Trust-Based Philanthropy

Undocumented immigrants are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 crisis and are ineligible for most federal and state relief. In response, ReWork the Bay, in partnership with the San Francisco Foundation and the Grove Foundation, have mapped cash relief efforts across the nine-county Bay Area, as a first step toward strengthening the infrastructure needed to ensure undocumented residents can safely and efficiently access cash relief.
This webinar was presented on June 10, 2020, and shared key takeaways from the landscape scan and included a conversation with leaders in the field.
To learn more about:
The Presenters
- Karina Moreno, Consultant to ReWork the Bay
- Omar Carrera, CEO of Canal Alliance
- Kevin Douglas, Director of National Programs at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR)
- Tessa Rouverol Callejo, Senior Program Officer, San Francisco Foundation
App-based work is a visible, yet not transparent, sector of our economy. More and more Bay Area residents work as ride-hailing and delivery workers at companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart to make ends meet, but because these workers have historically been classified as independent contractors, little is known about their take home pay and working conditions.
On May 20, 2020, a team of researchers and advocates from UC Santa Cruz, Jobs with Justice San Francisco and the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission shared key insights from a large scale survey of these workers in San Francisco conducted before, and during, the COVID-19 crisis.
To learn more, you can take a deeper dive into the study findings, or review the policy recommendations that were presented to San Francisco’s Local Agency Formation Commissioners in May 2020.
The research and advocacy team also connected this work to broader trends in the tech sector in an op-ed that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle last week: “Elon Musk Reflects Silicon Valley’s ‘Move Fast and Break Things’ Culture.”
The webinar’s presentation decks for the findings and recommendations are available.
For further information about this research, you may contact:
The presenters:
This informational session held on April 22, 2020, provided funders a broad overview of the state’s emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis.
The presentation deck is available as well as information on unemployment insurance provided to webinar attendees.
Guest Presenter :
Abby Snay is deputy secretary for Future of Work at the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Snay was previously Chief Executive officer of Jewish Vocational Services since 1984, where she served in multiple positions from 1975 to 1984, including assistant director, supervisor and counselor. She is a member of the California Workforce Development Board, the California State Rehabilitation Council and a board member of the National Skills Coalition.