People Laughing

How Funders Can Better Serve Grantees

I was born in New Mexico and grew up in a large, hard-working family. My…


Angela Blackwell

The Road to Equity

Over the past few months — as I’ve immersed myself in the Walter & Elise…


Not Hate San Francisco Photo

No Hate SF: Voices & Funds Raised Against Extremism

The United States is again confronting a surge of hateful extremism. Whether…


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Following Charlottesville

The hatred and bigotry that was expressed this week in Charlottesville,…


Closing the Women's Wealth Gap

Explaining the Women's Wealth Gap: Video

Understanding is the key to empathy — and effective action. For over a year,…


Paul Flores

Creative Work Fund Grants Reflect Diversity and Community Change

The Creative Work Fund (CWF) is awarding 15 new grants, totaling $600,000, to…


Bill Goldman

On the Passing of Board of Trustees President William S. Goldman

It is with great sorrow that the Walter & Elise Haas Fund mourns the loss…


Roadwork after disaster

Remembering Disaster, Ready for Disaster

Twenty-five years ago this week, the Oakland Hills firestorm killed 25 people…