
Can Technology Improve Relations Between Communities of Color and Law Enforcement?
Gina Dalma, vice president of government relations for SVCF, and Kona Shen, co-founder and CEO of My90, discuss how technology is being used to help strengthen relations between communities of color a...
16 Aug 201725min

Public Transit: Challenges to Access and Affordability in San Mateo County
It's no secret that getting around Silicon Valley using public transit is tough. SVCF program officer Vu-Bang Nguyen and representatives from Youth Leadership Institute, one of SVCF's grantee organiza...
3 Aug 201729min

Creating Affordable Housing in Silicon Valley: Policymaker panel moderated by Emmett Carson
As part of Affordable Housing Week 2017 in Santa Clara County, a distinguished panel of policymakers discuss ways to address the lack of affordable housing in Silicon Valley. Moderated by SVCF CEO Emm...
19 Jul 20171h 9min

A "Nail-Biting" Journey to Affordable Housing: Measure A's Success in Santa Clara County
Erica Wood of SVCF speaks with Supervisor Cindy Chavez about what happened to enable the passage of Measure A for affordable housing last November in Santa Clara County. This $950 million obligation b...
5 Jul 201726min

Strengthening Community Trust in Policing in San Jose, Part 2
Episode 14 is a two-part podcast that covers the highlights of a dynamic event held on Jan. 21, 2017 – the Community Trust in Policing Forum, held at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose. The event ...
21 Jun 20171h 3min

Strengthening Community Trust in Policing in San Jose, Part 1
Episode 14 is a two-part podcast that covers the highlights of a dynamic event held on Jan. 21, 2017 – the Community Trust in Policing Forum, held at the Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose. The event ...
21 Jun 201733min

Why Third Graders' Literacy is Vital to Silicon Valley's Future
Today, Avo Makdessian, vice president and director of SVCF's Center for Early Learning, and Andrea Jones, initiative officer for The Big Lift, talk about The Big Lift program. The Big Lift is an initi...
7 Jun 201732min

Who Are the New Givers and How Are They Different?
In this episode, we hear from SVCF CEO and President Emmett Carson on a panel about the new book, The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age.. Alongside David Callahan, the book's...
24 Mai 201732min



















