San Francisco – Working to Give: Philanthropies & Philanthropic Work

Warren Buffett Lunch Auction Brings In $3.46 Million for Glide Foundation

June 10, 2012 Douglas Family

Warren Buffett’s week-long charity lunch auction raised $3.46 million for the Glide Foundation of San Francisco this year. The online bidding nearly tripled the price during the last thirty seconds of the event, bringing the price up from $1.23 million, Ebay revealed. Glide is an organization that provides meals for[…]

The San Francisco Food Bank

December 25, 2011 John Food Insecurity

The San Francisco Food Bank is all about feeding the hungry of San Francisco and Marin. The charitable organization’s mission is to help people not starve, and not have to choose between rent and food or other basic necessities. Unfortunately, this very much is the case for the people living[…]

Football Feeds The Hungry

January 6, 2011 John Food Insecurity

The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl was played at the San Francisco AT&T Park. It raised enough money to sponsor more than 20 million meals to Feeding America. The Second Harvest Food Bank in the South Bay is a subsidiary of Feeding America. Before the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, the University[…]