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The Fund was established in 1980 as a
community foundation by a group of individuals who shared a vision
of a just and humane society, and wanted to offer our community
an alternative concept in philanthropy. The Fund is dedicated
to finding solutions to current and emerging social problems and
issues that challenge our society as a whole. Since its inception,
The Fund has awarded over $3 million to more than 600 projects.
Grants Program
The Fund directs a local grant-making program that supports organizations
working for social, economic and environmental justice in Santa
Barbara County. Community activists play a central role in the
decision-making process. The Fund believes that social conditions
improve most dramatically when those who have been denied power,
access and justice come together to form coalitions which organize
to confront and change these conditions.
Technical Assistance
The Fund works with more than 200 community groups each year providing
technical assistance in the areas of fundraising, community organizing,
media strategy, and organizational development.
The Fund regularly serves as an activist network center to promote
coalition building among diverse groups and actively collaborates
with other local foundations to strengthen the local non-profit
community.
Watch the Fund for Santa
Barbara video –
A Quarter Century of Change not Charity
(click here)
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