TGL Features
In 2000, Judy Koch learned something surprising about many of the workers in her sheet metal factory in Fremont, California: They didn’t read books with their kids. As a former junior high English teacher now on a second career as a manufacturing CEO, Koch wanted to instill a love of reading in her employees. Her idea? Give away high-quality storybooks for free. This simple act created a tidal wave of expanded family literacy among the mostly Latino men who worked on the factory floor. Sterling Speirn, who was looking for innovative ideas as executive director of the Peninsula Community Foundation [...more...]
Michael Towbes, who founded Montecito Bank & Trust (MB&T) in 1975, struck a different tone than most bankers when he […more…]
With nearly a century of experience serving the Central Coast, the Santa Barbara Foundation (SBF) has always been there when […more…]
George Leis has been a prominent business and civic leader in Santa Barbara for decades. But he readily admits he […more…]
Deb Langford:Head of Black Wealth Initiatives,J.P. Morgan Private Bank Deb Langford was mindful of the impact of giving long before […more…]
Ayla Kalani: Westlake Village and Santa Barbara Market Team Lead,J.P. Morgan Private Bank When Ayla Kalani joined J.P. Morgan Private […more…]
Eva RhodesBanker for J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Santa Barbara A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) can be a great strategy for charitable […more…]
Years ago, I was incredibly fortunate to attend a wonderful college in Northern California. I got a stellar education that […more…]
The slogan “Bread, and Roses, too” is at the heart of every philanthropic organization and cause in the United States. […more…]
Santa Barbara has been defined, all at once, as an enclave of the wealthy, a surf-bum beach town, and a […more…]