Funders to approach for Silicon Valley Allied for the Common Good

We are a non-partisan network of civic associations, faith-based organizations and nonprofits that come together to effect change on a larger scale than we could alone. We identify shared issues affecting our communities (such as housing insecurity, mental health issues and closing the technology divide). We build long-term relationships across lines that often divide us. We help regular people have a seat at the decision-making tables of Silicon Valley.We are a "sponsoring committee" because we are in the early stages of building an organization, and are affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nations largest and longest-standing leadership development and organizing network. The IAF believes that a healthy democracy requires the active participation of ordinary…