Hillside Hosts First Pickleball Tournament & Expo
By Giving List Staff   |   April 7, 2023

Lisa and Jim Wilcox came up with a brilliant idea for a new fundraising event for Hillside – an all-day […more…]

Lotusland 2023 Annual Meeting Introduces New Officers, Highlights Healing Power of Gardens & Plants
By Giving List Staff   |   March 30, 2023

The executive staff and board of trustees of Ganna Walska Lotusland held their annual meeting last week for Garden members […more…]

United Way’s Fun in the Sun Program Opens Enrollment for Summer
By Giving List Staff   |   March 28, 2023

Comprehensive free enrichment summer program supports hundreds of Santa Barbara children Enrollment is now open for United Way of Santa […more…]

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Honors Caregivers at Tiara Ball 2023
By Giving List Staff   |   March 28, 2023

After a two-year pause, the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation recently welcomed more than 400 guests to its annual black-tie […more…]

Cottage Health Employee Retires on 100th Birthday After 70 Years of Service
By Giving List Staff   |   March 26, 2023

When Juana “Jenny” Cue began working at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH), it was 1953 and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first […more…]

Leading From Within Program News
By Giving List Staff   |   March 21, 2023

Our fifth cohort of Leading for Community Impact (LCI) has launched. LCI is a 10-month program that assembles a select […more…]

Keep the Beat Instrument Drive Brings in 60 Instruments for School Music Programs
By Giving List Staff   |   March 16, 2023

Last month, 99.9 KTYD teamed up with the Santa Barbara Education Foundation to promote music education in our schools with […more…]

World Telehealth Initiative’s New Program in Kenya is in Full Swing
By Giving List Staff   |   March 16, 2023

World Telehealth Initiative’s new program in Kenya is in full swing, expanding healthcare access for a rural community using telehealth […more…]

Hillside Appoints Three New Board Members
By Giving List Staff   |   March 15, 2023

The Three Bring Experience, Expertise, and Energy to the Board Hillside is pleased to announce the appointment of three new […more…]

NatureTrack Film Festival Announces Dates for 5th Anniversary Edition
By Giving List Staff   |   March 7, 2023

New Festival Team Revealed! First Time in Goleta at Fairview Theatre and Return to Los Olivos! Submissions Open Now – […more…]

Organic Soup Kitchen Awarded GuideStar’s 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency
By Giving List Staff   |   March 3, 2023

Santa Barbara, CA, March 1, 2023: Organic Soup Kitchen has received the 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Guidestar (formerly […more…]

Karen Dutton Joins Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s Board of Directors
By Giving List Staff   |   February 24, 2023

Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Karen Dutton to its Board of Directors as Santa Barbara Unified School District teacher […more…]

Getting to Know Hillside: Lunch-and-Learn Program Restarts on February 15
By Giving List Staff   |   February 17, 2023

Getting to Know Hillside, the complimentary lunch-and-learn program, returns on Wednesday, February 15. It will continue each month at 12:00 […more…]

Summer Camp Chit Chat 2023 Application is Open
By Giving List Staff   |   February 16, 2023

Camp Chit Chat is a fun and socially interactive camp for preschool age children with mild-moderate speech and language delays. […more…]

By Strengthening Their Relationship, Parents Can Improve Outcomes for Children
By Giving List Staff   |   February 14, 2023

A Valentine’s Day Message from Family Service Agency “Strengthening your relationship can not only improve your personal happiness, but improve […more…]

Out of Joint: Joan Tanner
By Giving List Staff   |   February 14, 2023

Out of Joint: Joan Tanner is now on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, February 12, 2023 – […more…]

Environmental Stewardship Awards
By Giving List Staff   |   February 10, 2023

Explore Ecology is looking for environmental heroes to honor at this year’s Earth Day Festival. Do you know someone who […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation and 99.9 KTYD continue to Keep the Beat for Local Students
By Giving List Staff   |   February 3, 2023

Since 2003, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation has kept the beat for school music programs by raising funds to pay […more…]

Cottage Virtual Care – Spanish Now Available 
By Giving List Staff   |   February 3, 2023

Online service provides 24/7 treatment for common conditions  To help increase access to care, Cottage Health is excited to announce […more…]

Cottage Virtual Care en español disponible ahora 
By Giving List Staff   |   February 3, 2023

El servicio en línea que brinda tratamiento de afecciones comunes 24/7 Para aumentar el acceso a la atención médica, Cottage […more…]

Meet Khadiza 
By Giving List Staff   |   January 28, 2023

Khadiza is from a settlement in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where she lives with her husband and four children. At age […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Welcomes Nina Dunbar as Donor Advisement Officer
By Giving List Staff   |   January 27, 2023

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Nina Dunbar to serve as Donor Advisement Officer. […more…]

Mission Scholars raises $265,000 in Matching Grant Campaign
By Giving List Staff   |   January 27, 2023

As 2022 drew to a close, Tim and Ginny Bliss issued a challenge to Mission Scholars and the Santa Barbara […more…]

NatureTrack’s Award-winning Documentary is Now available on Vimeo for free
By Giving List Staff   |   January 18, 2023

In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is celebrated annually on December 3rd, NatureTrack Film Festival’s award-winning […more…]

Cottage Health Appoints Dr. Miriam Parsa to Chief Pediatric Medical Officer
By Giving List Staff   |   January 9, 2023

Cottage Health has appointed Dr. Miriam Parsa, a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric rheumatologist, to the role of Chief Pediatric Medical […more…]

All Are Welcome Through December 31, 2022 to Hillside’s 6th Annual Shining Light on Abilities
By Giving List Staff   |   December 19, 2022

The Hillside 6th Annual Shining Light on Abilities is open! All are welcome to visit and experience the festive display […more…]

Local Nonprofit Celebrates Unity in Our Community
By Giving List Staff   |   December 16, 2022

Santa Barbara came together to celebrate Unity in Our Community at the Annual Unity Telethon. This 36-year tradition entertains, warms […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Awards $100,000 to SB Unified Teachers 
By Giving List Staff   |   December 16, 2022

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation will award 71 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling $100,000 to help meet the needs […more…]

New Round of Funding Available Through the Racial Equity Fund of The County of Santa Barbara
By Giving List Staff   |   December 16, 2022

The Fund for Santa Barbara is excited to announce that we are partnering with The County of Santa Barbara to […more…]

Landon Pollack, Managing Partner of Ignite Venture Partners Joins Dream Foundation
By Giving List Staff   |   December 8, 2022

Pollack has joined the Board of Directors of the national dream-granting organization  Landon Pollack (Managing Partner of Ignite Venture Partners) […more…]

Organic Soup Kitchen’s First Annual Holiday SouperMarket and Soup Tasting Party
By Giving List Staff   |   December 5, 2022

Organic Soup Kitchen is hosting its first annual Holiday SouperMarket and Soup Tasting Party on December 10th. The event will […more…]

Fostering a Lifelong Fascination with Nature
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

There’s a new crisis in our midst: kids spending too much time indoors and online. There’s even a name for […more…]

Safety for Those Who Need It Most
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

New Beginnings Executive Director Kristine Schwarz swung into action after learning that a nursing home was about to release one […more…]

Nutrition to Thrive During Cancer
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Malnutrition is one of the most common – and most serious – side effects of cancer and its treatment. It […more…]

Ending the Crisis of Our Time
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

When your mission is to end homelessness in California, watching the number of unsheltered people continue to climb across the […more…]

“A Hand Up”
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

“People Helping People is about an outpouring of generosity from community people volunteering to help people in the community,” says […more…]

Keeping Its Doors Open for Everyone… No Matter What
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Jenna Tosh watched the erosion of reproductive rights in America for years and knew Roe vs. Wade would one day […more…]

A Place to Call Home for Struggling Seniors
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Long before entertainment news trailblazer Rona Barrett interviewed everyone from Raquel Welch to Tom Cruise, she was a young girl […more…]

101 Years of Groundbreaking Medical Excellence
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Take a look at any person in front or back of you in line at the grocery store, and chances […more…]

Celebrating 100 Years of Lifesaving Insulin
By Giving List Staff   |   November 26, 2022

Dr. William Sansum, renowned diabetes specialist and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s (SDRI) founder, was the first U.S. physician to manufacture […more…]