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    Monthly Archive for: "November, 2012"
    Where’s Bill and James? Touring Next Step Learning Center
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's Bill, Where's James
    Posted November 30, 2012

    Where’s Bill and James? Touring Next Step Learning Center

    This past Monday, Bill and James left the office to tour a few grassroots community centers that are making an impact within the East Bay. They were accompanied by Kathy Ahoy, who is a Public [...]

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    Where’s James? Getting Schooled in Girl Power and Activism
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's James
    Posted November 28, 2012

    Where’s James? Getting Schooled in Girl Power and Activism

    Recently, I spent two hours after school with the Girls for Change team at Shirakawa Elementary School in San Jose.  This team of six graders schooled me in Girl Power + activism.  Their project [...]

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    From Foster Care to Forever Families: Celebrating Alameda County’s 13th Annual Adoption Day
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Juvenile Judges Program, Social Worker Grant Program
    Posted November 26, 2012

    From Foster Care to Forever Families: Celebrating Alameda County’s 13th Annual Adoption Day

    By Ashley Murphy, Program Associate The 17th of November marked National Adoption Day, a day in which families all across the country gathered in courthouses to legalize and finalize the adoption [...]

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    A Chorus of Thanks From Bay Area Teachers
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In teacher grants
    Posted November 21, 2012

    A Chorus of Thanks From Bay Area Teachers

    This Thanksgiving, we at PVF are thankful for the generosity of our donors, who make it possible to support educational enrichment within Bay Area public schools. As a leader in grassroots [...]

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    Where’s James? Discussing Storytelling with FACE AIDS’ New Executive Director
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's James
    Posted November 16, 2012

    Where’s James? Discussing Storytelling with FACE AIDS’ New Executive Director

    Margo Watson (@MargWow) is the new Executive Director at FACE AIDS, and we sat down to talk over a cup of Blue Bottle coffee. I’ve watched FACE AIDS grow from a student organization at [...]

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    Where’s Bill? Checking In On Friends In the Field
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's Bill
    Posted November 12, 2012

    Where’s Bill? Checking In On Friends In the Field

    This past Friday, I decided to check in on some wonderful people working in the field in the Redwood City area, while accompanied by a local community member, Christine Rammler. For our first [...]

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    Where’s James? Brainstorming with FLY’s Christa Gannon
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's James
    Posted November 8, 2012

    Where’s James? Brainstorming with FLY’s Christa Gannon

    Where’s James? Follow PVF’s Executive Director, James Higa, out of the office for site visits and meetings with outstanding grassroots leaders. As PVF’s new Executive Director, I have been quite [...]

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    Facebook Gives Back to Its Neighbors through a New Fund with PVF
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Facebook Local Community Fund
    Posted November 7, 2012

    Facebook Gives Back to Its Neighbors through a New Fund with PVF

    Facebook, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is launching a community grant program in partnership with PVF. The Facebook Local Community Fund is designed to support 501(c)(3) non-profits [...]

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    Helping Youth Help Our Planet: PVF’s Science Resource Grant Program
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Science Grants Program
    Posted November 6, 2012

    Helping Youth Help Our Planet: PVF’s Science Resource Grant Program

    Imagine a random Tuesday morning spent engaging in the following activities: deploying a Van Dorn bottle to collect water samples to test their salinity, temperature, and density; releasing a 16 [...]

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