by Caitlin Childs | Sep 21, 2015 | Donor Newsletter
A library in the Roseland is no longer a dream. With a matching gift from the Community Foundation Sonoma County and Foundation donors, $40,000 has been raised to secure a temporary library in a neighborhood with limited access to books, community spaces, and research...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 16, 2015 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter, Professional Advisors Newsletter
Dear Friends, We know you share our heartache for our friends and neighbors, especially those in Lake County, who are facing the most devastating of circumstances wrought by the fires. We also know you are eager to help and it is no surprise to our Community...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 28, 2015 | Nonprofit Newsletter
A little more than a year ago, Community Foundation Sonoma County engaged the Center for Effective Philanthropy to conduct a confidential survey of our grantees, called the Grantee Perception Report. It was enormously helpful for us to receive your feedback, and we...
by Caitlin Childs | Jul 28, 2015 | Nonprofit Newsletter
We were once again inspired, challenged, and invigorated by the excellent speakers at this year’s ieSonoma, which featured events over two days. On Sunday evening, Community Foundation invited our donors to join us to hear Dan Pallotta speak about the importance of...
by Caitlin Childs | Jun 17, 2015 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
In 2014 the Community Foundation gave out approximately $10 million dollars in grants on behalf of our donors. About 80% of that amount was given through the generosity of individual donors and 20% was distributed from legacy gifts through Community Foundations’...
