Silicon Valley Community Foundation
For The California Common Core Funders Collaborative
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Amount$35,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/7/2015
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
This grant supports the California Common Core Funder Collaborative, a group of funders with a shared interest in supporting successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards in California. Among the Collaborative’s goals are to: (1) understand the system that funders are trying to change and look to voices from the field to guide funders’ understanding; (2) align the priorities of various funders with the priorities of the field; (3) achieve coherence and critical mass among funders invested in the success Common Core standards; and (4) develop opportunities for funders of all different levels to advance high-quality Common Core implementation.
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation is CCCFC’s fiscal sponsor.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.siliconvalleycf.org
Address
2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA, 94040-1498, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the Holiday Fund
The Holiday Fund disburses funds to local newspapers that, in turn, make general operating support grants to a wide variety of local nonprofits, ranging from food banks to health centers to youth programs. While the Holiday Fund provides support for direct services through this program, it also stimulates giving by new donors, encourages the growth of philanthropy on the Peninsula, and increases newspaper readers’ awareness of local nonprofit organizations through both advertising and feature articles.
for support of the advancement of equity in the African-American Community in California
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a leading connector and collaborator in the region that is catalyzing resources to support Black power-building and movement-based organizations. This grant will contribute to sustaining investments and resources to eradicate systemic and institutional racism.
for strengthening Latinx‐led or serving orgs by investing in capacity and leadership activities
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a leading connector and collaborator in the region. This grant will support targeted, long-term investments for Silicon Valley’s nonprofits that serve Latinx communities or have Latinx leadership. This grant will contribute to sustaining investments and resources to eradicate systemic and institutional racism.
