Celebrating, Honoring, and Bidding Farewell
We are grateful to honor the incredible work and contributions of our colleague Karin Demarest as we share that she is wrapping up eleven years of dedicated service on behalf of Community Foundation Sonoma County. Karin first joined Community Foundation Sonoma County...
Giving where you love: CFSC’s year-end giving guide
Since the release of the Portrait of Sonoma in 2014, we’ve talked about the tale of two counties. What we know now is that the inequalities that exist locally have only been exacerbated by the devastation of the fires, the covid pandemic, and the economic instability...
Centering wellness: how La Plaza is helping Latinx communities heal from disaster
La Plaza launched into action in 2018, just one year after Sonoma County was hit by catastrophic fires and heading into some of our most challenging years with more fires, historic floods, and a years-long pandemic. Yet the nonprofit, a project grown from a leadership...
Surviving the Glass Fire: how Catholic Charities is helping the Henson’s recover
On September 27th, 2020, Jessica Henson watched her TV all day, keeping up with news of the Glass Fire slowly spreading west from where it ignited in Napa County before dawn. She saw smoke rising in the distance from where she lived in one of three houses, all...
Reflecting on 5 Years of the Sonoma County Resilience Fund
It's been just over five years since the Tubbs and Nuns fires changed life as we knew it in Sonoma County. We launched the Sonoma County Resilience Fund knowing that while the immediate needs would be great, our community needed a fund that would be there for the...
COVID-19: How we helped Sonoma County Recover
In March 2020, everything changed. Nearly overnight, the nonprofit organizations that act as Sonoma County's safety net faced a crisis like no other: how to help the thousands of people who suddenly lost jobs or faced other economic hardships survive the widespread...
Welcoming Tricia Savelli, our new Administrative Assistant for the Philanthropic Planning Team
We are delighted to welcome Tricia Savelli to our team as our new Administrative Assistant for the Philanthropic Planning Team. Tricia joins Community Foundation Sonoma County with a wealth of knowledge and experience. After earning an undergraduate degree from Saint...
Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund Recognizes 2022 Star Volunteers
The Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund hosted the annual Sonoma Valley Star Volunteer Awards at the Hanna Boys Center on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Thirty-seven nonprofit organizations honored thirty-nine of Sonoma Valley’s most active and valuable community volunteers during...
Welcoming Susan Price, our new Senior Philanthropic Advisor
Community Foundation Sonoma County is thrilled to welcome Susan Price as our new Senior Philanthropic Advisor. Susan Price stepped into the nonprofit field after receiving her Master of Arts degree in Leadership in Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Community from...
Seeking our our next visionary leader: our President & CEO position specification
After months of preparatory work, stakeholder interviews and surveys, the Search Committee and our search consultants at Carlson Beck have crafted a new Position Specification for the President and CEO. Do you know a stellar candidate? We encourage you to share this...
The Portrait of Sonoma: Finding the Story Behind the Data
In 2014, we helped develop The Portrait of Sonoma, a groundbreaking study which collected and interpreted census data to illuminate issues of inequity. Using the American Human Development Index (HDI) measurements of health, wealth, and education, the study compares...
Our 2021 Annual Report
Since joining the Community Foundation Sonoma County as interim CEO in February of 2022, I’ve been grateful to have had the opportunity to work with the dedicated and talented staff, meet our donors, and work with our board as we seek our next permanent CEO. I’ve also...
Donor spotlight: Carol Newman and Barry Sovel
“Are you familiar with the Jewish religion? Do you know what ‘tikkun olam’ means?” Carol Newman asks. “It means, ‘to repair the world.’ It’s a mitzvah, a good deed.” Her husband, Barry Sovel, adds, “It’s very much a part of our cultural and religious background.”...
An inspiring experience: CFSC hosts a two-day externship for five local teachers
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...
The Sonoma Valley Fund and The Sonoma Catalyst Fund: An Evolution
The Sonoma Valley Fund was born on a park bench. In 2006, Sonoma über-volunteer Whitney Evans read an article about Healdsburg Forever, one of Community Foundation Sonoma County’s regional affiliates, which builds endowment funds and provides grants to nonprofits in...