“The GreenLight Fund has been a critical partner in our effort to scale uAspire’s impact nationally – and the importance of their support shines through in a number of ways.”
Spread over nine counties, incorporating 101 municipalities, and led by almost as many governing bodies, the cities and towns that ring San Francisco Bay are filled with people representing a variety of cultures, viewpoints and livelihoods. Many on the outside just see the region’s burgeoning tech scene and the explosive new wealth it has created. But those closer to the ground understand the devastating pockets of poverty that remain the daily reality for too many Bay Area children and families.
This is where GreenLight comes in. We facilitate a method to help the Bay Area identify and address its most pressing needs with the country’s best social innovations.
of people in the Bay Area are living in poverty
households with children experience hardship
of low-wealth people in the Bay Area are unemployed
We search from coast to coast to bring promising, ground-breaking answers to some of the Bay Area’s most persistent poverty-related challenges. Organizations in our portfolio represent the best in their fields – in innovation, measurable results and ability to scale.
“The GreenLight Fund has been a critical partner in our effort to scale uAspire’s impact nationally – and the importance of their support shines through in a number of ways.”
– Bob Giannino-Racine, Former CEO, uAspire
“GreenLight has shown us the difference it makes to be ‘pulled’ into a community rather than to ‘push’ our way in as we had done with previous expansions. I wish there was a GreenLight in every city in our expansion roadmap!”
– Rafael Alvarez, Founder & Former CEO, Genesys Works
“GreenLight’s substantial investment, local knowledge and relationships, and network of peer grantees have been transformative for Springboard’s growth to the Bay Area. The biggest risk expanding to a new region is being perceived as an outsider. GreenLight has helped us mitigate that risk and successfully grow roots in the Bay.”
– Alejandro Gibes de Gac, Founder & CEO, Springboard Collaborative
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