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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 Editorial Board / Friday, December 19th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Regional nonprofits star in California rankings
Recent reporting by the website Charity Navigator gives a bit of insight into how well the best-run nonprofits in the area fare when compared to their peers in California and nationwide.
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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 →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, October 10th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Nonprofits are a powerful economic force in our region
By Cynder Sinclair The nonprofit sector hires more people, holds more assets, and contributes more to our economy than most people realize. In fact, many don’t even think in terms of the “nonprofit sector.” We think about my church or my daughter’s Girl Scout troop or my mother’s nursing care facility or the local art Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, July 25th, 2014 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Op/ed: Collaboration is the key to ending hunger in the Tri-Counties
During the past five years, Ventura County FOOD Share has gone from serving 33,000 people per month to more than 74,500 today.
