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In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2007/79
RECOGNIZING MICHAEL HOWE FOR HIS 13 YEAR&OFyLEADERSHIP,PHILANTHROPY,AND
VISION AS PRESIDENT OF THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND DECLARING
MARCH 15, 2007AS MICHAEL`HOWE DAYIN'CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
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Whereas,Michael Howe began lis tenure as President at the East;Bay CoimnunitylFoudation(EBCF) in 1993; and
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Whereas,Mr.Howe,under his, ' dership,increased EBCF's charitable as base,making the organization one of the top
50 community foimdatiol�s�Iu;the country k>>own for leading change-making-imtlat es aifMd at solving significant
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Whereas,Mr Howe'sy�uccessful work with client-donors has established grant opp rlunrtles to a substantial number of non-
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prof t organizations, rginarily m Contra Costa and Alameda Counties,and impr�ovtng�he ll�ues of mrllions ofresidents;and
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Whereas Mr Howe has steadily expanded the Foundation's capabilities toµbecone a cat lystf r change thi ugh important
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local and regional initiatives working with government?agencies,non profit;organi�zat,ons business leaders,and civic groups
to improve after-school programs for youth,prevent street crime and violence,proyideart educatioil,�and fiscal integrity to
public education, and expand co ninunity philanthropy, andn ��
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Whereas,Mr Howe serves on many boards and coni mittees.focused on,nnproviing the Itves of people jai d tl trength of
communities including the Institute for'Community-M e,iNorthern California Grantmakers;`t11e John Gardner Center at
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Stanford University,the"Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth and=the Richmond Chrldr�en's Foundation; and
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Whereas,Mr Howe ni6ved the Foundation,into-d state-of--the art�facility n�downto n Oakland;and
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Whereas, Mr. Howe's philanthropy and,;'advocacy.for underservedcommunities hasbe efted n ,U neious residents and
families in ContraCosta"County ;00; , aF
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NOW THEREFORE�BE IT,"' ESOLVED,that the Board of Supervisors of Fonda�Cos,�ta County,recognizes the visionary
work of Michael Howe and'the impact and power one person and one organ pati on can`liavefo iia community; and
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AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as Michael Howe stepsido n as Pre dent of the East'Bay'Comrnunity
Foundation on this day,the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors DECLARE S"Thursday March 15,2007 as Michael
Howe Day in Contra.Costa County and wishes hi _ len re t=success inPhis new endeavor. {
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Chair \\
District III Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA GAYLE UILKEMA
District I Supervisor District 11 Supervisor
SUSAN A. BONILLA FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and
@e a entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shoivn:
i G ATTESTED Eebruaiy 27,2007
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00`S�A COUP ' JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By —Deputy
Intmduced by sor Jobn Gioia, District I