June 12, 2008
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation 
Customizing Giving for Donors
KPIX TV feature story on PVF's grassroots grantmaking 
 
With your help, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation continues to put people and ideas first in our mission to creatively fund those in need. We wanted to let you know that our combined efforts have not gone unnoticed, as our innovative "immediate response" grants were featured in KPIX TV's recent interview with PVF founder and "Grassroots Philanthropy" author Bill Somerville.  
 
Bill Somerville "PVF Director Bill Somerville's record of accomplishment in the philanthropic field has few equals.  Bill's new book, Grassroots Philanthropy, is a wonderfully concise expression of the philosophies and actions which Bill has so effectively followed in his years of building Philanthropic Ventures Foundation."
 
- Albert Horn, Attorney, Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn, PC
NEW: The Financial Times calls PVF founder Bill Somerville a "philanthropic force of nature."
 
"The philanthropy practiced by Bill Somerville is energizing, creative and clearly effective ... a leap forward towards high-impact, efficient giving that embraces imagination and risk-taking."   
 
- from Givers, Go Out and See for Yourselves, by Sean Stannard-Stockton, CFA, CAP, May 31, 2008, The Financial Times 

Bill Somerville
 
Bill Somerville's new book continues to generate enthusiastic reviews. Read them on PVF's website 
 
 
Contact Us
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
1222 Preservation Park Way
Oakland, CA 94612-1201

Telephone: (510) 645-1890
Fax: (510) 645-1892
Email:
info@venturesfoundation.org
 
Bill Somerville, Executive Director
bsomerville@venturesfoundation.org

Moira C. Walsh, Associate Executive Director mwalsh@venturesfoundation.org
 
Dawn Hawk, Program Officer
dhawk@venturesfoundation.org
 
Deanna Mason, Donor Services Director


 
KPIX CBS-5 feature
 
PVF in the News
 
San Mateo County Times April 9, 2008, "Music to Their Ears: Foundations Offer Quick Grants for Arts,"  by Angela Hart.
 
Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, February 17, 2008, "Ordinary Students Learn How to Give" by Martin Snapp, feature story about Bill Somerville's new course Intro to Philanthropy,  at Laney Community College.
 
San Mateo Daily Journal, January 28, 2008, "Small is Sometimes Big." Columnist Sue Lempert tours Redwood City with PVF Director Bill Somerville, discovering outstanding grassroots programs supported by PVF.
 
San Francisco Business Times, January 18-24, 2008, "Nonprofit Profile: Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, Bill Somerville."  Profile of Bill Somerville's professional insights, and PVF's mission.
 
 
Recent Book Reviews
 
Financial Times
May 2008,  by Sean Stannard-Stockton
 
Aspen Philanthropy Letter May 2008, by Doug Rule
 
Stanford Social Innovation Review April 2008, by Peter Hero
 
 
About.com March 2008 
 
Gift Hub January 2008
 
PVF Board of Directors
 
John P. Carver, Chair
Retired Senior Vice-President,
The Gap, Inc.

Duncan Beardsley
Marketing Consultant

Howard H. Bell
Attorney,
Bell, Rosenberg & Hughes LLP

William E. Green
Attorney,
William Green & Associates

Albert J. Horn, Chairman Emeritus, Attorney,
Carr, McClellan, Ingersoll, Thompson & Horn PC

Bill Somerville, President
Executive Director,
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation

Jackie Speier
U.S. Representative
12th District of California

Colburn S. Wilbur
Trustee, Former Executive Director, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
 
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