SVCF Philanthropy Now Podcast
Listen to SVCF Philanthropy Now podcast episodes free, on demand. As the largest community foundation in the world, SVCF engages donors and corporations from Silicon Valley, across the country and around the globe to make our region and world better for all. With our podcast series, we explore trends in the world of philanthropy, social impact initiatives in Silicon Valley and beyond, and how SVCF promotes innovative philanthropic solutions to challenging problems. Tune in, subscribe, and for more about SVCF, visit siliconvalleycf.org.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2021
The Fight For Water In East Palo Alto
In today’s episode, Vu-Bang Nguyen, program officer for SVCF, is interviewing key stakeholders involved with the fight for water in East Palo Alto in anticipation of the upcoming release of our repor…
Why Focus on Collaboration? Merging Two Nonprofits to Help Silicon Valley Children
This episode explores the motivations, challenges and opportunities that exist when two Bay Area nonprofits merge. Our speakers will discuss how TeenForce and Silicon Valley Children’s Fund merged to…
Buena Vista Mobile Home Park: Amid Skyrocketing Real Estate Costs in Silicon Valley, How One Community Was Saved
The episode features Vu-Bang Nguyen, program officer for SVCF, Nadia Aziz from the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley and Maria Martinez from the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park. They describe the struggl…
Giving at the Holidays: Reflections on Select Local Nonprofit Organizations by SVCF’s Donor Experience Team
This episode features Misti Sangani, our chief donor experience and engagement officer, and Leah Wilberding, a philanthropy advisor at SVCF.They discuss a some local organizations that have been supp…
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Into Your Company
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal set of goals, targets and indicators that United Nations member states are usingto frame their agendas and political policies o…
Imagining the Possibilities: SVCF’s Anniversary Grant Program
Valerie Cuevas, interim vice president of strategic initiatives and grantmaking at SVCF, discusses the 10 nonprofit projects that received anniversary grants from SVCF in 2017.
SVCF’s 10th Anniversar…
Providing Services to Immigrants Facing Challenges in San Mateo County
Immigrants represent more than one third of the population in San Mateo County. In this episode, Manuel Santamaría, interim chief community impact officer at SVCF, speaks with Jasmine Hartenstein, co…
SVCF’s New Grantmaking Strategies
In this episode, Valerie Cuevas, interim vice president of strategic initiatives and grantmaking at SVCF, provides an overview of SVCF’s five new grantmaking strategies. These strategies were approve…
Protecting and Upholding the Civil Rights of All People with Anthony Romero and Jonathan Greenblatt
This episode was recorded Oct. 12, 2017, at SVCF’s
Regional Meeting event, held at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
The panelists are Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Libert…
Supporting Arts and Culture Through Corporate Responsibility Efforts
With our new Philanthropy Now podcast series, we explore trends in the world of philanthropy, social impact initiatives in Silicon Valley and beyond, and look at how SVCF promotes innovative philanth…
On the Table: Silicon Valley Residents Gather Over A Meal To Talk Housing
Why California’s Next Governor Must Support Young Children and Families
Can Technology Improve Relations Between Communities of Color and Law Enforcement?
Public Transit: Challenges to Access and Affordability in San Mateo County
It’s no secret that getting around Silicon Valley using public transit is tough. SVCF program officer Vu-Bang Nguyen and representatives from Youth Leadership Institute, one of SVCF’s grantee organiz…
Creating Affordable Housing in Silicon Valley: Policymaker panel moderated by Emmett Carson
As part of Affordable Housing Week 2017 in Santa Clara County, a distinguished panel of policymakers discuss ways to address the lack of affordable housing in Silicon Valley. Moderated by SVCF CEO Em…
A “Nail-Biting” Journey to Affordable Housing: Measure A’s Success in Santa Clara County
Erica Wood of SVCF speaks with Supervisor Cindy Chavez about what happened to enable the passage of Measure A for affordable housing last November in Santa Clara County. This $950 million obligation …
Strengthening Community Trust in Policing in San Jose, Part 2
Episode 14 is a two-part podcast that covers the highlights of a dynamic event held on Jan. 21, 2017 – the Community Trust in Policing Forum, held at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose. The event…
Strengthening Community Trust in Policing in San Jose, Part 1
Episode 14 is a two-part podcast that covers the highlights of a dynamic event held on Jan. 21, 2017 – the Community Trust in Policing Forum, held at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose. The event…
Why Third Graders’ Literacy is Vital to Silicon Valley’s Future
Today, Avo Makdessian, vice president and director of SVCF's Center for Early Learning, and Andrea Jones, initiative officer for The Big Lift, talk about The Big Lift program. The Big Lift is an init…
Who Are the New Givers and How Are They Different?
In this episode, we hear from SVCF CEO and President Emmett Carson on a panel about the new book, The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age.. Alongside David Callahan, the book'…