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    Monthly Archive for: "June, 2014"
    Our Partnership: Looking Forward
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Inequality Gap, philanthropy, PVF news
    Posted June 24, 2014

    Our Partnership: Looking Forward

    Philanthropic Ventures Foundation’s 2013 Report is now available online. In this post, our Executive Director and President reflect on PVF’s role in transforming philanthropy. [...]

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    Opening Up Windows of Opportunity for Youth
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Excursion Grant Program
    Posted June 17, 2014

    Opening Up Windows of Opportunity for Youth

    PVF’s Excursion Grant Program was established three years ago by a generous donor with a singular aim: let kids have fun. Mark Louie, a teacher at Hoover Elementary in Oakland, sought to do just [...]

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    PVF Works with Laney College to Promote Vocational Career Paths
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Meng Vocational Grant Program
    Posted June 11, 2014

    PVF Works with Laney College to Promote Vocational Career Paths

    by: Ashley Murphy, Program Officer Recently I attended the Career and Technical Education Open House at Laney College. The event was designed to showcase the vocational departments that equip [...]

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    Where’s Bill? Celebrating Parent Involvement at Cesar Chavez Academy
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Parent Involvement Worker, Where's Bill
    Posted June 2, 2014

    Where’s Bill? Celebrating Parent Involvement at Cesar Chavez Academy

    I recently attended a parent appreciation luncheon at East Palo Alto’s Cesar Chavez Academy put on by the three Parent Involvement Workers that PVF funds. This luncheon was born from our [...]

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