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2022 LEAD Institute Announced
15 Nonprofit Leaders from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties to participate in year-long professional development program The Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) selected 15 emerging nonprofit managers to join the LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Institute’s 2022 cohort. LEAD is a year-long professional development institute offered by the CFMC’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence to foster strong, effective Read more...
Read moreSouthern 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. Read more...
Read moreInspired by Book ‘Caste,’ Group Works for Social Justice, Awards Scholarships
Caste Action Alliance to raise $50,000 through Community Foundation for Monterey County How did two professional women with different perspectives, one black and one white, find common ground to form a forward-thinking action group committed to “rising up for social and restorative justice?” It started during a Soulful Sunday online class called “The Church of Harriet Tubman & The Underground Read more...
Read moreCommunity Fund for Carmel Valley Grants $135,000 to Assist Residents Impacted by Carmel Fire
Carmel Valley, California — Fires from the Carmel Fire that blew through Carmel Valley and Cachagua in August 2020 torched homes and upended lives. But the strong community spirt of Carmel Valley, led by the new Community Fund for Carmel Valley, rallied around some 21 families, awarding $135,000 to help them recover from the damage and recoup losses. “Many families Read more...
Read moreNew Community Fund for Carmel Valley Creating Impact
In early 2020 the Community Fund for Carmel Valley was created to serve residents, businesses, and organizations, and contribute to the greater good of others. The mission of the fund is to protect and improve the quality of life for residents and support and foster the vibrancy of the Carmel Valley community.” The fund is governed by a local Advisory Read more...
Read moreWe Didn’t Listen Closely Enough to African American Outcry
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 Read more...
Read moreCFMC Spring 2020 Newsletter
CFMC President/CEO, Dan Baldwin, writes about responding to community need in light of the coronavirus in our Spring newsletter, Giving Matters. Other topics include the CFMC’s history and 75th anniversary, grants to spur participation in the 2020 Census and stories about our donors, who partner with us to make Monterey County a healthy, safe vibrant community. Spring 2020 Newsletter Read Now Read more...
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