News Coverage
Featured below are select articles and stories featuring Silicon Valley Community Foundation leadership, programs, partners and impact.
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
2012
Report Outlines Indian American Philanthropy in Silicon Valley
IndiaWest, May 4, 2012
South Bay Attacks Payday Lending
NBC Bay Area, April 25, 2012
Andreessen Horowitz partners pledge half their earnings to philanthropy
Mercury News, April 27, 2012
50 Best Nonprofits to Work For in 2012
NonProfit Times, April 1, 2012
Report gives C's, D's to schools in educating poor, minority students.
Mercury News, March 23, 2012
A Good Year for Holiday Fund
The Almanac Online, March 15, 2012
Beyond the Headlines Bridging the Income Gap
ABC 7, February 26, 2012
Santa Clara County supervisors vote to curb payday lending
Mercury News, February 29, 2012
Silicon Valley Neighbors, Facing Vastly Different Tax Rates
New York Times, February 23, 2012
Prop. 13 doesn't fit California's new economy
S. F. Chronicle - February 12, 2012
State of the Valley conference highlights
February 10, 2012
Editorial: Joint Venture's latest Index takes on sacred cow: Proposition 13
Mercury News - February 9, 2012
Silicon Valley researchers say California tax system nearing crisis (audio)
KCBS SF - February 8, 2012
Silicon Valley job growth sizzles in 2011, but new report also issues warnings
Mercury News - February 8, 2012
Silicon Valley Leaders: Prop. 13 not working anymore
Bay Area Citizen - February 7, 2012
Report: Silicon Valley Leading US Out of Recession (video)
ABC7 News - February 7, 2012
Report: Silicon Valley sees growth in jobs, wealth
The Associated Press - February 7, 2012
Young Internet entrepreneurs embrace philanthropy
Christian Science Monitor and Chronicle of Philanthropy – January 24, 2012
On Deadline: Impacts of Proposition 13 to be explored Feb. 10 at Silicon Valley Conference
Palo Alto Online – January 24, 2012
2011
Holiday train to return next year
San Mateo Daily Journal – December 22, 2011
“Inside Silicon Valley” on KLIV with host Russell Hancock of Joint Venture
Silicon Valley Network – December 16, 2011
Luxury retailers in Silicon Valley prepare for new wealth as stock sales equal big payouts
The Associated Press – November 20, 2011
City and statewide officials say curbs are needed on payday lending industry
Mercury News – November 1, 2011
Editorial: If state won’t ban predatory payday lending, cities and counties must restrict it
Mercury News – October 30, 2011
Consumed by Payday Loans: State legislators offer haven for lenders deemed “predatory”
Mercury News – October 30, 2011
Just Getting Started
Gentry – October 2011
County taking on gun violence
Daily Journal – September 30, 2011
Donor Advised Funds Show Rise in Giving
Wall Street Journal – September 23, 2011
Payday lending under scrutiny in San Francisco Bay Area cities
San Francisco Examiner – July 23, 2011
County mulls payday loan options
San Mateo Daily Journal – June 16, 2011
In Mountain View, 2 contrasting Economic Worlds Intersect
New York Times-The Bay Citizen – June 5, 2011
East Palo Alto nonprofits say to bank: please stay
Palo Alto Online – June 2, 2011
Payday loan ban proposed
San Mateo Daily Journal – May 9, 2011
Gilroy Foundation Grows to $8 Million, Gives Back
Gilroy Dispatch – May 2, 2011
Leonard Ely, Palo Alto philanthropies, dies at 87
Palo Alto Weekly – April 29, 2011
Design for Bay Area Growth at Your Fingertips
The Bay Citizen – April 20, 2011
Tech giants big profits underscore the tale of two Silicon Valleys
Mercury News – April 17, 2011
Silicon Valley Index suggests economic recovery
Palo Alto Weekly – February 14, 2011
Study sees signs of recovery in the Silicon Valley
KGO-TV – February 14, 2011
Silicon Valley Employment Stabilizes at 2004 Level
Bloomberg News – February 14, 2011
2010
Finding Alternatives to Payday Loans
KQED’s California Money – Dec. 21
Expiring jobless benefits putting stress on food banks
ABC-TV – December 1, 2010
What Should the Classroom of the Future Look Like?
KQED’s Mind/Shift – Oct. 11, 2010
Report: Safety Net Funds Well Used
San Mateo Daily Journal – Oct. 4, 2010
San Bruno Fire Fund: Donations Pour In For Victims
San Francisco Chronicle – Sep. 11, 2010
Editorial: It isn’t just the wealthy who should be philanthropists
Mercury News – Aug. 6, 2010
Foundation awards $1.3 million in local grants
Palo Alto Weekly – July 16, 2010
Grant Money a Big Help to Silicon Valley Food Bank
KCBS radio – July 8, 2010
$1.3M given for food and shelter
San Mateo Daily Journal – July 8, 2010
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gives $1.3M in grants to local nonprofits
San Jose Business Journal – July 7, 2010
Is Corporate Citizenship Measuring Up: The Latest Data
Fast Company – May 13, 2010
The End of the 460 Percent APR: Tackling Payday Lending in California
Community Investments – Spring 2010
Lacking State Funding, Response Rate for Census Lags
Associated Press – April 11, 2010
Silicon Valley Gears Up to Change its Course
KGO-TV – Feb. 12, 2010
Silicon Valley Faces New Challenges
The California Report, KQED – Feb. 11, 2010
Report Warns Silicon Valley Could Lose Its Edge
New York Times – Feb. 11, 2010
Silicon Valley Enters New Phase of Uncertainty
Mercury News – Feb. 11, 2010
Why Silicon Valley Faces Fresh Threats
San Francisco Chronicle – Feb. 11, 2010
Texting campaign raises millions for Haiti relief
KGO-TV, David Louie – Jan. 14, 2010
Second $50,000 match offered for Haiti relief
The Almanac – Jan 16, 2010
Local fund seeks Haiti quake relief efforts donations
Palo Alto Online – Jan. 13, 2010
2009
County gets thousands for better planning
The (San Mateo) Daily Journal – Aug. 6, 2009
Study planned to analyze Coastside health care
Half Moon Bay Review – Aug. 5, 2009
The NonProfit Times Power and Influence Top 50 (pdf)
NonProfit Times – Aug. 1, 2009
$500,000 in emergency grants for 23 nonprofits
Palo Alto Online – July 30, 2009
Students fight for own ‘Bill of Rights’
The Daily Journal – July 11, 2009
$1M in safety net grants awarded
San Mateo Daily Journal – July 1, 2009
Local nonprofits get $1M in "safety net" grants
Palo Alto Weekly - June 30, 2009
Remaking the Nonprofit Landscape
San Francisco Chronicle – June 19, 2009
In Good We Trust
San Francisco Magazine – June 2009
Hard Times Getting Harder
Palo Alto Weekly - May 29, 2009
How Microlending Helps Communities
San Francisco Chronicle – May 29, 2009
Community Foundation, San Mateo County offer grants
Palo Alto Weekly – May 4, 2009
Emergency grants aid economic woes
San Mateo Daily Journal – May 2, 2009
Schools benefit from foundation grant for math instruction
Half Moon Bay Review – April 2, 2009
Grants to expand legal services for immigrants
Palo Alto Weekly - March 11, 2009
Tax plan could hurt charitable giving
KGO - February 26, 2009
Silicon Valley's next challenge: Retraining
San Francisco Chronicle - February 17, 2009
San Mateo County adopts children's Bill of Rights
San Francisco Chronicle - February 9, 2009
As economic crisis deepens, private foundations step into the breach
Christian Science Monitor - February 8, 2008
500,000 in grants to address foreclosure crisis
Palo Alto Weekly - February 6, 2009
2008
Editorial: Food, shelter crisis hits 'new poor': Us
Palo Alto Weekly - December 19, 2008
Coastside social service agencies win grants
Half Moon Bay Review - December 18, 2008
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gives nonprofits $3M in emergency funds
Silicon Valley Business Journal - December 16, 2008
Valley Facing Food and Shelter Emergency
Palo Alto Weekly - December 7, 2008
Demand for Food and Clothing Skyrocketing
ABC TV - December 8, 2008
Foundation raises $1M for Food and Shelter
San Francisco Business Times - December 5, 2008
Community foundation offers challenge grant for needy
Los Altos Town Crier – October 22, 2008
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Regional Meeting
Foundation Center – October 16, 2008
Silicon Valley foundation helping families
San Francisco Chronicle – October 16, 2008
Online board tutorial launched
Philanthropy Journal – October 7, 2008
Foundation diverting funds from art to aid
San Francisco Chronicle - September 10, 2008
Silicon Valley Community Foundation picks key grantmaking areas
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal - September 10, 2008
Doing Good at a Distance (pdf)
Town & Country - June 2008
African American Philanthropy
Carnegie Reporter - Spring 2008
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Builds on its Vision
San José Mercury News - May 13, 2008
Foundation awards $182 million in grants
Palo Alto Weekly - April 21, 2008
State of the Valley Conference - Getting Ready for the Big One
KQED Public Radio - March 13, 2008
State of the Valley Conference - Keynote Presentation - Globalization and Silicon Valley: Where Do We Go From Here?
KQED Public Radio - March 6, 2008
Jefferson Award Presented to Catalino Tapia, Seed money fulfills
dream of helping kids
San Francisco Chronicle - March 2, 2008
State of the Valley Conference
KTEH Public Television - February 29, 2008
Silicon Valley Continues On Economic Comeback
Wall Street Journal - February 19, 2008
Silicon Valley Losing Middle Wage Jobs
New York Times - February 19, 2008
Report: Midwage Jobs Vanish in Silicon Valley
San Francisco Chronicle - February 19, 2008
Silicon Valley Gaining Jobs, Losing Middle Class
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal - February 19, 2008
2007
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Making Impact (includes video)
ABC-7 News - October 11
Open Forum: It's Time for New Ways to Give
San Francisco Chronicle - October 9
Nonprofits holding their breath
Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal - August 31
15 Minutes with Emmett Carson (PDF)
Stanford Social Innovation Review - Summer 2007
SSIR managing editor Eric Nee met with Emmett Carson, CEO and president, to discuss his bold plans for the newly merged Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards (PDF)
San Francisco Business Times - June 8, 2007
CFO Vera Bennett is the Community Service Finalist for the Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards, presented by San Francisco Business Times and Larkin Street Youth Services.
Joining Communities Across the Nation to Take Action Against Climate Change (PDF)
Acterra - EcoAdvocate - Spring 2007
Weekly Holiday Fund tops $3 million mark
Palo Alto Weekly, CA – May 1, 2007
600 community members donated to the Palo Alto Weekly's Holiday Fund which is managed by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Innovative Preschool stresses English
San Mateo Daily Journal – April 9, 2007
Family literacy programs thrive as adult schools partner with preschools through Raising A Reader®.
REIT buys Santa Clara Tech Center complex for $70 million
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal – April 6, 2007
Silicon Valley Community Foundation owns two of the three Tech Center buildings and is recipient of Sobrato's donation.
Spaces and Places: Parcel along I-880 sold to Opus West
San José Mercury News – April 3, 2007
Sobrato Development donates millions of dollars worth of real estate to the community foundation.
CEO Emmett Carson Unifies Silicon Valley Community Foundation and the Communities It Serves (PDF 3mb)
San José Magazine – April 2007
CEO and president Emmett Carson is featured in San Jose Magazine's April SV Profile.
Youth empowerment: Summit warns, empowers youth to avoid street crime
San José Mercury News - March 11, 2007
CEO shares vision for troubled E. Palo Alto (PDF 70k)
San José Mercury News - February 4, 2007
San José Mercury News editorial highlights Silicon Valley Community Foundation's commitment to supporting change in East Palo Alto.
Spotlight: Billion Dollar Man (PDF 8.5mb)
Valley Life Quarterly, CA - Winter 2007 edition
Community foundation CEO and president Emmett Carson is interviewed on his vision for Silicon Valley's philanthropic future in this issue of Silicon Valley/San José Business Journal's magazine.
Charitable Instinct Lacking (PDF)
San José Mercury News editorial - January 1, 2007
The Mercury News challenges the new Silicon Valley Community Foundation to encourage more philanthropy in the region.
2007 Social Capitalist Awards
Fast Company Magazine, CA - Dec/Jan 2006 issue
Raising A Reader receives 2007 Social Capitalist Award from Fast Company magazine for second year in a row.
2006
Bay Area wealthy are less giving
Study finds affluent of L.A. donate nearly twice as much
San Francisco Chronicle - December 26, 2006
The New Face of Philanthropy and A Foundation for the Next Era (PDF)
Palo Alto Weekly - December 13, 2006
Silicon Valley Community Foundation names two leaders
San José Business Journal, CA - November 14, 2006
New Director Leads Merged Community Foundations
San Francisco Business Times - November 6, 2006
Carson begins work on molding new community foundation
Silicon Valley/San José Business Journal - November 3, 2006
The Visionaries of Silicon Valley (PDF 1.1mb)
Philanthropy Today - September 2006
First CEO named for huge new foundation
San Francisco Chronicle - August 3, 2006
With hire, charity sets course (PDF)
San José Mercury News, August 3, 2006
An outspoken outsider takes reins of merged foundations (PDF)
San José Mercury News editorial, August 3, 2006
Foundation created by merger of groups sees promising start (PDF)
San José Mercury News - July 14, 2006
Non-profits team up to give big (PDF)
San José Mercury News - July 13, 2006
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