March 14, 2023 Introducing our new President and CEO, Óscar Chávez

Posted at 11:55h in 2022 CEO Transition Updates, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Foundation News, News for Nonprofits, Nonprofit Newsletter, Notes from our CEO, Our Staff

We are thrilled to share that Óscar Chávez has been named as our new President & CEO! Óscar has been a community leader for more than 25 years and he has a deep understanding of Sonoma County and a proven track record of convening people...

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January 24, 2023 A partner in regional disaster preparedness: Napa Valley Community Foundation

Posted at 13:19h in Featured Stories, News for Nonprofits, Resilience Fund

Three years before the North Bay’s October 2017 fires, Napa County was struck with a 6.0 earthquake, a disaster that led the county to quickly become more readily prepared for large scale emergencies. Numerous historic buildings suffered damage and nearly 200 people were injured in...

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January 17, 2023 We’re hiring: Community Impact Officer

Posted at 14:00h in Foundation News, Growing Philanthropy, Our Staff

Lynx Employer Resources is proud to support Community Foundation Sonoma County in its search for a Community Impact Officer! At CFSC, our team is made up of people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds who share a passion for investing in the promise of Sonoma County....

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January 9, 2023 We’re hiring: Philanthropic Advisor

Posted at 14:12h in Foundation News, Growing Philanthropy, Our Staff

Lynx Employer Resources is proud to support Community Foundation Sonoma County in their search for a Philanthropic Advisor! At CFSC our team is made up of people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for investing in the promise of Sonoma County.  We are deliberate,...

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December 15, 2022 Announcing new board members

Posted at 17:32h in Foundation News, Growing Philanthropy

Community Foundation Sonoma County 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 across the county. They are joining our board at...

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December 6, 2022 Celebrating Ariana Díaz De León

Posted at 13:54h in Foundation News, Nonprofit Newsletter, Our Staff

We are honored to celebrate Ariana Díaz De León and her work at Community Foundation Sonoma County as she wraps up over four years of contributing to the foundation’s Community Impact team. Ariana first joined Community Foundation Sonoma County in 2018 as Community Impact Officer, where...

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November 21, 2022 Celebrating, Honoring, and Bidding Farewell

Posted at 10:45h in Foundation News, Nonprofit Newsletter, Our Staff

We are grateful to honor the incredible work and contributions of our colleague Karin Demarest as we share that she is wrapping up eleven years of dedicated service on behalf of Community Foundation Sonoma County. Karin first joined Community Foundation Sonoma County in 2011. She played...

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November 17, 2022 Giving where you love: CFSC’s year-end giving guide

Posted at 03:30h in Community Issues, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories

Since the release of the Portrait of Sonoma in 2014, we’ve talked about the tale of two counties. What we know now is that the inequalities that exist locally have only been exacerbated by the devastation of the fires, the covid pandemic, and the economic...

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October 20, 2022 Reflecting on 5 Years of the Sonoma County Resilience Fund

Posted at 20:23h in COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund

It's been just over five years since the Tubbs and Nuns fires changed life as we knew it in Sonoma County. We launched the Sonoma County Resilience Fund knowing that while the immediate needs would be great, our community needed a fund that would be...

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October 18, 2022 COVID-19: How we helped Sonoma County Recover

Posted at 14:34h in COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund

In March 2020, everything changed. Nearly overnight, the nonprofit organizations that act as Sonoma County's safety net faced a crisis like no other: how to help the thousands of people who suddenly lost jobs or faced other economic hardships survive the widespread closures, how to...

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