Sonoma Valley Fund

02/25/2020

This is the second Sonoma Valley cohort, dedicated to advancing the quality of services for the community.

The goal of the second 'cohort' is to share best practices and collaborate to solve the stickiest issues in their organizations and in the community.

10/15/2019

A celebration of Ted’s life is open to the public.

08/13/2019

One of several lovely profiles of Ted.

‘He gave in every possible way and was a role model in how to age...’

05/31/2019

Landowners of Upper Sonoma Creek sought to help with restoration vision

10/03/2018

The Super-Rich Are Stockpiling Wealth in Black-Box Charities

It’s all the rage in charitable giving -- and it’s actually got some charities worried.

09/23/2018

Crafting a compelling story that motivates donors to give isn't always easy. In this free guide, you’ll learn how to build a great story, incorporate powerful visuals, and use emotion to motivate your audience.

09/20/2018

A very relevant topic in Sonoma.

In-kind donations do more than save your organization money. They can lead to greater fundraising success, including grantseeking.

09/20/2018

The rising popularity of donor-advised funds.

Assets in donor-advised funds (DAFs) have skyrocketed, and there's no sign they'll be stopping. Rebecca Moffett of Vanguard Charitable discusses what DAFs are, who uses them, and how nonprofits can collaborate with DAF advisors to help meet fundraising goals.

09/13/2018

Helpful tips from Guidestar.

Your community won’t turn out to support your organization on Giving Tuesday if you don’t ask them to, and the week leading up to the giving day is the most important time for getting the word out.

08/16/2018

Guidestar offers free webinars. Here is a good one.

Tools for Giving Season: Leveraging Facebook for Your Nonprofit
September 19, 2018
2:00 p.m. ET/11:00am PST

Get tips on how to leverage Facebook to help you raise money this Giving Season. We look forward to seeing you on September 19!