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Data vs. the deluge: Direct Relief takes high-tech approach against Sandy

By   /  Friday, November 2nd, 2012  /  Features, Nonprofits  /  Comments Off on Data vs. the deluge: Direct Relief takes high-tech approach against Sandy

The largest nonprofit in the Tri-Counties is battling it out with Hurricane Sandy, helped by powerful data technology from a Silicon Valley firm. Goleta-based Direct Relief International has partnered with Palo Alto-based Palintir, a firm that creates big data applications for the federal government and private companies, to better coordinate its response to the massive Read More →

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She’s fighting for a new model: Martial arts studio founder opts for nonprofit route

By   /  Friday, August 31st, 2012  /  Features, Nonprofits  /  Comments Off on She’s fighting for a new model: Martial arts studio founder opts for nonprofit route

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Remembering Jack Gilbert: Legendary Ventura County developer passes away

By   /  Friday, August 10th, 2012  /  Nonprofits, Real Estate, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Remembering Jack Gilbert: Legendary Ventura County developer passes away

He had an engaging smile, an independent streak and a willingness to stand up for what he thought was right. John B. “Jack” Gilbert brought a level of confidence and charm to everything he did, whether it was  running a public company, building a real estate empire or engaging in philanthropy. That’s how the longtime Read More →

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Nonprofit wins national award

By   /  Wednesday, August 1st, 2012  /  Latest news, Nonprofits  /  Comments Off on Nonprofit wins national award

Fun In the Sun, an educational program developed by United Way of Santa Barbara County, has won  the National Summer Learning Association’s top award for 2012. The award given by a Baltimore-based group was developed as a way of spotlighting programs that excel in closing the so-called “achievement gap,” the widening difference in scores between Read More →

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Philanthropy consultant helps give it away

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Latest news, Nonprofits  /  1 Comment

“It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than it is to earn it in the first place,” Andrew Carnegie, one of the country’s original businessmen turned philanthropists, once said. That’s the problem Tina Fanucchi-Frontado helps donors address with her business, SB Philanthropy. Three years ago, Fanucchi-Frontado was serving as executive director of the Read More →

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Inside scoop: Rona Barrett reveals senior housing project

By   /  Friday, June 29th, 2012  /  Features, Nonprofits, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Inside scoop: Rona Barrett reveals senior housing project

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Goleta Cottage garners $2M from Cavalletto Charities

By   /  Thursday, June 28th, 2012  /  Latest news, Nonprofits, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Goleta Cottage garners $2M from Cavalletto Charities

Santa Barbara-based Cavalletto Charities gave $2 million to the fundraising campaign to rebuild Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, the health system announced June 27. Cottage is rebuilding its Goleta facility to meet a state mandate that requires all hospitals in California to be retrofitted to withstand a major earthquake and to accommodate new medical technology. When Read More →