by Caitlin Childs | Dec 20, 2019 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
From Emily Johnson, Donor Services Coordinator: Ever since I can remember, our family has made peanut butter blossom cookies for the holidays. We haven’t missed a year yet, and aren’t going to start now – we’re getting together on Saturday to make our annual four or...
by Caitlin Childs | Dec 20, 2019 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
From Kristin Nelson, Director of Philanthropic Advising: Each Christmas Eve, I make a Tuscan dish called maiale di chianti. It isn’t fancy but it IS extraordinarily delicious. As it slowly simmers, it leaves the whole house smelling like rich wine, pork, and fennel...
by Caitlin Childs | Dec 20, 2019 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
Nicole LeStrange, grants coordinator shares, “this is the recipe for the truffles my husband makes for us every Christmas. The recipe was given to him by his friend, Phil (“Philly Wonka” – because of these drool-worthy, addictive little nubbins he makes)....
by Caitlin Childs | Jun 26, 2019 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
We are so pleased to announce this wonderful news: Thanks to the vision of a family that cared deeply about the future of Sonoma County, the Sonoma Land Trust has received a $700,000 grant from Community Foundation Sonoma County and our regional affiliate the Sonoma...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 18, 2018 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter, Resilience Fund
Community Foundation Sonoma County is pleased to announce a $1 million investment in community-wide healing efforts through grants to mental-health focused projects. Listen to our CEO Elizabeth Brown announcing our healing grants on The Drive with Steve Jaxon: Long...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 30, 2018 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
The night of October 8 changed thousands of lives in a near instant. For Cary and Josiah Rich, the fire meant the loss of not only their beloved apartment and all of their treasured keepsakes, but their home-based child care business as well. As Cary describes her...