by Caitlin Childs | Feb 22, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
Brothers, ages 11 and 9, are put on a train alone to escape a growing threat to Jews as war looms. Their parents stay behind in Germany, hoping to join them after taking care of family affairs. They will never see each other again. Hans (“Hank”) Cohn and younger...
by Caitlin Childs | Dec 20, 2016 | Nonprofit Newsletter
We have deeply appreciated the opportunity to share coffee and conversation with more than one hundred nonprofit partners in 2016. This year we will offer a new format for Quarterly Coffee by inviting different members of our staff to sit in conversation with Karin....
by Caitlin Childs | Dec 20, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
Some organizations offer lavish parties or other year-end perks to their employees. At Community Foundation Sonoma County, the best perk for our staff is the opportunity to make grants to local nonprofits in our community which are personally meaningful to them. While...
by Caitlin Childs | Dec 20, 2016 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen We find ourselves in a season of contrasts of darkness and light. Today is the shortest and darkest day of the year. We reflect on the year coming to a close and...
by Caitlin Childs | Nov 30, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
In Sonoma County we consider ourselves lucky to escape the snowy, downright freezing weather that many of our fellow Americans contend with over the winter months. But that’s also taking for granted a dry, warm place to call home that insulates us from the elements....
