ABOUT EDMUNDO HIDALGO In 2008, Edmundo Hidalgo visited nonprofits across the country to gain insight on their successes and develop his leadership skills in order to benefit his organization, Chicanos Por La Causa. “If you don’t invest time in yourself, how can you...
ABOUT PATRICIA KLAHR In 2013, Piper Trust Fellow Patricia Klahr completed three prestigious leadership courses to influence her work as the CEO of the domestic violence organization Chrysalis. Along the way, she explored her personal obstacles to leadership. “This...
ABOUT EUGENE E. WHITE Born in Ozan, Arkansas in 1933, White traveled the world observing and documenting the Black experience from Nigeria to France to Chicago. He arrived in the Bay Area in 1958, and opened the first Black owned art gallery in San Francisco. He...
Lucia Berlin - Pen Pals Lucia Berlin - Mama Lucia Berlin - UnmanageableLucia Berlin - My JockeyLucia Berlin - Angels Laundromat ABOUT LUCIA BERLIN Legendary short story writer Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) captured moments of grace in the cafeterias and laundromats of the...
ABOUT THE VIRGINIA G. PIPER CHARITABLE TRUST Kate Stilley Steiner traveled to Phoenix, AZ to profile the winners of the 2014 Piper Charitable Trust Encore Prizes for Exceptional Organizations. Each of the stories celebrates pioneers of a national movement to engage...
