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Ted Waitt, the founder and owner of Gateway and head of the Waitt Family Foundation,
recently established the Digital Divide Fund at The San Diego Foundation.
The fund will grant to organizations and projects that are working
to bridge the digital divide in America. Ted and his family believe
in using the power of technology to build strong communities, and
are working to provide computer resources to empower individuals,
families, organizations, and communities.
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The September 11th Fund, established by The New York Community Trust and United Way of New York City, has awarded an additional 28 grants to continue to meet the immediate needs of victims, their families, and communities affected by the tragic events of September 11th. The 28 new grants awarded November 9-30 total $14.7 million. Read Full Press
Release The San Diego Foundation is currently offering two funds that support relief efforts from the September 11 tragedy. Learn How to Make a Contribution
At the Board Meeting in September 2001, The San Diego Foundation's Board of Governors approved 155 grant recommendations from Donor Advised funds, a total amount of $1,038,571, to a number of organizations in San Diego County. Read Full Article A recent survey conducted by The San Diego Foundation examined the impact of California's energy crisis on local nonprofit organizations. It assessed the degree of impact the crisis has had, the consequences of increased energy costs on nonprofits, and how local nonprofits will pay for larger utility expenses. It also presents several actions foundations and grantmakers can take to address the crisis. Read Full Article The first grants from the Science & Technology and Environment
Grants Programs were awarded this spring to 23 San Diego County
organizations. Seventeen Science & Technology grants were be awarded,
a total of $573,354. Eleven Environment grants were awarded, totaling
$289,015. These grant programs correspond to the Environment and
Science & Technology Community
Knowledge Working Groups that The San Diego Foundation has recently
formed to answer our donors' various information needs. The groups
are composed of experts and specialists in particular fields and
headed by Directors of Analysis and Strategy.
105 San Diego County students, each with unique circumstances and
life experiences, but all possessing a similar goal of receiving
a quality education and making a positive contribution to society,
have been awarded scholarships from The San Diego Foundation to
help them achieve their dreams. These students have received scholarship
awards from 35 different scholarship funds at The San Diego Foundation.
Their awards range from $350 to $35,000, and together total more
than $300,000.
Two San Diego entrepreneurs, Darcy Bingham and Carrie Stone, have
established the San Diego chapter of Social Venture Partners, a
group which seeks to develop philanthropy and volunteerism to achieve
positive social change in the geographical region in which it is
located. Using the venture capital approach as a model, SVP is committed
to giving time, money, and expertise to create partnerships with
non-profit organizations. The San Diego Social Venture Partners
Fund will gather financial contributions for charities and hopes
to begin its first grant cycle later this year or early next year.
The San Diego Foundation has awarded the $250,000 Blasker Award
for Environmental Science and Engineering to Julian I. Schroeder,
a professor of biology in UCSD's Division of Biology, who has uncovered
the molecular mechanisms that allow plants to remove toxic metals
from contaminated soil and resist drought.
Sandra Brue, the fund advisor of the Sandra Brue Fund at The San Diego Foundation, recently published a guide to breast cancer resources that is available free to the residents of San Diego. Sandra spent more than four years researching and compiling this directory, which outlines a background of the disease, treatment options, resources, and numerous strategies and ideas to help women deal with this disease. You may obtain a copy by calling Lorraine Scanlon at 1-858-695-9611.
The San Diego Foundation has partnered with three dozen other community foundations throughout the nation on a long-term campaign to rebuild levels of connectedness in America's communities. As the first step of this campaign, we have undertaken a massive survey which outlines the strengths and areas that need improvement in the civic behavior of our nation's communities. This survey reveals that quality of life and happiness are the highest in communities with high levels of social interaction and engagement, or social capital. Press Release
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Waitt Establishes 'Digital Divide Fund' at The San Diego Foundation