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James Higa, former Senior Director in the Office of the CEO at Apple Inc., has joined Philanthropic Ventures Foundation as the new Executive Director – marking the first change in leadership [...]

At Philanthropic Ventures Foundation we try to go beyond the norm. Listed below are some of what we consider to be ingredients of good philanthropy which reflect the work we do: Where does PVF [...]

Guest post by Sister Christina Heltsley of the Saint Francis Center about what site visits are like from the perspective of the visited organization. You have, I am sure, heard the expression, a [...]

Guest post by Shannon Burns, who served as a PVF intern in November/December 2010 It’s official. I have entered the “Odyssey Years.” David Brooks penned this term for the [...]

The small plane crash in East Palo Alto on 17 February, 2010 took the lives of the three people in the plane, all employees of Tesla, and destroyed a number of homes and vehicles on the ground. [...]

Everyone wants their giving to be significant but how do you do it? Significant giving means having a positive impact for a better community. First off, look for quality factors in programs you [...]