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Senior Advisor on Social Innovation for , Social Startup Success author, Stanford lecturer, Spark cofounder & mom of three. Views mine!

San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2010

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    Californians, when we work together, there's no challenge we can't face!🤝 SO excited to share the 2021 Social Innovation Impact Report, from 's Office! Read about the power of partnership: [1/2]

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  2. Proud of our partnership with - a CA-based humanitarian org with deep ties to Ukraine - to make this shipment possible, and to the many California companies which have already contributed over $85 M to support Ukrainains!

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  3. Women's History Month is a chance to uplift the incredible women in my life, including my AMAZING friend , who made history as California's 1st-ever Surgeon General. More on the impact she made with :

    Kathleen, in a white blouse and black blazer, smiles as she puts her arm around Dr. Burke Harris, who wears a bright, floral pink dress.
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  4. Happy publication day to the amazing and Beth . Their new book, The Smart Nonprofit, is a must-read for organizations in the 21st century, shedding light on how we can address the ethical and practical challenges of AI. Find it here: .

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  5. Tonight the Governor will be highlighting how California has been successful, and how we continue moving forward on that path. Tune in to hear more!⬇️⬇️⬇️

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  6. Funders and Californians across the state are working in lock-step to . 🇺🇦 Learn about the critical work of , with resources and vetted funds from , , , and more:

    A large crowd of Ukrainians protest and march, with many holding a large Ukrainian flag together, and others holding smaller flags behind them.
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  7. Farm to school programs nurture students’ minds and bodies, and cultivate healthier, more equitable and sustainable communities. Discover this roadmap for CA by , , and many more leaders and educators: 👇 .

    A collage of 7 colorful photographs. Children enjoy fresh vegetables: a smiling young girl holds a carrot, and a young boy bites into nopales, a type of cactus leaf popular in Mexican cooking. Farmers stand in their fields and gardens proudly holding the food they have grown, green vegetables and yellow squash. A photo in the center of the collage shows a child's hands receiving a plate containing a colorful and nutritious meal.
    Against a backdrop of green leaves and red and green apples, text reads, "Every dollar that schools invest in local foods adds more than $2 to the state economy. And every job created to produce local foods leads to $1.67 more jobs in the state economy."
    On a green background, text reads, "Farm to school programs help promote: child well-being, economic growth, environmental resilience, and racial equity."
    Quotes from students in the California school system are shown alongside a photograph of fresh tomatoes. Text written on a chalkboard reads, "We would like to have the option to help create the school menu, either by voting on food items or providing suggestions....and I think we would enjoy being able to help prepare and cook the school food." - High School Student, Sacramento, CA. Text written on another chalkboard below reads, "[I'd like] learning how to cook and then [try] it for lunch, like a class before the lunch period." - Middle School Student, Redmond, CA.
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  8. Today Newsom is announcing a brand new, bold and innovative way to help people experiencing mental illness and homelessness: Care Courts. More here! ⬇️

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  9. As Black History Month ends, I've been reflecting on art & healing, and what it'll take to get there. Read about the work of my amazing photography teacher Cornell Watson, even in the face of censorship: 📷:

    A B&W photograph of a young Black woman leading a protest in front of an historic UNC Chapel Hill building. She wears a "Black by Popular Demand" tee shirt, and protest attendees can be seen listening from behind.
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  10. We must embrace Black history not just during Black history month, but throughout our future of social, economic, & environmental change. As writes, Black history shows how communities not only persist, but innovate when confronted by change:

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  11. I'm SO excited to teach a class on challenging the status quo 's this spring! I'll be teaming up with three amazing SEERS Fellows from Manzanita Capital Collective, and . Learn more:

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  12. A wonderful example of what truth and healing looks like in action. This redwood forest has been given back to Indigenous people. The partnership of & the Intertribal Sinkyone Council shows a path to heal the land & communities of CA: .

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  13. When Californians come together to show love for our neighbors, we become stronger than ever! 🧡 Read my new Op-Ed on how companies can show love this and beyond, through giving and the spirit of partnership:

    Governor Newsom hugs an emotional woman in front of a chain link fence.
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  14. 5/ In 2022 & beyond, there is so much more to do. As said, “As we continue our work together, we’ll stay focused on our guiding light: building a California For All.” Excited to roll up my sleeves & get to work in service of the vision!

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  15. 4/ Before the summit we asked our partners and state colleagues to share their purpose in this work, or their "why." As you can see from this word cloud, it was so inspiring to see our common purpose.

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  16. 3/ As my kids always say, team work makes the dream work, and in California we we have leveraged the strength of our economic power and innovation by working with companies, nonprofits, and foundations to tackle our state’s biggest challenges.

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  17. 2/ Still beaming from our State of CA Philanthropy Summit. 60 philanthropy CEOs connected on how we might build PPPs to advance CA's top priorities like housing & homelessness, jobs & the economy, climate change, civic engagement, immigration, and Native American Truth & Healing.

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  18. 1/ “No one sector can act in isolation. Our success requires local, state, and federal coordination with the private sector to best serve Californians, and we couldn’t have gotten to where we are now without partnership.” – .

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  19. This will be a year of change for philanthropy, government, businesses, and nonprofits as we work to build a more equitable and supportive infrastructure in America. See how you can help strengthen this foundation in 2022 in my newsletter: .

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  20. Feb 9

    What an amazing CA Philanthropy Summit with and yesterday focused on tackling challenges together! We are proud every day to work with philanthropic and state partners on cross-sector collaboration in California

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  21. What does the Super Bowl have to do with closing the digital divide, reentry, and connecting families? Thanks to and 's partnership with and , a lot! More:

    Two fathers, wearing uniform blue shirts and baseball caps, jump excitedly, mid-cheer, with their two sons or relatives in a recreation room.
    A Black man in a white tee shirt and baseball cap gives a piggy-back ride to his two adolescent sons on a sunny day near a metallic fence. All are smiling.
    A young girl and boy pose with an older woman in their family, holding a green photo frame that reads #ForeverFamily with flowers in each corner, in front of a red curtain.
    A young father with locs gives his daughter a kiss on the cheek, while she laughs, revealing her missing baby teeth.
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