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The Palo Alto Community Fund (PACF) proudly announces its 2024 grants totaling $1.725 million to 71 local organizations. Thank you to the hundreds of donors from our community who make our grants possible! This year’s substantial investment in our nonprofit ecosystem amplifies the ability of these organizations to improve the lives of all those living in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, and Menlo Park. Learn more about our full list of 2024 grantees at the link in bio. #GiveWhereYouLive #2024Grantees

There is still time to register for the Palo Alto Community Fund's virtual panel discussion next Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from 5:00-6:00. Meet and hear from three game-changing 2023 Dave Mitchell Impact Grant recipient organizations: @LifeMoves_org, @JobTrain and @crcommunities. This panel of dynamic Silicon Valley nonprofit leaders will explore the critical ways the issues they address—solutions to homelessness, economic mobility and environmental/climate justice—intersect. Join us for a lively exchange exploring interdependence, opportunities for collaboration and how these issues require a full ecosystem of nonprofits to make progress toward systemic change to foster communities where everyone can thrive. Register at: bit.ly/PACFGameChangers23 (Link in bio) Panelists Aubrey Merriman, CEO, LifeMoves Barrie Hathaway, President and CEO, JobTrain Violet Saena, Founder and Executive Director, Climate Resilient Communities Moderator: Alexis Madrigal, Co-Host, KQED Foru

Don't miss the Palo Alto Community Fund's virtual panel discussion next Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from 5:00-6:00. Meet and hear from three game-changing 2023 Dave Mitchell Impact Grant recipient organizations: @LifeMoves_org, @JobTrain and @crcommunities. This panel of dynamic Silicon Valley nonprofit leaders will explore the critical ways the issues they address—solutions to homelessness, economic mobility and environmental/climate justice—intersect. Join us for a lively exchange exploring interdependence, opportunities for collaboration and how these issues require a full ecosystem of nonprofits to make progress toward systemic change to foster communities where everyone can thrive. Register at: bit.ly/PACFGameChangers23 (Link in bio) Panelists Aubrey Merriman, CEO, LifeMoves Barrie Hathaway, President and CEO, JobTrain Violet Saena, Founder and Executive Director, Climate Resilient Communities Moderator: Alexis Madrigal, Co-Host, KQED Foru

Join the Palo Alto Community Fund for a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from 5:00-6:00 pm to meet and hear from three game-changing 2023 Dave Mitchell Impact Grant recipient organizations: @LifeMoves_org, @JobTrain and @crcommunities. This panel of dynamic Silicon Valley nonprofit leaders will explore the critical ways the issues they address—solutions to homelessness, economic mobility and environmental/climate justice—intersect. Join us for a lively exchange exploring interdependence, opportunities for collaboration and how these issues require a full ecosystem of nonprofits to make progress toward systemic change to foster communities where everyone can thrive. Register at: bit.ly/PACFGameChangers23 (Link in bio) Panelists Aubrey Merriman, CEO, LifeMoves Barrie Hathaway, President and CEO, JobTrain Violet Saena, Founder and Executive Director, Climate Resilient Communities Moderator: Alexis Madrigal, Co-Host, KQED Forum

Economic empowerment is a core focus of the Palo Alto Community Fund. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are honored to introduce you to three organizations that we supported in 2023 that are focused on economic mobility: @JobTrain, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, and @wandasiliconvly. Read about their important work in out latest newsletter at the link in our bio.