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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, July 29th, 2011 / Features, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Crossing the bridge: Red Cross ushers in new leadership
The American Red Cross in the Tri-Counties has seen a broad turnover in its leadership in the last 10 months.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 17th, 2011 / Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Search dog group breaks ground on 125-acre center
The Search Dog Foundation has broken ground on national training center outside Santa Paula.
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By Staff Report / Monday, December 20th, 2010 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Orfaleas to give $1M to Ventura College program
The charitable foundations of Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea announced a $1 million donation on Dec. 20 to the Child Development Center at Ventura College, the biggest gift in the community college’s 85-year history. Early childhood education is one of the focal points of The Orfalea Foundations, which consists of two funds started by Orfalea and Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Cabrillo EDC chief to retire
Rodney Fernandez will retire at the end of the year after nearly 30 years as executive director of Cabrillo Economic Development Corp.
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By Staff Report / Monday, November 22nd, 2010 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Montecito Bank & Trust hands out $1M
Montecito Bank & Trust bank officials handed out $1 million in checks to 163 organizations located from Solvang to Westlake Village.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, November 1st, 2010 / Features, Nonprofits, Technology / Comments Off on Giving more than time: Tech companies lend their skills to nonprofits
When businesses think about giving back to their communities, they typically turn to giving cash or volunteering to help build houses or serve up food. But tri-county technology companies are finding they can have a big impact in just a few hours by donating their skills and expertise. In San Luis Obispo, Hathway, a Web Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, October 18th, 2010 / Nonprofits, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Profitable merger for Noza
Noza, a Santa Barbara firm offering data to help nonprofit fundraisers, has been acquired by a South Carolina company that’s profiting handsomely from the nonprofit sector. Noza created technology that searches the Web for public information about the money that people and companies have given to charities. Fundraisers at charities and nonprofits can use that Read More →
