Merger wave sweeps region’s chambers and business groups
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Read More →Region’s foundations enter next phase of pandemic relief
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Read More →Santa Barbara nonprofits close COVID relief fund
Santa Barbara County’s COVID-19 Joint Response Effort is closing its relief fund after distributing $5.8 million to those in need since the start of the pandemic. The creators of the COVID-19 Joint Response Effort are The Santa Barbara Foundation, United Way of Santa Barbara County and the Hutton Parker Foundation. The groups announced the end Read More →
Read More →Good Works: Nonprofits honored in Sacramento; new board and staff members in region
Five nonprofits in the tri-county region have been named Nonprofit of the Year for 2021 for their California legislative districts. State Sen. John Laird, whose 17th District includes all of San Luis Obispo County, has chosen to honor El Camino Homeless Organization, a nonprofit in San Luis Obispo that helps people struggling with hunger and Read More →
Read More →Opinion: 4 questions answered about the Supreme Court striking down California’s nonprofit donor disclosure requirements
By Dana Brakman Reiser, Brooklyn Law School The Supreme Court tossed out a California law requiring nonprofits to report their major donors to state officials. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said the law, intended to fight fraud, subjected donors to potential harassment and violated their First Amendment rights. Dana Brakman Reiser, a legal scholar Read More →
Read More →Community Bank of Santa Maria continues anniversary charity giveaway
The Community Bank of Santa Maria drew two more winners on July 8 for its $20,000 charity giveaway. The bank, which is celebrating 20 years this year, is drawing the names of two charities every month as part of a pledge to donate $20,000 to local non-profits. The bank’s customers submit the charities that go Read More →
Read More →RISE, Stand Strong Merge
Two San Luis Obispo County sexual assault and domestic violence organizations are merging. RISE and Stand Strong announced July 1 that they’re merging, with the new name and logo to be announced on July 14. The new organization’s leadership team will include people from both non-profits, including Jennifer Adams, the former executive director of Stand Read More →
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