As the largest literary event of its kind in the San Francisco Bay Area, the National Kidney Foundation’s annual author’s luncheon is a treat for anyone passionate about literature. This year’s luncheon was especially poignant, given the pandemic’s widespread impact on kidney patients and transplant recipients who have faced an even greater threat of severe infection […]
San Francisco Ballet jeted into its 88th year and first-ever digital season with its virtual benefit, Leap Into the New Year, on January 14. The sold-out event raised 750,000 to support the ballet company’s artistic initiatives, including new works, accessible digital content, scholarships and financial aid programs for San Francisco Ballet School students, as well as […]
The Saint Francis Foundation’s 26th annual Hob Nob Gala fundraiser, held virtually on December 12, raised more than $300,000 that will go toward the community grant program and other vital hospital services. The event theme, “Unmasking the Future,” was a nod to the courage and innovation of Saint Francis Memorial Hospital during a challenging pandemic […]
The global pandemic may have temporarily drawn public attention away from the perils of climate change, but across the nation environmental activists, scientists, entrepreneurs and educators have stayed focused on the global warming that scientists consider to be the most pressing long term threat to humanity. Over the past year, these leaders in both the nonprofit […]
The global pandemic may have temporarily drawn public attention away from the perils of climate change, but across the nation environmental activists, scientists, entrepreneurs and educators have stayed focused on the global warming that scientists consider to be the most pressing long term threat to humanity. Over the past year, these leaders in both the nonprofit […]
Curt’s Café is a workforce training program whose mission is to improve the outcomes of young adults living in at-risk situations through work and life skills training. Curt’s opened its first café in Evanston in 2012. In 2019, a second café opened in Highland Park. In 2021 Curt’s Cafe will present a variety of […]
During the relentless coronavirus pandemic, those already facing tough times financially, emotionally and spiritually only saw their struggles intensified. That is why this year, the d’Vine Affair, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for Catholic Charities, was more important than ever. With the 20th annual event not permitted to be held in-person at […]
Legacy can mean different things to each of us as we consider our family estate planning and wealth transfer and what we hope to leave behind for the next generation. Is your priority to leave security for your children and spouse? To endow a building on the campus of your alma mater? Or is it […]
For the past 15 years, Bill Gates has dedicated prodigious intellectual and financial resources to understanding climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, and to fostering solutions which will prevent the planetary catastrophes that scientists believe they foretell. Gates says the world emits 51 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually and this needs to be reduced […]
For the past 15 years, Bill Gates has dedicated prodigious intellectual and financial resources to understanding climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, and to fostering solutions which will prevent the planetary catastrophes that scientists believe they foretell. Gates says the world emits 51 billion tons of greenhouse gases annually and this needs to be reduced […]
