November 17, 2022 Giving where you love: CFSC’s year-end giving guide

Posted at 03:30h in 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...

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August 22, 2022 The Portrait of Sonoma: Finding the Story Behind the Data

Posted at 15:23h in 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 race, ethnicity, gender, and geography data. The...

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July 26, 2022 It Takes a County: Learning from Student Feedback

Posted at 12:23h in 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, teachers, and parents about a range...

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July 25, 2022 Inspiring philanthropy in Healdsburg & The Sonoma Valley

Posted at 12:57h in 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 work in their local...

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May 17, 2022 Twelve Ways to Help People in Need in Sonoma County

Posted at 17:07h in 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 humanitarian...

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January 24, 2022 Grant Applications Open for our Julia L. Grant Fund for Basic Human Needs

Posted at 10:34h in 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 are increasingly forced to choose...

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January 20, 2022 Portrait of Sonoma launches January 26 / Un Retrato del Condado de Sonoma 2021 El Lanzamiento Virtual del Informe 26 de enero

Posted at 12:59h in Community Issues, Featured Stories, Foundation News, Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE New study on local well-being, inequities to be unveiled at Jan. 26 launch event for Portrait of Sonoma County SANTA ROSA, CA — A detailed look at the well-being of people living in Sonoma County will be released to the public on Jan. 26 in...

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April 16, 2021 Breaking barriers and making an impact: Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County

Posted at 16:26h in Basic Human Needs, Community Issues, COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Homelessness, Housing, Resilience Fund

One year into the pandemic, Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County (CAP) is still working tirelessly to meet the changing and growing needs of those most marginalized. While staff continually adapts to working and connecting with clients remotely, Assistant Director Kathy Kane says gaps remain...

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March 25, 2015 Closing the Hunger Gap

Posted at 18:51h in Basic Human Needs, Community Issues, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories

In the midst of the Great Recession, more and more Sonoma County residents needed help to meet their most basic needs – like keeping a roof over their heads and feeding their families.  In response, Community Foundation Sonoma County launched a five-year initiative to bolster...

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January 27, 2015 A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity

Posted at 22:43h in Community Issues

Elizabeth Brown and Elly Grogan connect global problems with local solutions at a recent panel....

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