August 9, 2022 Donor spotlight: Carol Newman and Barry Sovel

Posted at 13:24h in Annual Report, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy, Our Donors

“Are you familiar with the Jewish religion? Do you know what ‘tikkun olam’ means?” Carol Newman asks. “It means, ‘to repair the world.’ It’s a mitzvah, a good deed.” Her husband, Barry Sovel, adds, “It’s very much a part of our cultural and religious background.” Carol and Barry’s...

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July 29, 2022 Donor Spotlight: Sam and Betz Miller

Posted at 13:25h in Annual Report, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy, Our Donors

Sam and Betz Miller met when Sam worked in sales for West Publishing, and Betz worked as a cataloging librarian for a Bay Area library. Married for the past 31 years, Betz and Sam have loved making their home in Santa Rosa and, after retiring...

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June 15, 2021 Building Stronger Organizations Through Collaboration and Innovation

Posted at 16:39h in Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter

In 2019, we launched a unique partnership with two other funders, First 5 Sonoma County and the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Sonoma County, to launch Resilient Organizations: Sustainable, Impactful, Effective (ROSIE). The ROSIE program was established to provide grant funding and peer collaboration opportunities for...

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February 22, 2020 Supporting the North County After Kincade

Posted at 16:52h in Featured Stories, Healdsburg Forever, Resilience Fund

When the Kincade Fire ignited, multiple organizations responded quickly to ensure residents would be supported. Facing the loss of homes, paychecks, and other essentials as the holiday season approached, we immediately enacted a round of emergency grants from our Resilience Fund to help nonprofit organizations...

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August 15, 2019 Grants Spotlight: Early Childhood Development

Posted at 21:10h in Annual Report, Featured Stories

As grantmakers, we aspire to do more together because we know that when we can leverage funding and make collective grants, we can create impact on a larger scale than would be possible by making grants alone. This principle is at the heart of a...

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April 3, 2019 HELPING SPOTLIGHT: Catholic Charities

Posted at 18:57h in Featured Stories, Resilience Fund

Dreama Goldberg was seven months pregnant and just beginning to decorate her son’s nursery when the fires swept through Coffey Park, burning the rental home she shared with her husband Bobby, and his 7-year-old daughter Kamala. They had lived in their three-bedroom home on Pine...

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August 30, 2018 Donor Spotlight: Brooke Clyde

Posted at 23:11h in 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 influence...

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July 3, 2018 Become a Catalyst: Katherine Fulton and Katharine Kunst

Posted at 10:28h in Featured Stories

When Katherine Fulton and Katharine Kunst moved into their home in the heart of Sonoma, they knew this community was unique. They were charmed by its beauty and small town vibe. Katharine Kunst explains, “I love that it is so incredibly walkable. As an artist...

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January 22, 2018 Remembering Richard Kunde

Posted at 20:52h in Featured Stories

We are honored to remember our friend and donor Richard Kunde, who passed away last week at the age of 75. Richard and his late wife Saralee became donors to Community Foundation Sonoma County in 1995, and we highlighted their legacy of giving in our...

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February 22, 2017 A Family’s Legacy

Posted at 23:05h in Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories

Brothers, ages 11 and 9, are put on a train alone to escape a growing threat to Jews as war looms. Their parents stay behind in Germany, hoping to join them after taking care of family affairs. They will never see each other again.  Hans (“Hank”)...

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