March 10, 2022

Posted at 15:13h in Featured Stories, Foundation News, News for Nonprofits, Press Releases, Resilience Fund

Sonoma County educational leaders and partners in the nonprofit world are digging into an unprecedented amount of feedback on how our schools are meeting the needs of students, staff, and parents and guardians. As part of a monthlong survey campaign that wrapped up in late January,...

February 14, 2022

Posted at 08:30h in Featured Stories, Foundation News, Growing Philanthropy, News for Nonprofits, Nonprofit Newsletter

The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation’s Sonoma County Wine Auction brings together caring vintners, growers and donors to support all communities across Sonoma County. The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation Community Grants program is a broadly accessible, responsive grants program to address the most pressing needs in our communities, offering...

February 11, 2022

Posted at 15:46h in 2022 CEO Transition Updates, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Foundation News, News for Nonprofits, Nonprofit Newsletter, Notes from our CEO, Our Staff, Press Releases, Professional Advisors Newsletter

We are delighted to welcome Sheryl Alexander to our team this week. Sheryl joins us as our Interim CEO, a role she is well prepared for with past leadership experience that includes serving as President and CEO at Inland Empire Community Foundation, among other leadership...

February 11, 2022

Posted at 12:39h in 2022 CEO Transition Updates, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Foundation News, News for Nonprofits, Nonprofit Newsletter, Notes from our CEO, Our Staff

After announcing Beth's departure back in December, our staff and board offered bon voyage toasts to our very own Elizabeth Brown this week. As we celebrate Beth’s nine years of leadership and wish her the very best in her coming role with the Arthur M....

January 20, 2022

Posted at 12:59h in Community Issues, Featured Stories, Foundation News, Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE New study on local well-being, inequities to be unveiled at Jan. 26 launch event for Portrait of Sonoma County SANTA ROSA, CA — A detailed look at the well-being of people living in Sonoma County will be released to the public on Jan. 26 in...

October 21, 2021

Posted at 11:10h in Annual Report, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories

During a year characterized in so many ways by tragedy, change, and heartbreak, Community Foundation Sonoma County 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 examples of...

July 26, 2021

Posted at 11:33h in COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Healdsburg Forever, Homelessness, Housing, Nonprofit Spotlight, Resilience Fund

The Covid pandemic presented numerous challenges to organizations serving low-income community members here and across the nation. Among those challenges was having enough emergency funds available for the surge in clients facing the loss of work and struggling to pay housing and utility costs. And...

June 29, 2021

Posted at 11:46h in COVID-19 Resilience Fund, Featured Stories, Resilience Fund

Since local coronavirus infections were first detected in spring 2020, Sonoma County’s Latinx community has been disproportionately affected. Comprising roughly 30% of our population, Latinx people were hit with more than 60% of Covid infections over the last year. Although several local organizations worked to offer...

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