Blog & Events

Keys to Successful, Equitable Partnerships

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...

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CFMC Fall/Winter Newsletter

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

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Southern Monterey County Foundation – Gaining Momentum

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....

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Talking Leadership With CNE

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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Monterey County Gives! Rising to the Occasion

By Dan Baldwin and Steve John Welcome to Monterey County Gives! 2021. A year ago we were deep in the abyss of Covid-19, hearing only whispers about an impending vaccination program. Businesses and families who had seen tremendous hardship were still faced with uncertainty. Many nonprofits had canceled fundraisers and were scrambling to make year-end budgets balance. This threatened their...

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Strong Organizations Create Stronger Communities

By Breanna Wilson, California State University Monterey Bay Intern with the Center for Nonprofit Excellence The Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) provides opportunities for organizations to grow and thrive to expand their community impact.  Focusing on the nuts and bolts of a nonprofit promotes success in other aspects of the organization such as programing and areas that support the community...

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Legacy Newsletter 2021

Stories of Legacy Giving Many individuals and families have entrusted the Community Foundation for Monterey (CFMC) to carry out their charitable wishes. The latest issue of our annual “Leaving a Legacy” newsletter introduces donors Jean Duff, and Leslie Mulford, two donors who came to the CFMC for their own specific reasons and have found several different ways the CFMC’s array of...

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