by Tricia Savelli | Mar 8, 2024 | Featured Stories
In December we hosted our virtual Coffee With SCF event, with over 90 local nonprofit staff and leadership joining us. It was not only an opportunity for us to share our grantmaking plans for the year, but also an opportunity for us all to reflect and learn from each...
by Tricia Savelli | Mar 8, 2024 | Featured Stories
SCF Co-Hosts Nonprofit Advocacy 101 In February, Sonoma Community Foundation co-hosted Nonprofit Advocacy 101, in collaboration with Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County, the Peter E Haas Jr. Family Fund, and the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation. Bolder...
by Tricia Savelli | Mar 8, 2024 | Featured Stories
The Julia L. Grant Fund for Basic Human Needs program addresses the pressing challenge of meeting the basic needs of individuals and families in Sonoma County. This year, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the fund was expanded to provide additional...
by Tricia Savelli | Jan 10, 2024 | Featured Stories
The Julia L. Grant Fund for Basic Human Needs is returning with an open, competitive grant program this year. Designed to fund safety net services, this program addresses the pressing challenge of meeting the basic needs of individuals and families in Sonoma County....
by Tricia Savelli | Dec 19, 2023 | Featured Stories
Sonoma Community Foundation (SCF) Request for Proposal: Strategic Plan Facilitation and Stewardship Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary. Martin...
by Tricia Savelli | Nov 8, 2023 | Featured Stories
While serving as an elementary school principal in Sonoma Valley, Maite Iturri made it a priority to work on developing parent leadership. The parents taught classes in the evening, organized support networks during the 2017 fires and according to Iturri, everyone...
