News

January 13, 2023

This Small Family Foundation Had the Labor Movement’s Back Before It Was Cool

by Dawn Wolfe, published in Inside Philanthropy
December 15, 2022

How Grantmakers are Putting Trust-Based Philanthropy into Action

published on GivingData's Blog
September 12, 2022

No Small Change: Using Our Assets to Drive Racial, Gender and Economic Justice

We share a snapshot of how mission-aligned investment advisors are thinking about racial, gender and economic justice, a synthesis of responses to our Open Call for Letters of Interest and our lessons learned from the search process.
September 1, 2022

Transition Message from Dimple Abichandani

All of this work has been collective work, and I am so grateful to have worked with outstanding staff and board as we’ve leaned into a stance of solidarity.
February 28, 2022

Desiree Flores Named Deputy Director at General Service Foundation

The General Service Foundation warmly welcomes Desiree Flores as its first Deputy Director.
December 9, 2021

2021 Lani Shaw Movement Awardee: Honor the Earth

In 2021, the Movement Fund Award goes to Honor the Earth, a Native-led organization that calls on all people to embark on a path of just transition to a restorative, regenerative, kind and just economy.
November 30, 2021

GSF Receives Council on Foundations’ 2021 Robert W. Scrivner Award

GSF is honored to accept the Council on Foundations’ 2021 Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking, which acknowledges grantmaking organizations for innovative contributions to the greater good.
September 29, 2021

Our Grant Partners Describe Their Boldest Visions and How to Get There

In our interviews, we asked field leaders about their greatest hopes for what social movements can achieve over the next ten years and what supports could be put in place now to make those goals possible.
September 27, 2021

Meet the Moment: It isn’t enough to fund change. We must change too.

by Dimple Abichandani, published on Northern California Grantmakers' Blog
September 26, 2021

GSF Welcomes Three New Board Members

General Service Foundation is thrilled to announce the addition of three new members to our board: Vini Bhansali, Annabel Snidow, and Gabrielle Zhuang-Estrin