Bank Of America Names Women’s Economic Ventures As Neighborhood Champion For Their Support Of Women And Minority-Owned Businesses In Ventura And Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara and Ventura, Calif. – Programs that help close wealth gaps by supporting women and minority-led businesses will be able to scale, helping even more underrepresented entrepreneurs along the central coast through a multi-year grant from Bank of America. Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) has been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Champion for its work in Ventura and Santa […]
Forestry And Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP) Awarded 2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prize
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – November 16, 2021 – Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP), a nonprofit organization that provides career support to formerly incarcerated wildland firefighters, has been awarded The 2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prize. From a nationwide search for transformative, early-stage projects, The J.M. Kaplan Fund awards the Prize biennially to ten innovators in the fields of social justice, the environment, and heritage […]
Democratic Fundraising Powerhouse ActBlue Amassed Nearly $150 Million From Small Donors With Misleading Sales Pitch, Documents Show
Andrew Kerr ActBlue accumulated a cash hoard of at least $172.8 million by the end of 2020 while simultaneously claiming it does not profit from the 3.95% processing fee it charges to politicians that fundraise with the platform. ActBlue’s nonprofit processing arm has reported paying income taxes on its profits every year since 2013, IRS […]
House Farm Workers! Welcomes New Executive Director Gabrielle Vignone
Ventura County – After an extensive search, the House Farm Workers! Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Gabrielle Vignone has accepted the position of Executive Director at the nonprofit and began her new position on October 1, 2021. Gabrielle Vignone joins the organization with over 13 years of comprehensive experience in the housing […]
Ventura, CA | County Board Of Supervisors Provides $70 Million In 4 Rounds Of Business Assistance Grants
Ventura, CA – The County of Ventura Board of Supervisors has unanimously supported more than $70 million in Business Assistance Grants for small businesses throughout the County of Ventura since the summer of 2020. The Board received a report at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting of the latest status and the impact those funds are […]
2021 Women’s Economic Ventures Spirit of Entrepreneurship Nonprofit Award Winner
SEEAG congratulates Mary Maranville! Mary Maranville, founder and CEO of Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture (SEEAG), received the Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award for Nonprofits. Each year, WEV celebrates outstanding women business owners from Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties in 10 industry categories. The awards were announced during a live virtual ceremony […]
Nonprofit Founders ‘Upset and Freaked Out’ by California’s AB 5
BY JAMIE JOSEPH IRVINE, Calif.—“I was quite depressed when AB 5 went into law,” said Sylvia Amorino, founder of a non-profit organization called Solo Opera. Her organization is one of many non-profits that depend on hiring contract workers. Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), which went into effect Jan. 1, prohibits the use of contractors in […]
Apply for City of Ventura Cultural Grant Funding Program by June 28
Applications are now being accepted for the City of Ventura 2019-20 Cultural Grant Funding Program. The grant program is awarded annually to support Ventura-based cultural nonprofits. These funds are unrestricted and may be used for organizational support, programming, and services. The application and guidelines are available online at www.cityofventura.ca.gov/grants; applications must be received by Friday, June […]
California Tax Break? | Malibu/Bel-Air Republican Women Federated Luncheon Featuring Dan Johnson
Taxpayers in California may be given an opportunity to direct a portion of their tax dollars to nonprofit organizations starting this year. On February 16, 2018, California State Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga) introduced the California Universal Charitable Credit (UCC), which allows a California taxpayer to direct up to $500.00 of their state income taxes […]
Believe in Children, Give Them a Future Today!
Dear Casa Pacifica Community, We hope this email finds you well, especially in light of the recent fires that have overwhelmed us all. Casa Pacifica was fortunate to not be directly involved though many of our staff members were. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the first responders, victims, and all those […]
