
Ollie Benn
@olliebenn
Director of Philanthropy and Social Impact @jcfsandiego and part of the founding team of @giv4sdhomeless. Dad. Husband. #COYS. Arsenal fans need not apply
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http://giv4.org 23-05-2010 06:07:53
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The #giv4 homelessness fund in #sandiego makes it easy for everyone to participate in the solutions to #homelessness. Meet Urban Street Angels, one of the 12 organizations we support. Learn more at giv4.org!

I might start a weekly news roundup called "Stupid ideas in philanthropy." Here's the first edition: vox.com/future-perfect… (h/t Vu Le (with one E))




Very grateful to Times of San Diego for featuring our giv4SDHomelessness fundraising innovation, which has raised $200k in four months and is just getting started timesofsandiego.com/life/2021/12/1…

Did you know that 25% of those experiencing #homelessness in #SanDiego are over the age of 55? Serving Seniors provides support to San Diego's most vulnerable. When you join the giv4 homelessness in san diego fund, you support Serving Seniors and 11 others!


David David Baddiel deserves an award for packing such a thoughtful analysis about race and anti-semitism into a 2-minute morning TV segment

Thoughtful work by Scott Lewis. The replies show how much misunderstanding (and strong feelings) still exist about homelessness. We need to stop blaming people who can’t afford housing and ask how we can all be part of the solution



"We all tend to support more housing, so long as it’s in someone else’s neighborhood," Ollie Benn and Beth Sirull of JCF San Diego write. "That mentality must change." sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commen…

This is the first video of our new giv4 climate san diego campaign highlighting local solutions to climate and environmental challenges in San Diego


This was the toughest video to film and it had one of the best outcomes. Really incredible work by PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) and we’re happy to support it via giv4SDHomelessness

Useful thread on why the The San Diego Union-Tribune's sale is significant, and what you can do about it

