by Caitlin Childs | Jun 26, 2019 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
We are so pleased to announce this wonderful news: Thanks to the vision of a family that cared deeply about the future of Sonoma County, the Sonoma Land Trust has received a $700,000 grant from Community Foundation Sonoma County and our regional affiliate the Sonoma...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 3, 2019 | Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Over the course of eight days this fall and winter, 115 community members from all walks of life—doctors, social workers, teachers, counselors, waiters, yoga instructors, chaplains—gathered to learn skills to help our community heal. Dr. Bo Greaves, who retired from...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 3, 2019 | Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Our Resilience Fund 2018 Report It is hard to believe that more than a year has passed since the fires swept through Sonoma County on the night of October 8, 2017. In looking at the devastation: 5,130 homes and 24 lives lost, property damage estimates of at least $7...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 30, 2018 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
The night of October 8 changed thousands of lives in a near instant. For Cary and Josiah Rich, the fire meant the loss of not only their beloved apartment and all of their treasured keepsakes, but their home-based child care business as well. As Cary describes her...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 30, 2018 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
Growing up in Santa Rosa, Brooke and his sister Lisa learned about philanthropy as young children. Their mother, Jeannie Schulz, is renowned for her support of local causes, especially for her commitment to the arts and environment. “Obviously my mom has been a major...