California Lutheran University to launch nonprofit leadership center
Story updated at 11:45 a.m. on July 14: California Lutheran University has tapped a former Ventura County Community Foundation executive to start a nonprofit leadership center that aims to help fill the void created by the VCCF’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership closure. The Thousand Oaks-based university is launching a Center for Nonprofit Leadership in September Read More →
Museum of Ventura County CEO leaving to run Make-A-Wish Tri-Counties
Museum of Ventura County CEO Pattie Mullins announced July 11 that she has accepted the position of CEO at Make-A-Wish Tri-Counties. Describing herself as a “serial volunteer” and a lifelong learner, Mullins owned her own home-based business prior to joining the museum in April of 2015. She has previously worked with the Girl Scouts of Read More →
Health care nonprofits merge to expand Ventura County service
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Channel Islands YMCA touts diversity of staff, volunteers
The Young Men’s Christian Association, which began in 1844 as a refuge for predominantly white males, has achieved ethnic and gender diversity on the Central Coast. The Channel Islands YMCA, which has locations in Camarillo, Ventura, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Lompoc and Santa Ynez, is the largest YMCA branch in the nation with an Hispanic Read More →
Review blasts Ventura County Community Foundation fiscal management
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Review blasts Ventura County Community Foundation’s fiscal management
Updated on June 22 at 4 p.m.: An independent fiduciary review found that the Ventura County Community Foundation undervalued donor-restricted funds due to improper fund management, VCCF announced on June 22. The seven-month report by auditor KPMG found that the foundation invested permanent funds in money-market accounts, over-allocated interest income to VCCF’s unrestricted funds and charged Read More →
2016/2017 Giving Guide goes to press September 9
The Pacific Coast Business Times Giving Guide is an annual publication featuring nonprofits, foundations, health service agencies, youth programs, educational, cultural and arts organizations. The publication offers a needed, in-depth look at many of these organizations — highlighting their goals and sharing many of the ways they contribute to our community. It is our hope Read More →
