by Caitlin Childs | Nov 10, 2022 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Latino Leadership, Resilience Fund
La Plaza launched into action in 2018, just one year after Sonoma County was hit by catastrophic fires and heading into some of our most challenging years with more fires, historic floods, and a years-long pandemic. Yet the nonprofit, a project grown from a leadership...
by Lindsay Bribiescas | Aug 3, 2018 | Featured Stories, Latino Leadership
Magali Telles is Los Cien’s first paid executive director, which marks yet another milestone in the organization’s development—and draws attention to the speed at which the organization has grown. “Since their founding in 2008, Los Cien has gone from all volunteers...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 5, 2017 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Latino Leadership, Nonprofit Newsletter
“What does the world need from me?” Javier Rivera-Rosales asks constantly to help align his values and moral character. A director for a nonprofit serving LGBTQIA youth, Javier is a participant in the first Sonoma County cohort of On The Verge (OTV), a leadership...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 25, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Latino Leadership
Los Cien Founder Herman J. Hernandez took a few minutes out of his exceptional schedule to answer questions about Los Cien Sonoma County. Their work with Latinos and Amigos continues to provide opportunities to broaden our community dialogue and engagement in a...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 19, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Latino Leadership
Sonoma County’s largest Latino leadership organization, Los Cien, will be hosting their 3rd Annual State of the Latino Community in Sonoma County event on Thursday, September 29th at Sonoma State University. The venue is an appropriate one, as enrollment figures for...
by Caitlin Childs | Jun 23, 2016 | Featured Stories, Latino Leadership, Nonprofit Newsletter
In 2015 the Sonoma Community Foundation established the Latino Leadership Fund, recognizing the opportunity to act as a catalyst in building diverse leadership so that our future leaders reflect the demographics of the communities they are serving. Through the grants...
