Light Gabler Webinar: Avoiding Common Employment Law Mistakes as You Ramp up or Reopen

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 bring people back to work. So, take a breath after the initial COVID crisis has passed and review your documentation, processes and procedures now before litigation […]

The State of Philanthropy & Capital Campaigns Webinar

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 gifts. The role of development professionals and nonprofit leaders in generating nonprofit revenues is more important than ever before in recent history. Convened by the […]

CalNonprofits Causes Count: Insights on the Nonprofit Sector & What Comes Next

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 data on Ventura & Santa Barbara County Nonprofits. Information all nonprofits need to know about the current state of the sector. COVID-19 Policy Updates. Recommendations […]

Juneteenth Santa Barbara: Digital Diaspora

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, […]

NPQ Webinar: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice?

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 of George Floyd. Some nonprofit and philanthropic boards are actively discussing whether to make a statement at all and if so, what it should contain. […]

Light Gabler Webinar: Avoiding Common Employment Law Mistakes as You Ramp up or Reopen

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 bring people back to work. So, take a breath after the initial COVID crisis has passed and review your documentation, processes and procedures now before litigation […]

NPQ Webinar: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice? Part 2

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 of George Floyd. Some nonprofit and philanthropic boards are actively discussing whether to make a statement at all and if so, what it should contain. […]

Coffee & Conversations

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 […]

SBCC Foundation Webinar: COVID Conversation

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, quality child care options is nothing new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made that challenge infinitely more difficult for many. During our conversation this afternoon […]

July Small Capacity Building Grant Program Deadline

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