
OVERVIEW
Since the inception of Full Circle Fund more than 20 years ago, our Members have used their professionals skills to provide more resources to nonprofits. What started as an informal circle of friends who wanted to create a new model to give back to the community—with time, talent and funding—has evolved into a network of passionate professionals united in the desire to be a part of the solution for a better Bay Area.

How Projects Work
As a Full Circle Fund member, you will join one of our curated teams focused on supporting a local nonprofit on a strategic project.
Time Commitment
Four months, 12 -15 hours/month.
Your time will be spent working on your project (up to 2-3 hrs/week), attending workshops (up to 1.5 hrs/bi-weekly), and community building.
Membership Donation
$2,500/year or $1,500/year for YCore Young Professional Fellows
Running our program takes resources to structure a positive experience for both our members and our nonprofit partners. Membership includes participation in projects as well as other experiences such as community events, our annual retreat, our UNITE capstone event and more.
We understand that income and funding availability can differ depending on industry and background. Our aim is to create an inclusive membership and ensure that Full Circle Fund is accessible to all professionals. We provide scholarships and will collaborate with you to determine a manageable contribution.

Fall 2023 Projects
August 30, 2023 - December 15, 2023Join one of our six projects this fall to support the below nonprofits. Not only will you be accelerating their impact, but you'll build connections with your nonprofit partner, team members and the broader Full Circle Fund family.
Click to learn more about each project.
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Edgewood Center for Children and Families is launching a new program called “A Place to Begin,” a hotline for anyone seeking mental health resources for themselves or a loved one. Our project is to recommend a customer service strategy and a new knowledge platform to make navigating the care system easier. Skill Sets: Customer service operations | Experience building or managing knowledge bases | Strategic planning |
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Foundation for a College Education's mission is to increase the number of first-generation, low income students of color who graduate from a four-year college. Our project is to create a social media strategy and provide best practices and templates to increase awareness and support for their work. Skill Sets: Marketing | Social media marketing | Design |
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Real Options for City Kids (ROCK SF) is the largest provider of academic and social support for at-risk youth in Visitacion Valley. Our project will help them redesign their website to make it more effective with sharing the story of what they do to new donors, volunteers, employees, and clients. Skill Sets: Storytelling | Web Design | Marketing |
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Roots of Success empowers environmental literacy and job readiness through their curriculum and certification program. They have received a $1 million grant to expand their apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship program throughout the state of California. Our project is to develop an outreach and messaging strategy to help them double the number of partners and participants in their program. Skill Sets: Strategic planning | Growth strategy | Partnership development | Strategic messaging |
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SF Rising builds the political power of working-class communities and communities of color in San Francisco. Our project is to help create a 2023 annual report to talk about their impact, energize their communities, and inspire new volunteers and donors. Skill Sets: Project management | Storytelling | Design |
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Spokeland is a community-driven bicycle cooperative that aims to foster Oakland unity. Our project is to explore potential ideas or opportunities for generating more revenue, and increasing financial support from the Bay Area community. Skill Sets: Business planning | Fundraising | Financial Analysis | Inventory management | Retail operations |

Overview
Our YCore
The opportunity to engage on meaningful projects is the same as for all of our members.
The Fellowship program provides additional opportunities for young professionals to build community with each other and has a reduced membership donation requirement.
Projects form the foundation of Full Circle Fund's program.
We partner teams of professionals with local nonprofits to work on a four-month strategic project.
We do the work of identifying high impact nonprofits and scoping projects for a successful engagement.
To learn more - take a look at our results.

Case Studies
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