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Homelessness in SF can be reduced with legal aid! A recent study found @OpenDoorLegalSF helped reduce homelessness by 50% in Bayview while it rose 50% elsewhere in the city. We're proud Open Door Legal is one of our grantees in our spring 2022 theme. shorturl.at/QkhSu

T-1 day to Organization Night! Tomorrow, we celebrate the 10 grantees driving positive change in our world. We invite you to learn about our Reunited States theme by reading by issue brief: thebatterysf.com/batterypowered…

@BPCAction @braverangels @civichealthproj @freepress @LMC_show @Moreincommon_ @WeAreNew_Public @OneAmericaMvmt @oandbinstitute @forrespect

🌟 We're back just on time for Organization Night on April 18th! 🎉 Meet our 10 incredible grantees driving change and building communities. Check out their profiles below: thebatterysf.com/batterypowered… #OrganizationNight2024 #CommunityBuilding #GivingCircle #Impact

Calling all Battery Powered Members! Do you know a relevant organization for our fall theme, Climate Action: Water? Nominations are due by FRI, AUG 4. The earlier we receive them, the better! You'll find the link here: ow.ly/w93v50PqZqI

Did you know in late May, three of the Colorado River Basin states agreed to a historic consensus-based proposal to conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water, which will prevent system reservoirs from reaching critically low levels? Learn more here: ow.ly/akbP50Pn7y3

Did you know the persistent “megadrought” in the Southwest, which began in 2000, has been the driest 23-year period in the region’s history since at least A.D. 800? Learn more about it here: ow.ly/lUMx50Pl13A 💧

Nominations have opened for our fall theme! If you know of a relevant organization for Climate Change: Water, nominate them here: ow.ly/wboY50PgHin

Our Issue Brief is LIVE! 🎉 The journey of our current fall theme, Climate Action: Water, has officially begun. Check out our full brief here: ow.ly/ZMvM50Pgz5k

Don's miss our Grantee, @springboardopp's CEO, Aisha Nyandoro, testifying before the Work & Welfare Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means. View the Livestream on WED, JUL 12, here: ow.ly/cEIu50P85vj

Our Grantee @groundswellaxn has released its 2022 Annual Impact Reports, highlighting the work of Black and Indigenous women and transgender and gender-expansive people of color. Read the report here: ow.ly/JMZn50P1Mtu groundswellfund.org/wp-content/upl…

In case you missed it, our grantee HPP was featured on KQED Forum to discuss family homelessness in SF. Shellena Eskridge and Martha Ryan discuss their innovative approach to helping families exit poverty and homelessness. Listen here: ow.ly/MtFA50OVYRr

Join our grantee Rise Up on June 29th for a look into programming. Meet new Rise Up Leaders from across CA working to transform their communities & country as part of a global movement for gender equity. For details and to RSVP, contact Jen Byrne at jbyrne@riseuptogether.org.

Our grantee @MomsFirstUS is presenting a virtual symposium to explore the state of care policy and innovation in New Jersey. The convening will amplify lessons learned and opportunities for the private sector to provide innovative solutions for employees. Register today.

We are celebrating Women's Health & Wealth as our giving circle awarded $1 million to ten organizations! All are working to ensure that women have control and agency over their well-being and future. Check out our full recap of Allocation Night here: ow.ly/Gt1850OJBvo 🎉

Organization Night for Women's Health & Wealth is tonight at the Battery! It's not too late to RSVP here: ow.ly/3LEe50Oobrg

Meet the 10 organizations Battery Powered will be funding under our Women's Health & Wealth theme! Read full profiles on each here: ow.ly/VGMk50Oob3v And come meet them at Organization Night Wednesday 5/17 at 6PM.

Organization Night for our Women's Health & Wealth theme is Wednesday night! Meet the 10 organizations we will be funding in this round and get your questions answered. RSVP here: ow.ly/XSzQ50OoaXF

A pleasure to deliver opening remarks at the Battery Powered's Expert Night - Women's Health and Wealth. Talked about the current #gender equality situation and the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships to accelerate investments to #GEWE.

Missed last week's Expert Night - Women's Health and Wealth? Not to worry we have the complete video recording here: vimeo.com/819192719