Ann was born in Syracuse, NY and moved to California in the 1970s. She met Steve, born and raised in San Diego, while she was a paralegal in San Francisco and he was in medical school at UCSF. They married in 1985, the same year they moved to Monterey for Steve’s pulmonary and critical care practice at Community Hospital of...
Many Monterey County students aspire to attend college, but the cost of higher education keeps them from achieving that dream. The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has been working with generous individual, family and business donors to help close the gap. The CFMC announced that more than $1.4 million in scholarship awards are available in 2022 for Monterey County...
The Community Fund for Carmel Valley granted $29,242 in December 2021 to nonprofits that focus on projects and programs benefitting the communities surrounding Carmel Valley. Ten nonprofits received grants to strengthen Carmel Valley communities in areas such as education, safety, meals for families, youth camp scholarships, and other community-enhancing programs. One recipient was Carmel Valley Angel Project (CVAP), which received...
Michael Reid dances to his own beat. His path led him from Brooklyn, New York to Monterey County, California. He was the first in his family to attend college and earned a BA in psychology, two Masters’ Degrees and a Ed.D. in Neuromotor Development. He has been married to his partner Bill Robnett for 13 years. Philanthropy has always been...
By Maria Magaña and Sue Parris, National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) In Fall 2021 we facilitated a nonprofit peer learning group for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) on the topic of partnering with the community – a central tenet for racial equity, diversity and inclusion. Here are some things we discussed that we believe are key for successful, equitable...
Our Fall Newsletter, Giving Matters, features our Distinguished Trustees Mel and Regina Mason, a message of gratitude from Community Foundation for Monterey County President/CEO Dan Baldwin, new additions to staff and year-end giving deadlines and options, including Monterey County Gives! Read Giving Matters
The Southern Monterey County Foundation (SMCF) is participating in the 2021 Monterey County Gives! end of year giving campaign and supporters are excited! Each gift before December 31, 2021 will receive a pro rata match. The fund, an affiliate of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, serves communities from King City south. It has granted more than $168,000 since 2014....
By ileana Ortega Brunetti, Capacity Building Associate with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence The Community Foundation for Monterey County’s (CFMC) Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) is pleased to welcome Reid Norris to the team as Leadership Development Specialist. Reid will facilitate CNE’s LEAD Institute, which has developed more than 150 local LEADers in the past decade. He will also connect...
By Dan Baldwin, Community Foundation for Monterey County President/CEO It has taken a long time, but cautious optimism is starting to settle in. Vaccines are becoming available to all ages. Monterey County has begun moving through tiers that will allow restaurants and businesses to reopen, albeit at limited capacity. The governor has set a goal for reopening the state. While...
By Dan Baldwin, President/CEO Community Foundation for Monterey County We’ve all heard, said or shared the jokes: what more could go wrong in 2020? Locusts? Spaceships? Frogs falling from the sky? Even old timers (wait, I’m an old timer…) can’t remember the confluence of public health, economic, civic unrest and just plain anxiety that has pervaded our daily lives. And...
By Birt Johnson Jr., Chair and Dan Baldwin, President & CEO, Community Community Foundation for Monterey County This Guest Commentary appeared in The Monterey Herald June 6, 2020 The emergence of COVID-19 created a profound public health and economic crisis, both locally and worldwide. The Community Foundation for Monterey County established the COVID-19 Relief Fund in response and granted $2.3 million...
By Dan Baldwin, Community Foundation for Monterey County President, CEO In late March this blog focused on the emerging crisis of COVID 19. It was clear we were about to experience a profound public health and economic crisis for Monterey County. Thankfully, the public health concerns haven’t yet reached the proportions that models predicted. The economic fallout of shelter in...
By Dan Baldwin, President/CEO Community Foundation for Monterey County Ten days ago, before the pace of change in our communities greatly accelerated, this blog led with a celebratory welcome to the 75th year of the Community Foundation for Monterey County. On March 26, 1945, 33 local leaders signed the documents that formed the Monterey Foundation. The list of signees includes...
By Dan Baldwin, President/CEO Community Foundation for Monterey County In a joyous time of year what could be more appropriate than emphasizing the joy of giving? The Community Foundation for Monterey County has the pleasure and honor of working with many folks who use philanthropy to invest in the people of Monterey County. We have a front row seat in...
By Dan Baldwin, President/CEO, Community Foundation for Monterey County Fasten your seatbelts. If the past several years produced anxiety about the ability of our governmental systems and civil society writ large to hold fast in the face of unprecedented discourse and underhanded tactics, the next year or so could be overwhelming. A lot of what creates sleepless nights is a...
Many Monterey County students aspire to attend college, but the cost of higher education keeps them from achieving that dream. The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) has been working with generous individual, family and business donors to help close the gap. The CFMC announced that more than $1.4 million in scholarship awards are available in 2022 for Monterey County...
The Community Fund for Carmel Valley granted $29,242 in December 2021 to nonprofits that focus on projects and programs benefitting the communities surrounding Carmel Valley. Ten nonprofits received grants to strengthen Carmel Valley communities in areas such as education, safety, meals for families, youth camp scholarships, and other community-enhancing programs. One recipient was Carmel Valley Angel Project (CVAP), which received...
Michael Reid dances to his own beat. His path led him from Brooklyn, New York to Monterey County, California. He was the first in his family to attend college and earned a BA in psychology, two Masters’ Degrees and a Ed.D. in Neuromotor Development. He has been married to his partner Bill Robnett for 13 years. Philanthropy has always been...
By Maria Magaña and Sue Parris, National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) In Fall 2021 we facilitated a nonprofit peer learning group for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) on the topic of partnering with the community – a central tenet for racial equity, diversity and inclusion. Here are some things we discussed that we believe are key for successful, equitable...
Our Fall Newsletter, Giving Matters, features our Distinguished Trustees Mel and Regina Mason, a message of gratitude from Community Foundation for Monterey County President/CEO Dan Baldwin, new additions to staff and year-end giving deadlines and options, including Monterey County Gives! Read Giving Matters
The Southern Monterey County Foundation (SMCF) is participating in the 2021 Monterey County Gives! end of year giving campaign and supporters are excited! Each gift before December 31, 2021 will receive a pro rata match. The fund, an affiliate of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, serves communities from King City south. It has granted more than $168,000 since 2014....
By ileana Ortega Brunetti, Capacity Building Associate with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence The Community Foundation for Monterey County’s (CFMC) Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) is pleased to welcome Reid Norris to the team as Leadership Development Specialist. Reid will facilitate CNE’s LEAD Institute, which has developed more than 150 local LEADers in the past decade. He will also connect...
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CNE offers this free five-part series for leaders of nonprofits in the Monterey Bay region. We request a commitment to attend all five sessions. Participants who attend all five sessions will receive a leadership development ...
CNE offers this free five-part series for leaders of nonprofits in the Monterey Bay region. We request a commitment to attend all five sessions. Participants who attend all five sessions will receive a leadership development ...
CNE offers this free five-part series for leaders of nonprofits in the Monterey Bay region. We request a commitment to attend all five sessions. Participants who attend all five sessions will receive a leadership development ...
CNE offers this free five-part series for leaders of nonprofits in the Monterey Bay region. We request a commitment to attend all five sessions. Participants who attend all five sessions will receive a leadership development ...
CNE offers this free five-part series for leaders of nonprofits in the Monterey Bay region. We request a commitment to attend all five sessions. Participants who attend all five sessions will receive a leadership development ...
