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Gabriela

Finding her inner drive, UC Berkeley Dreamer rises to the top

An undocumented immigrant from El Salvador excels at school, and becomes a voice for advancing the cause of Dreamers.

Gabriela is a third-year student at UC Berkeley who immigrated to the United States from El Salvador at age 15. After arriving in the United States, she lived with her father and his girlfriend near Los Angeles whil…

Q & A with Dave Eggers

April 21, 2011

Pulitzer Prize-nominated author helped guide the Fund's first-person stories series

Voice of Witness uses oral history to empower those most closely affected by contemporary social injustice. Founder Dave Eggers spoke with us about the power of stories for change.

Voice of Witness is a nonprofit that empowers those most closely affected by contemporary social injustice. Using oral history as a foundation, they record narratives that depict human rights crises around the world…

Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

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From field worker to brain surgeon

Alfredo Quiñones came to the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant when he was 19 years old. Today, “Dr. Q” is a neurosurgeon, performing more than 250 brain surgeries a year.

Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa is a neurosurgeon and associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Known as “Dr. Q.” by his students and friends, Alfredo performs more tha…

The End of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

January 2, 2011 | by

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A letter from Ira Hirschfield on a victory for equality and acceptance

Ending gay and lesbian discrimination in our military was a step forward for all Americans on the path to building a more equal society.

The U.S. Senate’s December 18, 2010 vote to repeal the policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was a victory for thousands of gay and lesbian Americans who want to serve their country openly. But more than that, it…

Philanthropy leaders convene in Southern California

More Truth-Telling and Candor

July 21, 2010 | by

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Can we make more room for honesty in philanthropy?

In this guest blog for the Center for Effective Philanthropy, Linda Wood connects the Fund’s leadership work to the larger conversation about transparency in philanthropy.

“Talk about sharing sensitive material! Wow.” This was just one of a number of similar comments the Haas, Jr. Fund received from nonprofit and foundation colleagues reacting to the level of truth-telling and candor…

The Seeds for Transformation

February 22, 2010 | by

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Spring 2010 Letter from the President

The U.C. Berkeley Initiative for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strives to expand people’s understanding of what it means to be inclusive.

Students and faculty at U.C. Berkeley have a history of being at the forefront of important social justice movements. Today, this tradition of activism and open debate continues as California’s budget crisis has tur…

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Gabriela

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Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

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More Truth-Telling and Candor

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