Good Works
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Yvonne Everlasting
There were few charitable causes that didn’t catch the eye — and heartstrings — of the late Yvonne Sangiacomo, who…
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Creative Thinking: Nonprofits Adapt and Continue to Support Artists With Disabilities
Dedication and ingenuity have allowed non-profits Creativity Explored, Creative Growth, and NIAD Art Center to adapt and continue to support…
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Ashanti Branch’s Dedication to Young Men of Color
When Ashanti Branch started the Ever Forward Club in 2004, he had no expectation that it would become a nationally…
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The Italian Job: It Takes a Village
In the quest to build a new, improved museum for San Francisco’s Italian Americans, Paola Bagnatori aims to raise $25…
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Adam Swig’s Value Culture Wants to Engage the Next Generation of San Franciscans
When the Gazette spoke with Adam Swig, he was spending the holidays in Hawaii, letting his long curls loose before…
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The Power Duo Behind ‘Power of Choice’
NARAL’s biggest West Coast fundraising luncheon for reproductive justice celebrates 25 years. Leaders Dagmar Dolby and Nonie Greene look back…
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My Cause: ‘Mission Local’
Talking to Lydia Chavez about Mission Local can remind even the most jaded journalist why they got into the field…
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Michael Stoll’s Mission to Save Local Media
Newspapers were already losing money and readers when the 2008 financial crash set off a wave of cutbacks, buyouts and…
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Luz Urrutia’s Dedication to Opportunity
When Luz Urrutia speaks, you listen. Indeed, she’s as direct, poised and knowledgeable as CEOs come — and her delightfully…
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The Sobrato Family: Community Minded
They might not be a household name beyond the Bay Area, and the family’s story — a spectacular Silicon Valley…
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