Welcome to the Foundation Center-San Francisco, one of five library/learning centers operated by the Foundation Center, a national nonprofit organization headquartered in New York. The Center's mission to strengthen the nonprofit sector by advancing knowledge about U.S. philanthropy is accomplished in part through the free information and grantseeker training offered to the public at our San Francisco library/learning center. We've been serving the nonprofit community of California since 1977.

Our Staff

	Janet Camarena Director (415) 397-0902 x100 jfc@foundationcenter.org view bio» Janet Camarena is the director for the Foundation Center-San Francisco. She has been a reference librarian and information specialist working for the Center in a variety of roles since 1995. Prior to taking on the role of Director, she was the liaison to the Foundation Center's Cooperating Collections (CCs) in the Western United States, which entailed conducting site visits to the Center's partner libraries in the West, conducting training presentations on fundraising research for library staff as well as for nonprofit representatives around the country, and organizing the annual national conference for members of the CC Network. Ms. Camarena completed her undergraduate work at Mills College and received her Masters in Library Science from San Jose State University. close [x]
	Jean Johnson Senior Librarian (415) 397-0902 x107 jej@foundationcenter.org view bio» Jean Johnson is the senior librarian at Foundation Center-San Francisco. Prior to becoming senior librarian, Jean was reference librarian/technology specialist since January 2002. She held this position previously from June 1997 to June 2000. In the interim, she worked at a regional association of grantmakers, an independent foundation, and a public library in the Bay Area. Before Ms. Johnson moved to the Bay Area, she was Bibliographic Services Manager for the Foundation Center's headquarters office in New York. Ms. Johnson received her Masters in Library and Information Science from University of Illinois. close [x]
	Scott Ullman Regional Training Coordinator (415) 397-0902 x101 shu@foundationcenter.org view bio» Scott Ullman is the regional training coordinator for the Foundation Center, providing outreach and training throughout the Bay Area, statewide, and in the Western United States. Prior to becoming regional training coordinator, Scott was a local training coordinator for the Foundation Center since January 2001. Prior to coming to the Foundation Center, Mr. Ullman was involved in the nonprofit sector since 1974 as a fundraiser, technical assistance provider, nonprofit executive and foundation director. Shifting careers in 1990, Scott received his Masters in Library Science and worked as a public reference librarian in the San Francisco Bay Area. close [x]
	C. Davis Fischer Training Coordinator (415) 397-0902 x102 cdf@foundationcenter.org view bio» C. Davis Fischer is the Training Coordinator for the Foundation Center- San Francisco. As the most recent addition to the SF team, she comes with over 10 years of nonprofit sector experience in program development, nonprofit management, education, international development and fundraising. Most recently she was a consultant providing her clients guidance on strategy, process, fundraising and organizational development for non-profits and individual donors. Prior to becoming a consultant, Davis developed a program in India that facilitates the rehabilitation of women recovering from sex-trafficking. Davis has also worked in the education field, designing, developing and coordinating service-oriented leadership training for youth in Cairo, Egypt, Puerto Rico and California. Davis received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in economics and philosophy and received a graduate degree in education from Harvard University. close [x]
	Sarah Jo Neubauer Assistant Librarian (415) 397-0902 x105 sjn@foundationcenter.org view bio» Sarah Jo Neubauer has been the assistant librarian for the Foundation Center-San Francisco since July 2006. Prior to coming to the Foundation Center, Ms. Neubauer worked as a senior library assistant at the University of California, Santa Cruz Women's Studies Library and as a reference librarian assistant at the University Library at UCSC. Her previous work experience includes community organizing and fundraising for a variety of nonprofit organizations. Ms. Neubauer received her B.A. in Women's Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is currently working on her MLIS at San Jose State University. close [x]

For questions about training in the Western states, including California outside the Bay Area, contact:
Scott Ullman, Regional Training Coordinator
shu@foundationcenter.org

For administrative or donation information contact:
Janet Camarena, Director
jfc@foundationcenter.org

Our Advisory Board

Members

CJ Callen
Executive Director
Changemakers

Paul Connolly
Senior Vice President
TCC Group

Mary Gregory
Program Officer
Pacific Foundation Services

Lisa Hoffman
Fundraising Consultant/Coach

Nancy Kami
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Foundation
Foundation Center National Board Liaison

Colin Lacon
President
Northern California Grantmakers

Denise Martin
Program Officer, Community Health
The San Francisco Foundation

Dahnesh Medora
Director of Organizational Stability
Technical Assistance for Community Services

Sue Merrill
Manager
Annual Giving
UCSF

Peta Penson
Former Director of Project Services
Tides Center

Carol Silverman
Director of Research
University of San Francisco
Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management

June Sugiyama
Chair Director
Vodafone-US Foundation

Nancy Wiltsek
Executive Director
Pottruck Family Foundation

Dianne Yamashiro-Omi
Senior Program Officer
The California Endowment

Our Donors

San Francisco Donors 2007
*denotes new donor

Independent Foundations
Ark Foundation
Atkinson Foundation
The Banks Family Foundation
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Bella Vista Foundation
The Lowell Berry Foundation
The Bothin Foundation
The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation
Candelaria Fund
The Christensen Fund
The Cleo Foundation
Columbia Foundation
S. H. Cowell Foundation
Fleishhacker Foundation
Gaia Fund
The Fred Gellert Family Foundation
The Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation
The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
GGS Foundation*
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Haigh-Scatena Foundation
Crescent Porter Hale Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
The William G. Irwin Charity Foundation
George Frederick Jewett Foundation
The Walter S. Johnson Foundation
Jim Joseph Foundation*
The Kimball Foundation
Koret Foundation
The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation
LEF Foundation
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
Louis R. Lurie Foundation
Miranda Lux Foundation
Margoes Foundation
Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Pottruck Family Foundation
Rosenberg Foundation
Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
Silver Giving Foundation
The May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Y & H Soda Foundation
W.L.S. Spencer Foundation
Stuart Foundation
The Morris Stulsaft Foundation
Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation
Trio Foundation
Trust Funds Incorporated
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation
VanLobenSels/RembeRock Foundation
Warsh-Mott Legacy
Wilsey Foundation
The Dean Witter Foundation
Zellerbach Family Foundation

Corporate Donors
Adobe Systems Incorporated*
Blue Shield of California Foundation
Genentech
Levi Strauss Foundation
McKesson Foundation, Inc.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Charles Schwab Foundation
Vodafone-US Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation

Community Foundations
Community Foundation Sonoma County
The East Bay Community Foundation
Marin Community Foundation
The San Francisco Foundation

Public Charities
Agape Foundation
California Consumer Protection Foundation
California HealthCare Foundation
Shinnyo-en Foundation
Skoll Foundation

Special Projects
Scholarship Fund
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

The Anniversary Campaign, as of March 14, 2008
2007 Institutional Contributors
The Banks Family Foundation
Bella Vista Foundation
Candelaria Fund
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
Louis R. Lurie Foundation
Miranda Lux Foundation
McKesson Foundation, Inc.
Giles W. and Elise G. Mead Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Rosenberg Foundation
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The Morris Stulsaft Foundation
Trio Foundation
Vodafone-US Foundation
The Dean Witter Foundation

Sponsors

Funding for Arts Month
Target
Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation

Funding for Health and Human Services Month
The California Endowment
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region