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 has served as director of the Foundation Center-San Francisco office since 2001 and has worked for the Center in a variety of roles since 1995. As director her responsibilities include leading a team of five professionals in offering extensive outreach for the Center's resources and services in the Bay Area and beyond, planning and overseeing educational programming offered in the western region, carrying out donor development and cultivation, and recently the creation of online programming such as the new Philanthropy Chat podcast series and webcasts of live programs. As a first-generation American, whose family hails from Mexico, Ms. Camarena recognizes the importance of access for all to information and educational services and has played an important role in the Center's creation and delivery of culturally and linguistically competent resources on grantseeking. Ms. Camarena completed her undergraduate work at Mills College and received her Masters in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University. She serves on the board of the Alameda County Library Foundation and is active in the Association of Fundraising Professional's-Golden Gate Chapter. She lives in the East Bay with her husband and young son. 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]
	Sarah Jo Neubauer Training Coordinator (415) 397-0902 x107 sjn@foundationcenter.org view bio» Sarah Jo Neubauer is the training coordinator at the Foundation Center-San Francisco. Sarah Jo has held previous positions at the Center, first as Assistant Librarian, from July 2006 through April 2010, and most recently as the Reference Librarian. Before joining the Foundation Center, Sarah Jo has worked at the University of California, Santa Cruz Women's Studies Library and at the UC, Santa Cruz main library. Prior to her library experience, Sarah Jo has worked as a community organizer with a variety of nonprofit organizations. She completed her undergraduate work at UC Santa Cruz, and received her Masters in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University. She serves on the board of Muttville, a local senior dog rescue organization and enjoys exploring the Bay Area with her family. close [x]
	Natasha Isajlovic-Terry Reference Librarian (415) 397-0902 x105 nit@foundationcenter.org view bio» Natasha Isajlovic-Terry is the reference librarian for the Foundation Center-San Francisco. She has worked for the Foundation Center since 2010 — previously as Assistant Librarian. Prior to working for the Foundation Center, Natasha worked in the Membership department of Fine Arts Museums San Francisco, and as a Library Reference Associate for Stanford Health Library. Natasha completed her Masters of Library and Information Science at the University of Western Ontario, in her hometown of London, Ontario, Canada. During her graduate studies she conducted original research on children's views of censorship; the results of which are soon to be published. When she is not doing library and librarian things, she and her husband are deeply involved in the renovation and rehabilitation of a modern home in the East Bay where they plan on living with their fur baby, Oliver. 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
Principal
A Consultant Less Ordinary

Paul Connolly
Senior Vice President
TCC Group

Eleanor Clement Glass
Chief Giving Officer
Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Mary Gregory
Program Officer
Pacific Foundation Services

Patrick Heryford
Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
YMCA of San Francisco

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
Adjunct Faculty
University of San Francisco

June Sugiyama
Chair Director
Vodafone Americas Foundation

Dianne Yamashiro-Omi
Senior Program Officer
The California Endowment

Our Donors

San Francisco Donors 2010

Independent Foundations
Ark Foundation
Atkinson Foundation
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
Bella Vista Foundation
The Lowell Berry Foundation
Bothin Foundation
The California Endowment
The California Wellness Foundation
Candelaria Fund
The Christensen Fund
Cleo Foundation
Columbia Foundation
S. H. Cowell Foundation
Farese Family Foundation
Fleishhacker Foundation
Gaia Fund
The Fred Gellert Family 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
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
Mitchell Kapor Foundation
The Kimball Foundation
The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation
LEF Foundation
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation
The Thomas J. Long Foundation
Miranda Lux Foundation
Marcled Donor Advised Fund
Michelson Foundation
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Rosenberg 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
van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
Warsh-Mott Legacy
The Dean Witter Foundation
Zellerbach Family Foundation

Corporate Donors
Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Benevon*
Blue Shield of California Foundation
Genentech
Levi Strauss Foundation
McKesson Foundation, Inc.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Vodafone Americas Foundation
Wells Fargo

Community Foundations
Community Foundation Sonoma County
The San Francisco Foundation

Public Charities
California HealthCare Foundation
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Shinnyo-en Foundation

Individuals
Ms. Susan Merrill
Ms. Diane Wilsey

*Denotes new donor