County.
YES Reading is an innovative literacy organization that recruits and trains community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring for at-risk students who are reading significantly below grade level. The STRENGTH grant has helped YES Reading to develop a distinct curricular program, assess student needs, and foster expansion into another community within San Mateo County.
Rotacare Free Clinic
Bay Area (www.rotacarebayarea.org)
Clinical Services Coordinator: Cheryl Channing
Grant Year 1: 2003 (STRENGTH)
To increase staffing to serve more non-chronic patients while providing more individualized high-quality care to the chronic illness patients at the clinic.
Loaves & Fishes
San Jose, CA (www.loavesfishes.org)
Executive Director: Christina Egan
Grant Year 1: 2002 (STRENGTH)
To implement their strategic plan and to support fund development.
Partners in Reading
San Jose, CA (www.sjlibrary.org/services/literacy/par/index.htm)
Contact: Gordon Yusko
Grant Year 1: 2002 (STRENGTH)
To support strategic planning, organizational development, and evaluation.
The Natural Step
San Francisco, CA (www.naturalstep.org)
Grant Year 1: 2002 (STRENGTH)
To support institutional growth for activities in Silicon Valley.
Opportunity Fund (formerly Lenders for Community Development)
San Jose, CA (www.opportunityfund.org)
Executive Director: Eric Weaver
Grant Year 1: 2001 (STRENGTH)
Eastside College Prep
East Palo Alto, CA 2001 (www.eastside.org)
To enhance their fund development efforts for annual and campaign giving.
Downtown College Prep
San Jose, CA 2001 (www.downtowncollegeprep.org)
To prepare for new site and plan for capital campaign.
Child Advocates
Milpitas, CA 2002 (www.cadvocates.org)
To increase California infrastructure to meet current and future demands for service.
Project HELP
Sunnyvale, CA 2000 (www.project-help.org)
Investment supports the scale-up of the HELP program.