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     Manzanita Works: Growing Something Steady
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grantmaking, grassroots, Inequality Gap, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF news, PVF News
    Posted March 3, 2026

    Manzanita Works: Growing Something Steady

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     Lesedi’s Remarkable Milestone in Rural Zimbabwe
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, foundations, grantmaking, grassroots, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF news, PVF News
    Posted February 13, 2026

    Lesedi’s Remarkable Milestone in Rural Zimbabwe

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     Art that Reflects the School Community
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In grantmaking, PVF Donors, teacher grants, Visiting Artist in the Classroom Program
    Posted January 20, 2026

    Art that Reflects the School Community

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     Reckoning in Real Time: What It Takes to Interrupt Harm and Repair Relationships
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grantmaking, grassroots, non-profit
    Posted December 12, 2025

    Reckoning in Real Time: What It Takes to Interrupt Harm and Repair Relationships

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     Climbing to New Heights with Forest and Tree
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grantmaking, grassroots, non-profit
    Posted November 21, 2025

    Climbing to New Heights with Forest and Tree

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     Supporting First-Generation Young Women in Half Moon Bay
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, customized giving, grantmaking, guest post, Judy Macias, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF News, scholarships
    Posted November 10, 2025

    Supporting First-Generation Young Women in Half Moon Bay

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     Bhangra & Beats Night Market: Rhythm, Community and Culture
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grantmaking, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF News, PVF news
    Posted July 29, 2025

    Bhangra & Beats Night Market: Rhythm, Community and Culture

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     Building a Brighter Smile for the South Coast
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, grantmaking, guest post, non-profit, PVF News
    Posted July 25, 2025

    Building a Brighter Smile for the South Coast

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     Celebrating CoastPride: Holding the Line for LGBTQIA2S+ Rights
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In grantmaking, grassroots, guest post, non-profit, PVF News
    Posted June 30, 2025

    Celebrating CoastPride: Holding the Line for LGBTQIA2S+ Rights

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     Bringing Story to Life: Mural-Making with Word for Word
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In grantmaking, PVF Donors, PVF news, PVF News, teacher grants, Visiting Artist in the Classroom Program
    Posted June 18, 2025

    Bringing Story to Life: Mural-Making with Word for Word

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