by Caitlin Childs | Jul 8, 2016 | Featured Stories, iRead, Nonprofit Newsletter
We are pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the iREAD Competitive Grants Program. For more information click here. Significant research shows that reading aloud to children from day one is the single most important thing a parent can do...
by Caitlin Childs | May 5, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter
Below is a list of all organizations funded this year thanks to the generosity of Sonoma Wine Country Weekend. Fund the Future: Early Childhood Literacy We believe that if children can read, they will succeed. Bellevue Union School District: Facilities Fund...
by Caitlin Childs | Oct 28, 2015 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Early Childhood Education, Featured Stories, iRead, Professional Advisors Newsletter
Access to education is a basic human right and essential in ensuring that all children are able to meet their greatest potential. Early Childhood Education allows children to have equal footing when they begin their educational careers. In Sonoma County, only 39...
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’...
by Caitlin Childs | May 8, 2015 | Donor Newsletter, Early Childhood Education, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
Seated behind her desk deep within the warren of the Community Action Partnership’s offices in Santa Rosa, Marta Tilling is carefully explaining something about young children. “Five is way too old,” Tilling says firmly. Tilling and her program,...
