SVCF Philanthropy Now Podcast

Latest Episodes:

A Conversation with SVCF's New President, Nicole Taylor Jan 23, 2019

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Nicole Taylor, SVCF's new president and CEO, started work at SVCF on Dec. 19, and had her first full weeks on the job in January. In this episode, Nicole sits down with Erica Wood, SVCF's chief community impact officer. She talks about her initial work listening to SVCF staff, community members and a wide variety of constituents, including nonprofit leaders and donors, to discover "who we are as a community foundation and who we should be."

Nicole describes this as a great time to have joined SVCF, given the work staff has recently done on workplace culture, especially. "There's such an incredible base to build on," she says.

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SVCF opens 2019 scholarship season Jan 09, 2019

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SVCF's 2019 scholarship programs opened January 7. For students Brian Carrozza and Ricardo Lombera, scholarships from SVCF were key in their educational journeys. In this podcast, Brian and Ricardo talk with Manuel Santamaria, vice president of community impact at SVCF, about what other students should know about navigating the financial aid process, writing a personal statement, seeking advice from advisors and more.

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Linking nonprofits to skilled volunteers Dec 12, 2018

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When local nonprofit Tax-Aid needed a new logo it found a pro bono graphic designer on online platform Catchafire. In this podcast, Sonali Arurkar, vice president of partnerships for Catchafire, and Jill Sturm, executive director of Bay Area nonprofit Tax-Aid, sit down with SVCF's vice president of community impact, Manuel Santamaria to talk about increasing the capacity of small nonprofits.

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Getting to know Nicole Taylor: SVCF's incoming CEO & President Dec 07, 2018

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In this edition of our podcast, Silicon Valley Community Foundation is pleased to feature a conversation between Greg Avis and Nicole Taylor. Greg has been leading SVCF as interim president since April 30, and Nicole Taylor was named by the board of directors as the new CEO and president of SVCF in early November.

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Gun Buy Back in San Jose Nov 28, 2018

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SVCF is supporting San Jose Police Department's gun buy back program as part of our work to strengthen relations between communities of color and law enforcement.

In this episode, Lieutenant Christina LaCap, who leads the gun buy back program for the San Jose Police Department, talks with Gina Dalma, SVCF's vice president of government relations, about her job with the police department and about making a community safer through community feedback and the unlikely partnership of philanthropy, police, and a local museum.

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Police Work in San Jose Nov 14, 2018

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San Jose is the 10th largest city in the country and has the least staffed police department in the nation. San Jose Police Chief Eddie Garcia sits down to talk with Gina Dalma, SVCF's Vice President of Government Relations, to talk about everything from building trust in the community to implicit bias training to what keeps Chief Garcia up worrying at night. SVCF has worked closely with the San Jose Police Department on scaling the department's community engagement work; specifically with youth and people of color; data collection and analysis; and, most recently, with the San Jose Police Foundation on its Gun Buy Back event to be held on December 1, 2018.

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Housing for All in Silicon Valley Oct 31, 2018

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What does the term affordable housing mean in Silicon Valley, and how are local advocates working to support its growth? In this episode, Deputy Director of housing group SV@Home, Pilar Lorenzana, joins SVCF's Senior Community Leadership Officer Remy Goldsmith to discuss the many aspects of affordable housing in the region. Pilar will be featured on the panel at SVCF's upcoming 2018 Regional Meeting, an event free to the public.

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SVCF Donor Circles Oct 17, 2018

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This podcast will highlight donor circles, one of the many ways we engage with our donors in order to enhance their philanthropic experience at SVCF.

We will hear from Tobi Becerra, Senior Philanthropy Advisor, and Sawako Sonoyama Clarin, Philanthropy Advisor, both of whom work with individual donors on their philanthropy in various ways. They will be interviewing two SVCF donors, Monica Cappuccini and Jim Ducey, who are active founding members of the Donor Circle for the Arts and Africa, respectively.

You will hear about SVCF's donor circles, why we think they're an important philanthropic tool, and what motivates our donors to become part of them.

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Foster Youth in the Bay Area Housing Crisis Oct 03, 2018

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The Bay Area housing crunch hits our most vulnerable residents hardest. That includes our local foster youth. In this episode, Andre Chapman, CEO and founder of Unity Care, is joined by Gina Dalma, SVCF's vice president of government relations, to discuss a new SVCF report about the housing challenges currently facing foster youth in the Bay Area.

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On The Table 2018: Finding Solutions to the Bay Area's Housing Shortage Sep 19, 2018

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On October 23, Silicon Valley Community Foundation will host its second On The Table event, a day of conversation to help find solutions to our region's housing shortage. You can register to participate or host a small-group conversation at siliconvalleycf.org/onthetable.

In this podcast, Bay Area director of programs for the Youth Leadership Institute, Fahad Qurashi, is joined by Mauricio Palma, SVCF's director of initiatives and special projects. Their conversation centers on how On The Table helps increase civic engagement, and how we can all approach the problem of housing in the Bay Area.

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