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By Staff Report / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Botanical Garden grows donations, announces new staff
The Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens created its first endowed position and will renovate flora with the $15 million raised through its Seed the Future campaign.
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By Staff Report / Friday, January 23rd, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on New faces, new money at nonprofits throughout the region
A roundup of activity at tri-county nonprofits this month.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, January 8th, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Bechtel named new VCCF leader
The Ventura County Community Foundation has a new leader. Vanessa Bechtel, previously executive director of the Santa Barbara City College Foundation, is taking over as president and CEO of VCCF starting Feb. 9. The Foundation’s board of directors announced the appointment Jan. 8. “Vanessa represents the next generation of leadership for the foundation,” said VCCF Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, January 2nd, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on A roundup of tri-county nonprofits for the New Year
With the end of 2014, many nonprofits along the South Coast saw shifts in leadership, new heights in fundraising and other milestones to cap off the year.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, December 5th, 2014 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Giving Tuesday checks bolster Ventura County groups
The Gene Haas Foundation gave away hundreds of thousands of dollars to community groups including schools and food banks at its Giving Tuesday event, held Dec. 2 at the Haas Automation headquarters in Oxnard.
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 28th, 2014 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on The greatest story, retold: Uncovering DeMille’s masterpiece
Remnants of Cecil DeMille’s 1923 film “The Ten Commandments” were hidden away for years in the shifting sands of the Guadalupe-Nipomo dunes. But recently some of the massive plaster sphinxes used during the monumental production have revealed themselves thanks to fortunate winds.
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By Staff Report / Monday, November 24th, 2014 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Giving back: Montecito Bank & Trust gifts nonprofits $1 million
For the 12th consecutive year, Montecito Bank & Trust kicked off Thanksgiving week with $1 million in corporate gifts to regional nonprofits. Precisely 184 organizations received checks at a Nov. 24 luncheon at the Coral Casino at the Four Seasons Santa Barbara Biltmore under a program that the region’s biggest privately owned bank calls “Community Read More →
