by Caitlin Childs | Mar 25, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
An unfamiliar subject line on the monitor read: A confluence of moments. As representatives of Community Foundation Sonoma County, many of our inboxes have a rich archive of eloquently titled emails that tug at the heartstrings, pique our curiosity, or both. However,...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 24, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
Nearly a century ago, poet and playwright Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote, “I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.” Although development has overtaken swaths of the wild hillsides and meadows of Sonoma County, the...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 24, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Professional Advisors Newsletter
Mary Stompe’s high job satisfaction is rooted in a truly personal situation; her mother experienced what far too many seniors do. Mary explains, “My own mother, who had lived a middle class life in Marin, began a rapid downward spiral when my father died unexpectedly....
