by Diana Ortiz | Aug 8, 2022 | Education, Featured Stories, Growing Philanthropy
Community Foundation Sonoma County recently had the pleasure of hosting a two-day teacher externship for a small group of Casa Grande High School educators. The five educators joined our staff at the CFSC office to learn more about the nonprofit field in Sonoma County...
by Caitlin Childs | Dec 17, 2021 | 2022 CEO Transition Updates, Foundation News, Our Staff, Press Releases
Community Foundation Sonoma County (CFSC) announced Thursday that Elizabeth Brown will be transitioning out of her role as President & CEO after nearly a decade of leadership. Brown will be moving to Atlanta, Georgia, joining the executive leadership team at the...
by Caitlin Childs | Oct 20, 2021 | Annual Report, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Sonoma Valley Fund
Sonoma volunteer and generous community donor Whitney Evans grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, the birthplace of the very first community foundation, which might help explain his love for the community foundation model. “I spent the first 50 years of my life in...
by Caitlin Childs | Sep 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
When our cohort of six Sonoma Valley nonprofit organizations met for the first time in February, their primary focus was to identify the ways they could strengthen and support their own and each other’s missions. Soon after that first capacity building meeting,...
by Caitlin Childs | Aug 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund
Since inception in 2017, we have supported local disaster recovery efforts through grants nearing $10 million. Community Foundation Sonoma County (CFSC) first launched the Sonoma County Resilience Fund in the wake of the 2017 fires, with a mission to help support our...
