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Six local projects will receive grant funding to support efforts to combat racial and economic injustice in San Diego County.

Sonal Shah Tapped to Lead the Asian American Foundation TAAF Sonal Shah was President Obama’s first director of the White House’s Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. The Asian American Foundation Sonal Shah, a professor and founding executive director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University, has been named president of this new foundation. Shah was President Obama’s first director of the White House’s Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. The foundation was created with an initial $125 million in donations ...

, a nonprofit network of funding organizations and impact investors in the region, announced on May 4 that Megan Thomas has been named president and CEO. Thomas had been serving as interim president for the last six months. She succeeds Debbie McKeon, who stepped down in October. Megan Thomas Catalyst was formerly known as San Diego Grantmakers. Thomas brings more than 20 years of nonprofit and philanthropy experience to the role, including previously serving as executive director of San Diego Coastkeeper, where she built partnerships among the nonprofit, business and public sectors to advan...

Mayor Todd Gloria announced Tuesday the formation of his administration's Asian-Pacific Islander Advisory Group and the selection of 15 San Diegans who will...