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SM Volume 2, Number 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Patricia Bresee, Chair Nancy Handel, Vice Chair Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen Gloria Brown Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D. Caretha Coleman Debra Engel Bernadine Chuck Fong, Ph.D. Thomas J. Friel Gregory Gallo Narendra Gupta Susan M. Hyatt William S. Johnson Ivonne Montes de Oca C.S. Park Jennifer Raiser John M. Sobrato Sanjay Vaswani Richard Wilkolaski Erika Williams Jane Williams Anne Yamamoto Gordon Yamate CEO & PRESIDENT Emmett D. Carson at the community foundation’s convening on civic engagement. Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D. From Emmett D. Carson ™ innovation through philanthropy VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Chris Peacock MANAGING EDITOR Chris Blose SENIOR EDITOR Kim Caviness ART DIRECTOR Gregory T. Atkins PHOTO EDITOR Sara Elder PROJECT MANAGER Connie Otto COPY EDITOR Tara Kawar CONTRIBUTORS Denise Batongbacal Nichole Evanovich Mark Hannah Jessica A. Rivera Rebecca Salner one@siliconvalleycf.org Editorial, Design and Production Management ONE: Innovation Through Philanthropy is published sAul BromBerger And sAndrA Hoover PHotogrAPHy two times a year by Silicon Valley Community Foundation. To receive a copy, call 650.450.5400 or email one@siliconvalleycf.org. Postmaster: Please send address changes to Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain View, California 94040-1498. The opinions and statements expressed by the authors and contributors to this publication do not necessarily reflect opinions or positions of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. All rights reserved. No material in this publication may be published or copied without the express written consent of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Copyright © 2008 Silicon Valley Community Foundation Silicon Valley Community Foundation is confirmed in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations. Cert no. SCS-COC-00648 and what are the consequences of inaction? How should limited money be spent, and what issues require that more money be raised? Are we ready for natural disasters? This issue of ONE: Innovation Through Philanthropy explores civic engagement. Our cover story features individuals whose commitment inspired them to work for public policy changes, from affordable health care to quality schooling. They formed networks. They asked questions. The more they learned, the more involved they became. Veteran journalist and Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen discusses access to information in the digital age—not only for virtual communities, but also for real communities with real issues. John A. Sobrato, who helped build Silicon Valley, shares his thoughts on improving it through philanthropy. “The New Face of Need” explores responses to the worst social services crisis in decades. We can’t think only about our families or even our block. We must push for the best schools for all kids, not just our own. We need to feed all families, not just ours. As a community foundation, we endeavor to strengthen the common good by partnering with people to establish a common set of facts and then acting on shared conclusions—to the benefit of all of us. one innovation through philanthropy As we prepare to vote for candidates for elected office and various ballot measures, how informed are we? Are we acting in our personal self-interest or our enlightened community selfinterest? To engage effectively, we need to understand what is happening in our communities. What are the challenges facing our schools, www.siliconvalleycf.org one 3 http://www.siliconvalleycf.org

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