by Caitlin Childs | Mar 24, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
Nearly a century ago, poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote, “I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.” Although development has overtaken swaths of the wild hillsides and meadows of Sonoma County, the...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 24, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Professional Advisors Newsletter
Women are changing the nature and structure of philanthropy (and not just because they are giving more and more often than men). They are redefining what giving is about by using their work to build cultural understanding and open conversations about difference. Some...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 24, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Professional Advisors Newsletter
Mary Stompe’s high job satisfaction is rooted in a truly personal situation; her mother experienced what far too many seniors do. Mary explains, “My own mother, who had lived a middle class life in Marin, began a rapid downward spiral when my father died unexpectedly....
by Caitlin Childs | Feb 22, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Professional Advisors Newsletter
At Community Foundation Sonoma County, we believe in the power of connecting people, ideas and resources to benefit all who live here. One critical component of our mission includes ensuring that all funds are managed with prudent fiduciary oversight and good...
by Caitlin Childs | Feb 22, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
Ten years ago, the Artists Awards Endowment at the Community Foundation Sonoma County began supporting up-and-coming artists in our community. The fund was created by more than 50 Community Foundation donors between 2007 and 2011 with support from the James Irvine...
