Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) received its first Webby Award for That’s Not Cool, a website aimed at preventing teen dating violence and digital abuse. “We’re truly honored to receive our fist Webby Award for digital excellence,” said Esta Soler, BKF…
It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news - Sheana Wohlford Butler passed away June 1, 2016. An obituary describing her extraordinary life and many adventures can be found online here. Sheana was an inspiration to all…
Butler Koshland Fellow Jose Gonzalez, Founder of Latino Outdoors, will be profiled in an upcoming issue of High Country News. In the meantime, here's a sneak peak of the article (courtesy of Trail Posse) in which Jose describes his Butler Koshland Fellowship…
Butler Koshland Fellow Sheila Bapat ('09) will give a presentation at the Gender Justice in Media conference to be held June 26 at Columbia University in NYC. Her panel will be held at 1:40pm: How to Cover Workers’ Stories Through…
We are excited to welcome Butler Koshland Fellowships' newest committee member: Irma Herrera! We are honored to have Irma join our Advisory Committee and look forward to working with her to further our mission. Irma Herrera is a Bay Area social justice activist,…
We are excited to invite you to our annual WHO’S YOUR MENTOR? event to be held in San Francisco on Thursday, April 21, 6:00pm–8:00pm for. This year, we will feature legendary 49ers Quarterback Steve Young in tribute to his mentor Bill Walsh,…
Congratulations to fellow José González who was included in the “Grist50“—a list of the “best and the brightest fighting for our planet” “innovators, organizers, and visionaries who will lead us toward a more sustainable future, in the coming year (and…
Pamela Krasney, 1943-2015 On June 9, 2015, activist and philanthropist Pamela Krasney passed away. Pamela’s passing is a great loss for Butler Koshland Fellowships, and to honor her, I would like to add some of my own thoughts to the…
Sarah Raifman, recently completing her fellowship with BKF, will now be joining the University of California, San Francisco’s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health as a Research Manager. In part, she will be working on a project with the Advancing…
The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, a non-profit organization that supports the 37 national parks in the San Francisco area, has partnered with the Presidio Trust and the National Parks Service to support the New Presidio Parklands Project. Greg Moore,…