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ank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to
advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Web: http://fdncenter.org/
[21 May 2011]
Foundation for a College Education (FCE) Mission is to increase the number of
students of color from East Palo alto and surrounding communities who graduate from a fouryear
college or university. Vision is to create a community where higher education is
attainable. By engaging both students and parents in our work, we aim to create a community
of learners who are armed with the right tools and information. Physically located at 2160
Euclid Avenue in East Palo Alto, California. Address: POBox 50518, Palo Alto CA 94303
Voice: (650) 322-5048 Email: info@collegefoundation.org
Web: http://www.collegefoundation.org [22 Apr 2010]
Foundation for Deep Ecology In recent years, the Foundation for Deep Ecology has been
active in publishing large-format books on diverse environmental topics. These include
Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy, Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial
Agriculture, Welfare Ranching: The Subsidized Destruction of the American West, and
Clearcut: The Tragedy of Industrial Forestry. Address: Bldg 1062, Fort Cronkhite, Sausalito
CA 94965 Voice: (415) 229-9339 Fax: (415) 229-9340 Email: info@deepecology.org
Web: http://www.deepecology.org [03 Feb 2010]
Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Provides financial
services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs so they can create jobs, build assets and
improve their standard of living. We target the poorest of the working poor: those who have
the least access to services such as loans, savings programs, and insurance. Our clients
include women, who make up 70 percent of the world's poor; individuals unable to find work in
the formal sector; families displaced by war and internal conflict; the rural poor; and those
affected by chronic poverty. Web: http://www.villagebanking.org/ [29 Jan 2011]
Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) Supports the efforts of grassroots
organizations in the developing world that are working to better their communities,
environments, and the economic opportunities around them. We believe development begins
with the community and is only sustainable if it comes from and is supported by the members
of these communities. Through our programs, we aim to raise international awareness of the
challenges in developing countries and support cross-cultural communities in finding more
effective solutions to development issues. Address: 517 Potrero Avnue, Suite B, San
Francisco CA 94110 Voice: (415) 283-4873 Fax: (415) 621-5476
Web: http://www.fsdinternational.org/ [03 Feb 2010]
Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights (FTCR) A nonprofit organization
dedicated to providing an effective voice for taxpayers and consumers in an era when special
interests dominate public discourse, government and politics. We deploy an in-house team of
public interest lawyers, policy experts, strategists, and grassroots activists to expose, confront,
and change corporate and political injustice every day, saving Americans billions of dollars
and improving countless lives. For decades Consumer Watchdog has been the nation’s most
aggressive consumer advocate, taking on politicians of both parties and the special interests
that fund them. Web: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org [29 Jan 2011]
Foundation of Sustainable Living (FOSL) Dedicated to building the social structures,
skillsets, and technologies needed to live within nature's means. FOSL promotes and teaches
local responsibility for building: sustainable food, fiber, shelter, fuel, biodiversity, and
community. Web: http://www.foundationofsustainableliving.org [22 Apr 2010]
Fred Finch Youth Center (FFYC) One of the East Bay's largest and oldest non-profits,
we've been helping abused, neglected and abandon children since 1891. The Fred Finch Youth
Center is a safe refuge for young people and their families suffering from developmental
disabilities and severe emotional distress caused from abuse, neglect and abandonment.
Address: 3800 Coolidge Avenue, Oakland CA 94602-3311 Voice: (510) 482-2244 x0