by Caitlin Childs | Oct 18, 2022 | 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...
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...
by Caitlin Childs | May 16, 2022 | Basic Human Needs, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Growing economic uncertainty is stretching local nonprofits to their limits. They’re working hard to help an influx of new clients who need support physically, mentally, and financially. The sharp rise in the cost of living has led to financial stress among low-income...
by Caitlin Childs | Oct 21, 2021 | Annual Report, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
During a year characterized in so many ways by tragedy, change, and heartbreak, Sonoma Community Foundation has responded to what feels like never-ending cycles of disaster brought on by seasons of wildfires and a pandemic. At the same time, we’ve witnessed daily...
