by Diana Ortiz | Aug 8, 2022 | Education, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy
Community Foundation Sonoma County recently had the pleasure of hosting a two-day teacher externship for a small group of Casa Grande High School educators. The five educators joined our staff at the CFSC office to learn more about the nonprofit field in Sonoma County...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 2, 2022 | Featured Stories, Foundation News, Sonoma Valley Fund
The Sonoma Valley Fund was born on a park bench. In 2006, Sonoma über-volunteer Whitney Evans read an article about Healdsburg Forever, one of Community Foundation Sonoma County’s regional affiliates, which builds endowment funds and provides grants to nonprofits in...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 29, 2022 | Annual Report, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy, Our Donors
Sam and Betz Miller met when Sam worked in sales for West Publishing, and Betz worked as a cataloging librarian for a Bay Area library. Married for the past 31 years, Betz and Sam have loved making their home in Santa Rosa and, after retiring early, have spent the...
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,...
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...
by Diana Ortiz | Jun 24, 2022 | Featured Stories, Foundation News, Our Staff
Community Foundation Sonoma County welcomes José Castro Gambino as our new Community Impact Officer! José’s dedication to the nonprofit field stems from his desire to give back to his community. Born and raised in Healdsburg, José recognizes the need for nonprofit...
