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Giving where you love: CFSC’s year-end giving guide

Giving where you love: CFSC’s year-end giving guide

by Diana Ortiz | Nov 17, 2022 | Community Issues, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories

Since the release of the Portrait of Sonoma in 2014, we’ve talked about the tale of two counties. What we know now is that the inequalities that exist locally have only been exacerbated by the devastation of the fires, the covid pandemic, and the economic instability...
The Portrait of Sonoma: Finding the Story Behind the Data

The Portrait of Sonoma: Finding the Story Behind the Data

by Caitlin Childs | Aug 22, 2022 | Community Issues, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund

In 2014, we helped develop The Portrait of Sonoma, a groundbreaking study which collected and interpreted census data to illuminate issues of inequity. Using the American Human Development Index (HDI) measurements of health, wealth, and education, the study compares...
It Takes a County: Learning from Student Feedback

It Takes a County: Learning from Student Feedback

by Caitlin Childs | Jul 26, 2022 | Annual Report, Community Issues, Education, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund

“YouthTruth is changing how sites and districts do school,” says Jessica Progulske of the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE). The YouthTruth survey is a national effort to gather student and stakeholder feedback to inform school improvement. It asks students,...
Inspiring philanthropy in Healdsburg & The Sonoma Valley

Inspiring philanthropy in Healdsburg & The Sonoma Valley

by Caitlin Childs | Jul 25, 2022 | Annual Report, Community Issues, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy, Healdsburg Forever, Sonoma Valley Fund

At CFSC, as we worked to innovate our grantmaking in light of the coronavirus crisis, we asked a critical question: How could we inspire more people to give? We knew our regional affiliates—Healdsburg Forever and the Sonoma Valley Fund—were already doing incredible...
Twelve Ways to Help People in Need in Sonoma County

Twelve Ways to Help People in Need in Sonoma County

by Caitlin Childs | May 17, 2022 | Basic Human Needs, Community Issues, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Homelessness, Housing

We’ve been working to keep our donors informed about ways to support those affected by the conflict in Ukraine. We want to thank all of you who have donated to organizations working in Eastern Europe. Together, our fund holders have contributed nearly $225,000 towards...
Grant Applications Open for our Julia L. Grant Fund for Basic Human Needs

Grant Applications Open for our Julia L. Grant Fund for Basic Human Needs

by Caitlin Childs | Jan 24, 2022 | Basic Human Needs, Community Issues, Featured Stories, Foundation News, News for Nonprofits

Living in Sonoma County is expensive. The high cost of living makes it challenging for low- income residents to cover their basic human needs—a situation made worse by the compounding effects of the wildfires, coronavirus pandemic, and subsequent inflation. Families...
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