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Last
month, I attended a briefing on the key findings of a report recently
released by the UCLA Center on Philanthropy and Public Policy. Its title
was California Foundations 2004: Trends and Patterns. There was
some striking data that I would like to share with you. California is the second highest state for philanthropic giving ($31.8 billion in 2004) and assets ($510.5 billion in 2004), second only to New York. This is a hotbed for a growing and evolving philanthropic community. Between 1995 and 1998, there was a 28 percent growth in the number of
foundations in the California. That is not surprising, given the
technology industry boom. But between 1999 and 2004, during the technology
downturn and energy crisis, the number of California foundations grew by
nearly 50 percent. Looking locally, there has been dramatic growth in the
number of foundations in Santa Clara County, rising nearly 150 percent
since 1990. Another striking thing to me was how young much of our foundation
sector is in California and, particularly, in the Bay Area. Seventy-two
percent of Bay Area foundations have been created since 1990. Over one
quarter of Bay Area foundations have been created since just 2000! And 44%
of these “newbies” are in Santa Clara County!! Clearly, there is a lot of energy and interest in giving in this
Valley. There is also a lot of collaboration and group learning taking
place. That is exciting for us here at the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon
Valley (HFSV). We see the tremendous potential to affect positive change
in our region through a collective effort to give back. Over the next few months, the Hispanic Foundation will be announcing
new initiatives to further build the culture and practice of engaged
Latino philanthropy in 2007. What better place than here to work together
to invest in our community's success and inspire Hispanic children and
families to strive for and achieve their dreams.
2006 Circle of Friends All provided key capacity-building support to the HFSV because they believe in the power of philanthropy to inspire and affect positive change and our unique role as a conduit for community investment. Please take a look at our website, under Donors, for a description of their significant partnership in 2006.
Hispanic Charity Ball We would like to acknowledge, once more, our top sponsors for the 2006 event.
Sincere thanks go out to our 2006 event chairs: George Duran and Christine Harris. And three cheers to the 2006 HCB Steering Committee who organized a terrific event. We have a very exciting team co-chairing our 2007 Hispanic Charity
Ball—Yolanda Treviño, Deputy Public Defender, and Vintage Foster,
Publisher of the San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal. They have some
big plans for this year’s gala. So mark your calendars now to join us on Saturday, October 13th, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose for this year's gala!
Deadline This Friday for College Scholarship Applications
Funding for the scholarships was made possible through the Hispanic Women’s Council of Northern California, which donated over $18,000 to establish the Silicon Valley Latina Scholarship Fund with the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley in 2004. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2007. Please visit www.hfsv.org to download a copy of the application. Feel free to call 408-881-0560 with any questions.
2007 Board Appointments They are: Vintage Foster, Publisher of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal publisher (shown at left); Jan Masaoka, former executive director of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services; Erika Pineda Sharron, former Consul General of Guatemala; and, Francisco X. Márquez, General Counsel for Exeros, Inc. The four new members join a committed group of 11 existing leaders on the HFSV’s board: Hon. Teresa Guerrero-Daley (Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge), Jose Villarreal (San Jose Redevelopment Agency), Perla Rodriguez (Pacific Gas & Electric Company), Hon. Rosemary Kamei (Planned Parenthood Mar Monte), Muhammed A. Chaudhry (San Jose Education Foundation), Jess Gutierrez, Martha Kanter (Foothill-De Anza Community College District), Ivonne Montes de Oca (The Pinnacle Company), Marielena Scanlon (New York Life Insurance Company), Carmen Sigler (San Jose State University) and Sandra Soto (Office of U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren).
Community Conference Space Available Funding Opportunity for Work with Youth
Stewardship Council Youth Investment Program 2007 Grant
Workshops
Special Presentation With Latinos in the United States now making up 13 percent of the population and over 33 percent in California, the recently conducted Latino National Survey provides an opportunity to identify trends and dynamics at work among this complex and diverse ethnic population. With 8,600 respondents in 15 states and the DC metro area, the LNS represents the largest survey of its kind, allowing detailed analysis by national origin, generation, state and metro area including the San Francisco Bay Area. This first public presentation of these results in California will focus on findings in key issues impacting Latinos in the United States today: immigration, questions of immigrant assimilation, Latino ethnic identity and race relations, immigration policy and partisanship. Friday, February 23, 2007
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