Tech Support for Teachers, Students, and Families

In collaboration with SFUSD, the San Francisco Education Fund has recruited tech volunteers to provide 1-1 phone and video support on basic questions about Zoom, Google Meet, Google Classroom, and Seesaw.  Sign up here. Volunteers can […]

A Note From Our New CEO

Dear Friends, July is here, signaling summer vacation and all the excitement it brings for the learners of San Francisco. This summer is different as the COVID 19 pandemic and […]

The Ed Fund Welcomes a New CEO

Press Release For Immediate Release Contact: Troy Arnold tarnold@sfedfund.org July 9, 2020 San Francisco Education Fund Welcomes Stacey Wang as New CEO  Former Transcend Partner to Lead Organization’s Critical Work […]

Resources For Equity Work In Education

Teachers, staff, and volunteers find themselves in the unique position to get to interact with students daily. This responsibility means we must all show up with an anti-racist lens and […]

Letter of Solidarity

Dear San Francisco Education Fund Community, We know these past two weeks have been heart breaking as our country’s racist roots hit a tipping point. We see the pain, anger […]

3 Things to Know About Fostering Developmental Assets

Program Director Camille Stone spent the evening teaching volunteers how to use the Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets and a strengths-based lens to approach tutoring and mentoring in SFUSD. She reminded volunteers that being intentional and focusing on a few assets with each student creates a lasting impact.

A Lovely Synchronicity: How Volunteers Welcomed Ms. Martinez Back

It was the afternoon of December 21, 2017 and teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District were mere moments away from a well-deserved winter break. Marisa Martinez, kindergarten teacher at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, was not closing her door, but opening it. Ms. Martinez was returning from a semester of bereavement leave after losing her daughter, Zamora Moon, to an aggressive and incurable brain cancer known as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).

KBLX Cares with Sterling James

Hanna Doerr, the San Francisco Education Fund’s Interim Executive Director, met with Sterling James last week to chat about how the Education Fund harnesses the power of the community to equip every public school student with the skills to succeed in college, career and civic responsibility.

Encouraging Coders One Hour at a Time

#HourOfCode swept the nation as a hallmark of Computer Science Education Week (December 4 – 10, 2017), during which 10 of SFUSD’s elementary and middle schools teamed up with the Education Fund to bring volunteers into classrooms.