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... for the Sharks Foundation and will help improve the lives of underserved youth and families in the Bay Area, with partial proceeds benefitting those impacted by the devastating fires in Northern...more
BPM collectively raised and donated $10,812 to the Napa Valley Community Foundation and gave an equal amount to the Community Foundation Sonoma County. In addition, BPM gave North Bay staffers $500...more
Creative Sonoma is providing grants for innovative arts education programs serving students in the county who may have limited access to arts training. County Supervisor James Gore applauded the...more
The funding was approved by the Sonoma Valley Fund's grant committee, using Todd Trust funds. The Todd Trust was a bequest to Community Foundation Sonoma County from Hazel and Roland Todd to support...more
... and bid on wine experiences and memorabilia for a good cause: In addition to the charity Sharks Foundation that serves impoverished families, funds this year will also go toward the Community...more
Longer-term relief efforts for recovery and rebuilding now will continue with other organizations, including Community Foundation Sonoma County and San Francisco's anti-poverty nonprofit Tipping...more
Other presenters at the breakfast confab included Beth Brown of Community Foundation of Sonoma County; Reno Franklin of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians; Brett Martinez of Redwood Credit union and...more
“It'd be hard to think of a more visionary leader than Naomi,” said Elizabeth Brown, CEO of Community Foundation Sonoma County, which provides grants to nonprofits in the county, including Santa...more
Caitlin Childs has been named director of communications at Community Foundation Sonoma County. She previously served eight years as communications manager at Social Advocates for Youth and was a...more
Community Foundation is planning to use nearly all of its funds for a mid-term relief effort of up to five years. The agency is working with a counterpart group in Napa to interview 700 community...more
Midsize businesses are tapping into the social business market because large companies do not need the help of start-ups to create a “social technology stack.” But a social business stack cannot generate revenue by itself.