Pam David joins Board of The Campaign for College Opportunity
The Campaign for College Opportunity announced that Pam David, Executive Director of the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, has joined its Board of Directors. The Campaign is a unique coalition of citizens from the social…
Six Weeks at the W&EHF
The Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs is a nine month, graduate-level experiential leadership training program that prepares individuals for effective and ethical leadership in the public affairs arena through six-week project placements in different sectors.…
We Are Everything We Are Not: West Wall Project No. 4
In 2007, the Walter and Elise Haas Fund inaugurated The West Wall Project to recognize and support some of the talented artists who have received Creative Work Fund grants. Every 18 months, an artist is…
Data That’s Meaningful…
I recently read a highly recommended article by Fay Twersky in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, titled “Keep Charity Evaluation Tests Relevant to the Needs of the People Served“. Fay, a senior advisor to the Hewlett…
Pam David Recognized with Neighborhood Excellence Initiative Award
Walter & Elise Haas Fund executive director Pam David has been named a “Local Hero” by Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Initiative. The bank recognizes Pam for her over 30 years of community activism on…
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New Grants in April
The Fund’s Board of Trustees met in early April and approved $1.71M in grants to 21 organizations. With these decisions, the Fund’s 2013 support of vital organizations working in the arts, economic security, education and Jewish life comes to nearly $3.6M. Details are here, along with…
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Transitions at the Fund
Dear Friends and Colleagues: It is with mixed feelings that I pass along the following letter from Anu Greenlee Cairo, who has…