Cassandra Benjamin Email & Phone Number

Inverness, Ca, Us

Novato, California, United States

Helping MCF launch its Affordable Housing & Homelessness Initiative to prevent homelessness, protect tenants, and preserve and produce more affordable housing

Oakland, California

csb philanthropic solutions focuses on identifying, facilitating, coaching, and investing in collaborative initiatives seeking to advance racial equity, change systems, and improve outcomes for low-income communities. We partner with foundations and philanthropic collaboratives to:∙ Design and launch new grantmaking initiatives∙ Design and facilitate opportunities for leaders to learn together and create new solutions∙ Support cross-sector partnerships in achieving their goalsWe also offer strategic grantmaking development and ongoing grantmaking support; grantmaker education and training; landscape scans and issue area reports; and organizational capacity building include retreat design and facilitation.

Oakland, Ca

Housing provides the vital foundation for people and communities to thrive. We help philanthropy develop effective strategies, from strengthening the safety net and preventing homelessness to supporting the production, preservation, and protection of affordable homes.A selection of projects we've worked on include:∙ Affordable Housing Funders Collaborative∙ Austin Community Foundation∙ Destination Home Silicon Valley∙ MacArthur Foundation State & Local Housing Preservation Leaders Initiative∙ Napa Sonoma ADU∙ Packard Foundation Food & Shelter Program∙ Safety Net Funders Network∙ SHELTER, Inc. Interim Leadership∙ Sonoma County Resilience Fund: Housing Solutions∙ Tipping Point Community∙ United Way of the Bay AreaLearn more about these projects: csbconsulting.org/projects-affordable-housing

Oakland, Ca

Transforming educational and workforce systems is essential to increasing educational attainment and addressing income inequality. We partner with cross-sector leaders to focus on the most impacted populations, remove barriers, and align resources to improve outcomes. A selection of projects we've worked on include: ∙ Kern Pledge∙ Living Cities Integration Initiative∙ Putting the East Bay to Work∙ Workday Foundation∙ HOPE SFLearn more about these projects: csbconsulting.org/projects-economic-mobility

Oakland, Ca

Healthy communities need accessible and affordable housing, schools, grocery stores, parks, and transit, as well as opportunities for social connection and cultural vitality. We work with intermediaries and foundations to improve social determinants of health and create greater community well-being. A selection of projects we've worked on include: ∙ ReThink Health Ventures∙ Yerba Buena Community Benefit Fund∙ Collective Roots Merger∙ Living Cities Integration Initiative∙ HOPE SF∙ Community Foundations InitiativeLearn more about these projects: csbconsulting.org/projects-community-development

Oakland, Ca

Although climate change affects us all, low-income families and communities of color are disproportionately impacted. We support foundations in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery and in developing initiatives to create more climate-resilient communities. A selection of projects we've worked on include: ∙ National Renewable Energy Lab∙ The California Endowment Climate Resiliency Social Impact Bond∙ Butte County Nonprofit Sustainability Project∙ Strong, Prosperous, & Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC)Learn more about these projects: csbconsulting.org/projects-climate-equity

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