Family Giving

Family Giving

Family is paramount to Dean and Belinda (Bo) Soiland. So is faith. Dean, like most of his siblings, got his start in his father Marv Soiland’s sand and gravel business before he and Bo launched their BoDean Company for aggregates and asphalt in 1989. Along the way,...
Trusted Partnerships

Trusted Partnerships

A few weeks ago J Mullineaux, our Vice President for Philanthropic Planning, had the great honor of interviewing two exceptional people and philanthropists at the Redwood Empire Estate Planning Council monthly membership meeting.  Steve Oliver and Jean Schulz are...
A Culture of Health

A Culture of Health

Sonoma County has been selected as a finalist for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize. The annual prize recognizes communities that are inspiring locally-driven improvements in health and creating powerful and deep partnerships to make change....
Future of Philanthropy

Future of Philanthropy

Community Foundation Sonoma County’s affiliate Sonoma Valley Fund, is pleased to welcome Katherine Fulton to their board of directors. Here, Katherine reveals the future of philanthropy in her 2007 Ted Talk “You are the future of philanthropy”. Despite changing...
We’re Here to Help

We’re Here to Help

Meet The Philanthropic Planning Team Community Foundation Sonoma County’s Philanthropic Planning Team helps donors get organized, create a budget, and support the causes and issues that matter most to them. We can assist donors in creating strategic giving plans that...