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Welcome to our newsletter
Full Circle Fund is excited to give you two new ways to stay up to date on our successes and events: this bi-monthly newsletter and our website's News page. We hope you enjoy them.
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Letter from the Board
A year of change, a year of growth, a year of new beginnings – what a difference 2007 made at Full Circle Fund!
 Most significantly, we launched our first new issue-focused program since our inception, the Environment / Energy Circle at our 2007 Forum event. Through our effective model of engaged philanthropy, our members also produced significant results in our other Circles – education, affordable housing and technology.
To boost our capacity for community impact, since January of last year, we added 39 new members, 19 Community Fellows, three new staff - Jillian Misrack, Jonathan Kurshan, and Caroline Thompson - and also promoted Lauren Girardin.
Member Sam Long also gave a generous $50,000 matching challenge grant, contributing to the exponential growth of our family of investors and donors, which now includes the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, The San Francisco Foundation and the Stuart Foundation.
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New strength added to our Board and Advisors
To make Full Circle Fund an even more effective organization, we've diversified and strengthened our board of directors, adding Mike Anders, Goldman Sachs & Co., Kirsten Green, Forerunner Ventures, Judy Kleinberg, InSTEDD and Peter Werner, Cooley Godward Kronish. We've also infused more wisdom and experience with new advisors Dick Levy, Chairman, Varian Medical Systems and Russ Hall, Founder and CEO, Legacy Ventures.
Watch a video about Full Circle Fund
 There's a new way to get to know more about Full Circle Fund and our engaged philanthropy model for social change.
Watch our video to hear our members' perspectives on why they dedicate their time and talents to Full Circle Fund, as well as an introduction to a few of our grant partners, including the New Teacher Center and Hamilton Family Center.
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Member Marc Smolowitz
 Ever since Academy Award-nominated producer Marc Smolowitz (bio) joined Full Circle Fund as part of the 2006 class of Community Fellows, he has proved himself an invaluable member, ready to take on any challenge. First, as the team lead for our very successful SexInfo grant project, and more recently when he raised his hand to become Chair of our Technology Circle, Marc has been an enthusiastic, decisive community leader.
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Ella Baker Center project
The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is at the forefront of the green-collar jobs movement, working to make Oakland a model for programs throughout the nation. Green-collar jobs hold the promise to provide employment as a way out of poverty in underserved communities while bringing positive environmental change.
In the Ella Baker Center, Full Circle Fund's members recognized a unique opportunity to support an innovative organization and its visionary leader, Van Jones. Our project with the Ella Baker Center has the potential to significantly impact economic growth, community well-being and the environment.
Watch a video of Van Jones speak at our 2007 Forum...
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The greatest joy in our partnership with Full Circle Fund is that members are as committed to and passionate about new teacher development as we are. It has been truly a phenomenal opportunity to work with Full Circle Fund's team as they have helped us advance our communication strategies to a new level. 