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	May 1 deadline for Community Investment grants Attention nonprofits serving residents in the geographic area of Redwood City to Gilroy: May 1 is the community investment grant application deadline. Community investment grants are one-year general support grants. Grants of up to $20,000 are given to eligible nonprofits working in one or more of these focus areas: arts and cultural participation, education and lifelong learning, civic engagement or self-reliant individuals and families. Visit our website to sign up for one of our grant information meetings or to download a grant application. MORE...

	Greetings from the CEO I continue to be amazed at the high level of excitement that people and organizations have for the new Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Since we opened our doors on January 1, we have been involved in creating the community foundation’s vision, mission and values, and the challenging work of creating an organizational structure that will enable us to fulfill these high aspirations. MORE...

	Get Involved: Join the April Venture Van Tour Some say art is a mirror reflecting a society’s sensibilities, fears, challenges and wonders. Others believe that art is a hammer that the artist wields to mold and influence society. One characteristic of art is indisputable however: its unique ability to express and shape a community’s soul. MORE...

	Silicon Valley Community Foundation Leadership Team Continues to Grow It has been 10 weeks since the doors opened at Silicon Valley Community Foundation and energy and expansion continue to be defining characteristics of the new community foundation. Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the result of two parent foundations merging together and now, is one of the largest community foundations in the nation, with more than $1.5 billion in assets under management and 1,400 philanthropic funds. MORE...

	Community Impact: Advancing the Arts Initiative At a time when budgets continue to be tight and people ask, “Why should I support the arts when there are so many critical community needs?” the Silicon Valley Community Foundation offers one answer: because the arts can act as a change-agent to engage and inspire the entire community. MORE...