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Daniel Silverman

Vice President for Strategic Services

Daniel Silverman was appointed Vice President for Strategic Services in January 2015. He served as Director of Communications from 2005-2014 and continues to serve as Corporate Secretary.

Daniel created and leads implementation of Strategic Services, a new model for the functions and impact of communications, information technology, learning and assessment, and talent. Daniel has expanded these departments’ responsibilities to include better integration with Irvine’s grantmaking strategies. As Director of Communications, Daniel integrated and aligned the organization’s communications and grantmaking strategies, led the transition to digital communications, and transformed the Foundation website to create greater transparency about Irvine’s work and impact.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Daniel served as Senior Vice President at Fenton, the largest public interest communications firm in the country. He provided communications counsel to a wide range of foundations and nonprofit organizations, with a focus on strategy development, communications campaigns and communications training. Clients included the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Goldman Environmental Foundation, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai.

Prior to joining Fenton in 2000, Daniel served as National Media Director for the Sierra Club and as National Field Director for the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Daniel holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. He serves on the board of directors of the Communications Network.

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    2014 Year in Review

    Sep 16, 2015

    I’m happy to announce that we have released our 2014 Year in Review.

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    Oakland Students Tell Their Linked Learning Stories

    Oct 14, 2014

    One of the many reasons we are excited about Linked Learning is because it ignites students’ passions by creating meaningful learning experiences in career-oriented pathways. Linked Learning is showing that when students love what they’re learning, they work harder, dream bigger, and learn more.

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  • 2013 Year in Review

    2013 Year in Review

    Sep 30, 2014

    Today, we release our 2013 Year in Review. We hope this site will give you a glimpse of some of the moments and progress from the work of last year—both the work of The James Irvine Foundation, and most importantly, that of the talented leaders and organizations that we are privileged to support.

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    Irvine Foundation President to Step Down; Named Barr Foundation’s First President

    Nov 20, 2013

    he James Irvine Foundation today announced that President and CEO James E. Canales has accepted a position as the first President of the Barr Foundation in Boston, effective May 2014. He will step down from his position at the Irvine Foundation in the early spring of 2014.

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    In the News: August 2013

    Sep 06, 2013

    In August 2013, the following published articles mentioned the work of the Foundation or our grantees.

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    Irvine Board Approves $14.5 Million in Grants

    Dec 10, 2012

    Irvine’s Board of Directors approved $14.5 million in grants at its quarterly meeting last week.

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