by Diana Ortiz | Dec 15, 2022 | Foundation News, Growing Philanthropy
Sonoma Community Foundation is thrilled to welcome five new board members to the foundation’s leadership group. The new board members, Aiko-Sophie Ezaki, Alan Preston, Kit Driscoll, Ralph Lewin, and Teejay Lowe, bring a depth of expertise across their fields and...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 10, 2022 | Annual Report, Featured Stories, Foundation News, Growing Philanthropy, Notes from our CEO
Since joining the Sonoma Community Foundation as interim CEO in February of 2022, I’ve been grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the dedicated and talented staff, meet our donors, and work with our board as we seek our next permanent CEO. I’ve also had...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 9, 2022 | Annual Report, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy, Our Donors
“Are you familiar with the Jewish religion? Do you know what ‘tikkun olam’ means?” Carol Newman asks. “It means, ‘to repair the world.’ It’s a mitzvah, a good deed.” Her husband, Barry Sovel, adds, “It’s very much a part of our cultural and religious background.”...
by Diana Ortiz | Aug 8, 2022 | Education, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy
Sonoma Community Foundation 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 SCF office to learn more about the nonprofit field in Sonoma County and...
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 25, 2022 | Annual Report, Community Issues, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy, Healdsburg Forever, Sonoma Valley Fund
At SCF, 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...
