Tag Archives: community

Lotusland: LotusFest’s Return Launches 30th Anniversary Lotusland Forever Campaign Ganna Walska Lotusland

Cue the fanfare! LotusFest is coming back to Lotusland, the spectacular public gardens nestled in the Cold Spring neighborhood of […more…]

Victoria Juarez Joins Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s Board of Directors Santa Barbara Education Foundation

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Victoria Juarez to its Board of Directors. With an extensive background in nonprofit […more…]

White Buffalo Land Trust White Buffalo Land Trust

An art show at a downtown Santa Barbara gallery might seem to have little to do with a nonprofit working […more…]

United Way partners with City National Bank During Annual Back-to-School Drive United Way of Santa Barbara County

Distribution of donated school supplies and new backpacks continues at United Way’s summer learning program To ensure that local students […more…]

Savie Health Clinic Expands Behavioral Health Services for the Uninsured Savie Health

Savie Health, a free medical clinic for low-income people without health insurance, is pleased to welcome a new behavioral health specialist […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures Kicks off its 2023-2024 Season with Five-Time Grammy-winner Jacob Collier UCSB Arts & Lectures

Jacob Collier makes his Santa Barbara debut on Sunday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at Campbell Hall.Opening night festivities kick […more…]

Clean Coalition Clean Coalition

Craig Lewis was as horrified as any of us to hear of the Maui wildfires that have caused so much […more…]

United Way Santa Barbara County CEO Confirmed to UW Worldwide Board of Trustees United Way of Santa Barbara County

Ortiz is Among First of Four Local CEOs to Serve on Worldwide Board Steve Ortiz, president and CEO of United […more…]

The Granada Theatre The Granada Theatre

There’s no doubt that the Granada Theatre is one of the crown jewels in Santa Barbara’s enviable and outsized arts […more…]

Unity Shoppe Unity Shoppe

You may not have noticed, but Unity Shoppe, one of Santa Barbara’s oldest nonprofits, had a significant change in its […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2023-2024 Season UCSB Arts & Lectures

Single (non-subscription) tickets for UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2023-2024 season go on sale Friday, August 4 at 10:00AM. UCSB Arts […more…]

The Fund for Santa Barbara Fund for Santa Barbara

The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Development and Communications Manager – Alina Rey Keswani – is understandably proud that Bread & […more…]

United Way Santa Barbara County Celebrates Major Gift at Heritage Club Luncheon United Way of Santa Barbara County

Mike and Betty Noling gave $500,000 to support the United Learning Center tutoring program   United Way of Santa Barbara […more…]

NatureTrack NatureTrack

The NatureTrack Film Festival was created as an extension of the NatureTrack Foundation, the nonprofit that combats “Nature-Deficit Disorder” by […more…]

Symphony’s 70th Anniversary Final Fundraiser Santa Barbara Symphony

Santa Barbara Symphony held the final fundraiser in celebration of our 70th year. An Evening With Sinatra: The After Party! […more…]

After Eight Years of Leadership, The Fund for Santa Barbara’s Executive Director Retires Fund for Santa Barbara

After leading the Fund for Santa Barbara for more than eight years, Executive Director Dr. Marcos Vargas plans to retire […more…]

Legal Aid Foundation Legal Aid Foundation

You might wonder how a chowder festival has anything to do with providing free, high-quality legal services to low-income and […more…]

Getting to Know Hillside Hillside

Big plans are in store for Hillside, the residential facility for 59 people with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral […more…]

United Way’s Fun in the Sun Program Kicks Off in Santa Barbara County United Way of Santa Barbara County

The program will serve a record 430 students and their families, including an expanded campus in Guadalupe.  United Way of […more…]

Eva Maria Catalan and Stephanie Ramírez Zárate Join SBEF’s Board of Directors Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) recently elected Eva Maria Catalan to its Board of Directors. As the Associate Program Director […more…]

Hillside’s Annual Sunset Soiree Hillside

Hillside celebrated its 19th Annual Sunset Soiree on Saturday, June 3rd.  The event took place at the Cabrillo Pavilion with […more…]