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    Where’s Bill

     Where’s Bill? Visiting Tiny Houses for the Homeless in San Bruno
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Inequality Gap, Where's Bill
    Posted April 13, 2017

    Where’s Bill? Visiting Tiny Houses for the Homeless in San Bruno

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     Where’s Bill? Visiting Chapter 510 & The Dept of Make Believe
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's Bill
    Posted March 2, 2017

    Where’s Bill? Visiting Chapter 510 & The Dept of Make Believe

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     Where’s Bill? With Aly, Meeting the Movemeant Foundation Team
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In non-profit, Where's Bill
    Posted December 20, 2016

    Where’s Bill? With Aly, Meeting the Movemeant Foundation Team

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     Food Alone Won’t Solve Hunger: a Visit with Food Shift
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In grantmaking, grassroots, Where's Bill
    Posted September 8, 2016

    Food Alone Won’t Solve Hunger: a Visit with Food Shift

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     Where’s Bill? Learning the Ropes with the Outdoor Education Program
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In PVF News, Where's Bill
    Posted August 26, 2015

    Where’s Bill? Learning the Ropes with the Outdoor Education Program

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     Where’s Bill? Feeling the Energy at Camp Unity
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's Bill
    Posted July 15, 2015

    Where’s Bill? Feeling the Energy at Camp Unity

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     Where’s Bill and James? Giving Out-of-the-Box Advice to the San Bruno Community Foundation’s New ED
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In foundations, grassroots, Where's Bill, Where's James
    Posted June 11, 2015

    Where’s Bill and James? Giving Out-of-the-Box Advice to the San Bruno Community Foundation’s New ED

    by: James Higa, Executive Director Bill and I met with Leslie Katayama, a former colleague from the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, where Bill and I have both sat on the [...]

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     Where’s Bill? Seeing the Comprehensive Services Available at the St. Vincent de Paul Community Center
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In grassroots, non-profit, Where's Bill
    Posted June 11, 2015

    Where’s Bill? Seeing the Comprehensive Services Available at the St. Vincent de Paul Community Center

      by: Bill Somerville, Founder The St. Vincent de Paul Community Center on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland is a comprehensive collective of services to the poor. PVF funded the foot clinic, [...]

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     Where’s Bill? Helping to Address the Issue of Affordable Housing in San Mateo County
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's Bill
    Posted April 11, 2015

    Where’s Bill? Helping to Address the Issue of Affordable Housing in San Mateo County

    Affordable housing is the top issue of concern in San Mateo County. In response to this concern, the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County called a meeting of 35 program directors [...]

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     Where’s Bill? Touring UC Berkeley with a PVF Parent Involvement Worker
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    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Where's Bill
    Posted April 11, 2015

    Where’s Bill? Touring UC Berkeley with a PVF Parent Involvement Worker

    I offered one of the mothers who is aParent Involvement Worker a one-day visit for her and her two daughters to UC Berkeley. Walking on campus, dipping in on a large lecture room and observing a [...]

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