Norman Chen
CEO, The Asian American Foundation
Strengthening
San Francisco's grassroots AAPI-serving nonprofits through flexible funding, capacity building, and support.
San Francisco's grassroots AAPI-serving nonprofits through flexible funding, capacity building, and support.
Small, community-embedded organizations play a critical role in promoting safety, belonging, and prosperity across San Francisco. But despite their outsized impact, these groups have historically struggled to sustain their services due to limited resources and lack of support.
The “Asian American Voices” initiative in San Francisco is directly addressing this gap by providing capacity-building grants and event sponsorships to local Asian American and Pacific Islander community-based nonprofits. Leveraging The Asian American Foundation’s (TAAF) infrastructure and convening power, we are encouraging donors to invest in the grassroots organizations that have tirelessly served our AAPI communities, but face sustainability challenges.
Voices from the Community
Awardees
Learn about the grassroots organizations working to meaningfully enrich the lives of San Francisco’s AAPI residents. TAAF has distributed more than $350,000 raised from local donors to these groups to bolster their capacity. Read more.
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Asian American Voices San Francisco Initiative
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AAPI Giving Challenge
Invest in AAPI Communities Everywhere
TAAF's AAPI Toolkit
Ways to Honor AAPI Culture & Heritage