Micro-Documentary Series

Click below to view the final video in our Micro-Documentary Series
featuring Bill Somerville, President of PVF,discussing his
philosophy of trust in grassroots grantmaking.


Bill Somerville

"When people want to do grassroots grant making anywhere,
we're the best people to contact."

- Bill Somerville


Click to view other one-minute videos in our series:

Dien Yuen      Dien Yuen, Director of Philanthropy for Give2Asia, praises

      praises PVF's donor-advised services:

      "PVF is efficient, it's lean, and it's the way philanthropy should be."

       - Dien Yuen

      Kathy Kwan of the Eustace-Kwan Family Foundation speaks

      about why she chooses to donate to PVF:

      "PVF finds a way to get money into the right hands, for the right

      people, at the right time." - Kathy Kwan

      Sister Christina of the Saint Francis Center speaks about her
      continued partnership with PVF:

      "The heart of everything that goes on at PVF is relationships."
      - Sister Christina Heltsley

      PVF Board Member Cole Wilbur on PVF's grassroots grant
      making approach:
      "PVF has a style that's almost unique in the field, and that is to
      provide grants within 48 hours." - Cole Wilbur
We are grateful to the Peery Foundation for making the micro-documentaries possible. 
The videos are produced by the talented staff of www.micro-documentaries.com.

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