San Jose Charities News
Santa Clara County looks to expand low-cost drug program
Santa Clara County residents can check insulin, asthma inhalers and EPI pen costs off their worry list, as a new county program looks to expand. The county’s $1 million MedAssist initiative, which launched last March, offers monthly grants to pay for asthma...
Nonprofit Startups: Apply for 501(c)(3) Status or Secure Fiscal Sponsorship?
By Jeni Putalavage-Ross, SVP of Operations at Ribbon – a platform helps nonprofits and charitable individuals start nonprofits quicker while saving time, money, and effort. Inspiration has struck and you have an amazing, world-changing idea for a public good...
East San Jose lake restoration loses funding
Things got heated at Tuesday’s San Jose City Council meeting when councilmembers reversed a prior decision to use more than $3 million of Measure T funds for the restoration of Lake Cunningham in East San Jose. This week, councilmembers voted 8-3 to divert the...
Congressman discusses why Silicon Valley Bank failed
Congressman Ro Khanna led efforts to ensure depositors of Silicon Valley Bank could withdraw their funds following the largest collapse of a U.S. financial institution since the 2008 mortgage meltdown. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) took...
Don't Be a Big Box Nonprofit: 3 Steps to Better Donor Relationships
For years, many book lovers felt that Barnes & Noble was the epitome of a soulless big box store. The store prioritized cost and efficiency over readers while putting many local, independent bookstores out of business. Then Amazon supersized this approach...
San Jose wants to revive neighborhoods commission
A San Jose citizen commission, which represents a critical voice for neighborhoods, hasn’t convened for more than six months due to a lack of members. One city councilmember has an idea how to revive it. The San Jose Neighborhoods Commission has been in limbo...
Latshaw: My fiery encounter with natural gas
I was a freshman at UCLA in 1962. I was removing my hopefully warmed meal from an old oven and suddenly flames erupted, causing me to jump away. The ancient, gas-filled oven had a non-working pilot light and combusted in my face when I opened the door. My...
The Top 3 Charity Rating & Badge Programs for Nonprofits
By Heather Mansfield, founder and editor-in-chief of Nonprofit Tech for Good Seventy-two percent of individuals say that the presence of a charity rating badge increases their likelihood of giving. If your nonprofit does not have charity rating badges on your...
Santa Clara County plans to swap land to build teacher housing
Santa Clara County officials could soon fulfill one of their long-term goals—making it easier for teachers to live where they work. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is voting today to secure approximately five acres at 10333 N. Wolfe Road in...