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Community
Bay Area Philanthropy, Business, and Community Advocates Unite to Launch Landmark Regional Housing... Bay Area Philanthropy, Business, and Community Advocates Unite to Launch Landmark Regional Housing Partnership
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Bay Area community and faith leaders, housing advocates, business leaders, and philanthropists...
Ventures
Quartz Africa: Andela’s Latest $100 Million Funding Round is Led by a Former US Vice President
This piece was published in Quartz Africa on January 23, 2019. Software developer training and outsourcing company, Andela...
Community
CZI’s Day of Service Highlights Bay Area Partners Addressing Pressing Local Challenges
In order to work toward a future for everyone where people have the power to shape their communities, it’s vital to invest...
Family Giving
Palo Alto Weekly: Priscilla Chan’s The Primary School combines health care with academics
Friday, January 11, 2019 When 4-year-old Julian DiCarlo started preschool at The Primary School in East Palo Alto, his mother...
Ventures
Fortune: Byju Education Startup Backed By Mark Zuckerberg Starts Global Expansion With Acquisition
This piece was published in Fortune on January 16, 2019. India’s leading education app developer, Byju, is tapping a war...
Community
Inspiring Young Leaders to Tackle Housing Affordability
“Being able to finish high school, attend college, almost graduate college — all of this is possible because I had a...
Community
CZI Hosts Open House in Redwood City; Staff Help Raise over $150,000 for Local Non-Profits
“We believe in supporting organizations from the ground up because we think those on the frontlines, and closest to those...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Provides Matching Donations for Camp Fire Relief
Communities in our home state of California have been devastated by recent wildfires. In an effort to help provide relief...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Moves into Redwood City
Reposted from the San Mateo Daily Journal The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has officially moved into Redwood City, where its...
Community
When it Comes to Fighting for Affordable Housing, Criminal Justice Reform, Elections Matter
Tuesday marked an historic election — with voters taking to the polls on a number of community-led ballot measures on...
Science
Top Scientists Honored at 7th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Silicon Valley
Mountain View, California — Last night, some of the biggest names in science, technology, and entertainment came...
Community
Voting has begun on critical housing and criminal justice ballot measures
With early and mail voting underway, critical community-driven ballot measures on criminal justice reform and housing...
Community
Landed: Helping Educators Live in the Communities They Serve
“The more teachers can stay in their communities and build roots, those benefits pour out to the students,” said Carol...
Education
Expanding Access to School Readiness Programs for Children in the Bay Area
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is supporting the Tides Foundation’s Bring Learning Home Initiative so that more students...
Community
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Invites Bay Area Organizations to Apply for New Grant Funding
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropy that engineers change at scale in science, education and issues related to...
Ventures
Chan Zuckerberg Supports RaiseMe In Helping More Students Own Their Path To College
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is proud to announce our support for RaiseMe, whose college readiness software platform is...
Community
Veterans and Affordable Housing Act Gains Momentum with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Donation
Sacramento, CA – The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has pledged support for Prop. 1, the Veterans and Affordable Housing Act,...
