Nonprofit leaders meet for launch of new capacity building cohort
Leaders from six diverse nonprofit organizations serving the Sonoma Valley gathered at the Lodge at Sonoma this month to mark the launch of a three-year team-building cohort. This grant program, in it’s second iteration since first launching in 2015, is made possible...
Valentine’s Day: Why We Love This Place
For Valentine’s Day, we asked staff members to share some of their thoughts and memories on what has helped spark their love affair with Sonoma County: Elly Grogan, Senior Philanthropic Officer I spent a good part of my childhood on a forty acre apple ranch outside...
Welcoming Abby “Tiny” Torrez!
If you’ve come by our office this past month, you might have seen a new face welcoming you at our front desk. We are delighted to welcome Abby “Tiny” Torrez to our team as our new administrative assistant. Tiny recently graduated from Sonoma State University with...
Our Favorite Holiday Recipes: Beth’s Pimento Cheese and Crackers
From Elizabeth Brown, President and CEO: This recipe blends two key key facts about me—1) I am from Georgia and 2) I don’t cook. Please note: all other Georgians are amazing cooks! Beth’s Pimento Cheese and Crackers This recipe blends two key key facts about me—1)...
Our Favorite Holiday Recipes: Polvorones – Mexican Wedding Cookies
From Caitlin Childs, Director of Communications: I learned to bake side by side with my mom using recipes from a cookbook her mom gave her when she moved into her own apartment in college. These classic cookies are beloved around the world, especially in my own home!...
Our Favorite Holiday Recipes: Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
From Emily Johnson, Donor Services Coordinator: Ever since I can remember, our family has made peanut butter blossom cookies for the holidays. We haven’t missed a year yet, and aren’t going to start now – we’re getting together on Saturday to make our annual four or...
Our Favorite Holiday Recipes: Maiale di Chianti
From Kristin Nelson, Director of Philanthropic Advising: Each Christmas Eve, I make a Tuscan dish called maiale di chianti. It isn’t fancy but it IS extraordinarily delicious. As it slowly simmers, it leaves the whole house smelling like rich wine, pork, and fennel...
Our Favorite Holiday Recipes: Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Nicole LeStrange, grants coordinator shares, "this is the recipe for the truffles my husband makes for us every Christmas. The recipe was given to him by his friend, Phil (“Philly Wonka” - because of these drool-worthy, addictive little nubbins he makes). Not an easy...
CFSC Announces $475,000 in Emergency Grants to Support Kincade Fire Relief
Community Foundation Sonoma County (CFSC) announces $475,000 in emergency recovery grants to help support people affected by the Kincade fire and evacuations. These grants were made through our Sonoma County Resilience Fund, a long-term fire recovery fund first...
Healing Workshops for Community Trauma
Studies show that widespread trauma and PTSD reactions are common after natural disasters, something we know all too well in the aftermath of the Kincade Fire, when stress levels and anxiety spiked for many of us. Unaddressed trauma has long-term effects on children’s...
Sonoma Magazine: Focusing on Local Impact
We are thrilled that our very own Ariana Díaz de León, community impact officer for the foundation, was featured in the winter issue of Sonoma Magazine this month. Interviewed by local writer Susan Boyle, Ariana offers readers advice on giving by listening to your...
Honoring J Mullineaux
Please join us in congratulating our dear colleague, J Mullineaux on his well-earned new role as the Executive Director of the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation. We are incredibly grateful to J for his leadership over this past eleven and half years, as he worked...
Healdsburg Forever Grants Impact: Supporting the environment, arts, and more.
Our grants from Healdsburg Forever last year supported our nonprofit community to launch new programs, and maintain others, bringing vitally needed services to Healdsburg and Geyserville residents. We asked our grantees to share some notes of impact, about what they...
Kincade Fire Response: where to give
Updated Wednesday, October 31, 2019: Welcome home Sonoma County. We are incredibly, unspeakably, grateful to the first responders who worked tirelessly to keep the Kincade Fire from spreading further and who are now able to welcome so many of our neighbors home. As...
Winners of “Discovered: Emerging Artists of Sonoma County” Program Announced
(featured image: Nicole Irene Anderson, You Surpass Them All, 2017, oil, casein and graphite on panel) Ten Sonoma County artists are being recognized through the fifth “Discovered Awards for Emerging Visual and Literary Artists of Sonoma County” program, produced by...