Pronounced “see me!” to acknowledge communities’ desire to be seen and considered, the Community Economic Mobilization Initiative (CEMI) partners with a growing list of grantees (funded partners) who aim to put communities first. Managed by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, CEMI is a trailblazing nonprofit capacity-building effort that was... Read more »

Pronounced “see me!” to acknowledge communities’ desire to be seen and considered, the Community Economic Mobilization Initiative (CEMI) partners with a growing list of grantees (funded partners) who aim to put communities first. Managed by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, CEMI is a trailblazing nonprofit capacity-building effort that was... Read more »

Managed by the San Francisco Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation and supported by a broad coalition of foundations, corporations, financial institutions, community-based organizations, government agencies, and housing advocates, The Partnership for the Bay’s Future (PBF) is an innovative and collaborative initiative focused on equitably producing and preserving affordable housing... Read more »

Eighty reproductive or birth justice organizations supported by Groundswell Fund or via one of its grantmaking partners reflected on their work, progress made, and challenges encountered in 2021. They described the headwinds and tailwinds they faced, the allies they worked with, and their strategies. Collectively, these organizations have programs in... Read more »

Managed by the San Francisco Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation, the Partnership for the Bay’s Future (PBF) is an innovative and collaborative effort of philanthropic, private, nonprofit, and public sectors using racial and economic equity as the guiding influence to ensure the Bay Area is a place where everyone... Read more »

In 2008, the Community Clinic’s Initiative launched a $1.6 million effort, the Community Health Organizing Project, to support statewide and regional advocacy efforts around health care reform and budget issues. The Project provided funding to the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) and 15 regional clinic networks working to bring more... Read more »

What can a community college do to ensure that its students complete their degrees and move forward into productive and fulfilling careers? Across the nation, policymakers, educators, students and their families are concerned about the low percentage of enrolled community college students who persevere to complete either a two-year or... Read more »