Small Capacity Building Program grants (formerly Express Grants) are awards of up to $5,000 aimed at strengthening the organizational capacity and programmatic effectiveness of nonprofit organizations serving Santa Barbara County. Click here to learn more. Application Deadline: The first Monday of every month, February through November 2020 Award Date: Eight weeks following each grant deadline
REGISTER NOW The COVID-19 crisis is heightening the need for skilled and committed nonprofit board members. Summer is also the time when many board terms expire. Together, these factors mean […]
REGISTER NOW While some nonprofits are serving more people than ever before, others such as performing arts are closed for months or will be closed for years. Many nonprofits have […]
REGISTER NOW This webinar provides an introduction to the array of strategic relationships that can advance greater impact and sustainability for nonprofit organizations. Informed by our 20+ years’ worth of […]
Join us to process the on-going police brutality against Black lives and people, and collectively share useful tips and practices for organizing spaces. During the event we will have two […]
REGISTER NOW Now that you are about to reopen (or have already done so), it is a good time to fine tune your procedures and analyze your workforce as you […]
REGISTER NOW This webinar is generously sponsored by the Ventura County Community Foundation. Current realities are rocking philanthropy, challenging our core strategies for developing relationships, securing major and capital campaign […]
REGISTER NOW Please Join Regional Capacity Builders and CalNonprofits CEO, Jan Masaoka as she shares: New insights and data from the 2019 Causes Counts report on California's nonprofit sector. Local […]
COVID-19 will not stop our celebration of Juneteenth. Our celebration themed: Digital Diaspora: A Santa Barbara Celebration of Black Histories & Futures will share on our website and social media channels our Black talent that is local to our community. Please mark you calendars for Friday, June 19 and tune into learn about Black history, […]
With each day come more statements from organizations articulating their stances and, in some cases, their specific commitments to be part of change in the wake of the police killing […]
REGISTER NOW Now that you are about to reopen (or have already done so), it is a good time to fine tune your procedures and analyze your workforce as you […]
With each day come more statements from organizations articulating their stances and, in some cases, their specific commitments to be part of change in the wake of the police killing […]
Coffee and Conversations is a new monthly virtual event held exclusively for SBF donors and fundholders to learn about an area of our work. This month, Jackie Carrera, President & CEO, and Rubayi Estes, Interim Chief Program Officer, to learn how Santa Barbara County communities have been affected by COVID-19 with a deeper look into […]
I hope to see you today at 4:00 p.m. (PST) for our COVID Conversation with Beth Rizo, Director of SBCC’s Orfalea Early Learning Center. Our region's lack of affordable, accessible, […]
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