Haas Sr. Blog

Operationalizing
Trust-based Philanthropy:
A Learning Lab for the Field

Endeavor Fund as case study, part one At the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, we’re making shifts in our practice and, at 71 years old, learning new things. This blog shares our recent process for establishing the Endeavor Fund, a new $24.5M, seven-year initiative aimed at closing the racial and gender wealth gap that we

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The Walter & Elise Haas Fund’s
New Grantmaking Philosophy

The impact of philanthropic endeavors is inextricably linked to the health of the nonprofits philanthropy supports. A failure to support organizations’ well-being – their resilience – ultimately hinders their ability to effectively serve the people and communities philanthropy aims to benefit. In recent years, the Walter & Elise Haas Fund strengthened our commitment to justice,

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A Path to Economic Well-being: The Endeavor Fund Cohort

We are thrilled to announce the seven Bay Area nonprofits receiving grants from the Walter & Elise Haas Fund’s most substantial philanthropic initiative to date — the Endeavor Fund. These seven nonprofits will be awarded a total investment of $24.5M over the next seven years to combat one of the toughest problems of our time;

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Hearing Youth Voices

BAY Fellow Noah S. shares how the pandemic has affected youth mental health—and how respecting and including youth can help heal.


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