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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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     Bill Somerville’s Lifetime Achievement Award
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Board Member, Community Initiative, grassroots, philanthropy, PVF news, Where's Bill
    Posted December 4, 2025

    Bill Somerville’s Lifetime Achievement Award

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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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     Twenty Years On: Social and Emotional Learning Alumni Insights
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grassroots, non-profit, philanthropy
    Posted November 4, 2025

    Twenty Years On: Social and Emotional Learning Alumni Insights

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     Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Advancing Community Wellness at ALAS
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, grassroots, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF Donors
    Posted September 30, 2025

    Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Advancing Community Wellness at ALAS

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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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     Empowering Educators and Students with Agency by Design Oakland
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grantmaking, grassroots, teacher grants, TED Thinking
    Posted December 23, 2024

    Empowering Educators and Students with Agency by Design Oakland

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     Celebrating Black Philanthropy
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, corporate philanthropy, Designated Fund, foundations, grantmaking, grassroots, Inequality Gap, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF News, PVF news
    Posted August 30, 2024

    Celebrating Black Philanthropy

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     Connecting Communities Through Culture, Art and Design
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, grantmaking, grassroots, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF news, PVF News, TED Thinking
    Posted August 9, 2024

    Connecting Communities Through Culture, Art and Design

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     Empowering Future Innovators: A Day with The Circuit EPA
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, grantmaking, grassroots, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF News, PVF news, TED Thinking
    Posted August 2, 2024

    Empowering Future Innovators: A Day with The Circuit EPA

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