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The winding path of Santa Barbara philanthropist Kevin Brine – from near-broke college student obsessed with Sanskrit studies to living […more…]
As told to Brian Rinker Charlie Casey inherited the family business, Pacific Foundation Services (PFS), and turned it into a […more…]
As told to Brian Rinker Geoff Green’s mantra is “of, by, and for.” Having learned the value of both activism […more…]
Other than a brief stint in New York City in 1989, Katya Armistead has spent almost her entire adult life […more…]
He grew up in Compton, but Guy Walker has deep roots in Santa Barbara County going back to the 1970s, […more…]
When Ginger Salazar, along with her husband and four children, moved back to Santa Barbara 16 years ago, she was […more…]
Santa Barbara has been defined, all at once, as an enclave of the wealthy, a surf-bum beach town, and a […more…]
There are an estimated 1,900 nonprofit organizations in Santa Barbara County, each dedicated to helping the community in some way. […more…]
Banks don’t usually spring to mind when one writes about beacons of community trust, good deeds, and hope. But even […more…]
Since 1976, Silverhorn Jewelers has been hand crafting exquisite pieces of jewelry of the finest materials and enduring quality. Traveling […more…]
You are receiving this book because of your ability to impact philanthropy in Santa Barbara. Whether as an individual, a […more…]
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF) was founded by Nikki Katz back in 2002 after hearing of the financial and emotional […more…]
In 2007, a group of authors published “Freedom from Mid-East Oil,” a lengthy treatise on energy, national security, and global […more…]
When California’s Surgeon General announced in January that the state was adding “access to nature” to its list of seven […more…]
Long before she got sick, Lyndsey McMorrow believed it was possible for people to be conscious stewards of the earth. […more…]
Caring for our communities has been at the core of VNA Health for more than a century. Six generations have […more…]
In the early 1900s, Dr. Pearl Chase was a transformational figure in the beautification of Santa Barbara, founding the Community […more…]
If you had told Celesta M. Billeci, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ Miller McCune Executive Director, in March of 2020 that […more…]
Since it opened its doors in 1974, TV Santa Barbara’s mission has been to provide an outlet for freedom of […more…]
The Key Class founder John Daly was 64 when he realized what he wanted to do with the rest of […more…]
Kristina McKean’s life changed 20 years ago during a trip to Thailand, when she saw a baby elephant being exploited […more…]