Our Values
Keeping Families and Futures Intact: Action steps for funders
June 22, 2018Over the past week, our social media channels and online news outlets have been inundated with images of crying children...Read more »
Further Forward
January 17, 2018As we look at our world and all of its complex challenges, it’s clear that we need not only more funding and support for...Read more »
2017: The Year in Numbers
January 12, 2018In 2017, Blue Shield of California Foundation awarded $25.6 million to organizations working to improve the health and...Read more »
Faith in the Future
December 14, 2017December 14, 2017
I visited Ojai recently with my wife and we decided to...Read more »
Defending the Dream
September 19, 2017The Trump Administration's decision to end DACA is an inhumane act that impacts all of us and stymies progress.Read more »
Brush, Treat, Repeat.
July 6, 2017My husband and I recently became the people to two delightful and raucous puppies. I’ve never before had a dog in my...Read more »
Vacation 3.0: Crowdsourcing Solutions for Impact
April 18, 2017A few weeks ago, we celebrated my daughter’s ninth birthday. And it was almost a fiasco. We arrived at a local amusement...Read more »
What it means to “Act Now”
February 15, 2017When I joined Blue Shield of California Foundation just over a year ago, I was excited to use my skills and knowledge to...Read more »
Together we Stand
December 29, 2016Given the results of the recent election, we don’t yet know what changes we will encounter on the road ahead. What we do...Read more »
Learning to go with the flow
December 19, 2016Before the rains came, I was watering my garden and the hose I was using would only spray for a few seconds, and then...Read more »