by Caitlin Childs | Dec 15, 2015 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
“I’ll always remember a girl at my grade school who only had one dress. That just blew my mind. My family was in the retail business so I had a wonderful wardrobe and she had just one dress. I have never forgotten that and I never will,” says Julia Grant. Ms. Grant...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 25, 2015 | Environmental Education, Featured Stories
Analy High School students Nica, Maya, and Isi in the GSE garden. How can a garden grow more than just vegetables? When it helps to grow adults, too. That, at least, is among the aims of the Global Student Embassy (GSE), a Sebastopol nonprofit that serves...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 21, 2015 | Donor Newsletter
A library in the Roseland is no longer a dream. With a matching gift from the Sonoma Community Foundation 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 | Jul 28, 2015 | Nonprofit Newsletter
Our affiliate partners enable residents in their geographical areas to realize philanthropic potential within the local community. Each affiliate has its own local board members, donors, and grantmaking program. Affiliates benefit from Community Foundation’s...
by Caitlin Childs | May 15, 2015 | Advisor Newsletter
Sonoma County’s Redwood Credit Union is the best in the nation and their fund at the Community Foundation helps nonprofits succeed. The Redwood Credit Union Community Fund was established to support financial literacy and wellness programs, as well as to accommodate...