Summer is often a slower season for NatureTrack, the nonprofit organization which was founded with the goal of creating opportunities […more…]
It was just a year ago that The Horse Project rejiggered their mission after a decade spent simply rescuing, rehabilitating […more…]
“Undermatching” might sound like a snafu on a dating app, but what the concept actually refers to is the unnecessary […more…]
The clichéd image of a random Boy Scout helping grandma across the street to earn points toward a merit badge […more…]
For an organization that’s been around for more than three-quarters of a century, the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse […more…]
Fictional detective Harry Bosch, the star of more than a dozen best-selling books by Michael Connelly and two TV series […more…]
April is always a big time of year for the Parkinson Association of Santa Barbara (PASB). That’s when the very […more…]
Chuck Madson knows a lot about the possible consequences of believing that your opportunities are limited. A Central Coast native, […more…]
Jodi House chose this issue to be the focus of this week’s Giving List column because March is National Brain […more…]
Eighteen months ago, White Buffalo Land Trust (WBLT) celebrated the culmination of its year-long pilot of the organization’s Artist in […more…]
Thirty years ago this coming April, FEMA-Certified Canine Search Specialist Wilma Melville and her black lab Murphy spent a week […more…]
Nonprofits understandably like to make a big deal about anniversaries, noting with pride and gratitude how long they have been […more…]
Next year marks the 80th anniversary for Hillside, the residential home for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, who receive […more…]
Earlier this fall, the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (LAFSBC) marked its 65th anniversary with an early evening […more…]
Kenny Slaught boasts more than four decades of professional experience in Santa Barbara’s real estate industry. The founder and president […more…]
Susan Rose’s decades of experience in public administration, education, and community activism has seen her do everything from advocate to […more…]
Before signing on as a lecturer in the film department at UCSB in 2019, Atlanta native Wendy Eley Jackson spent […more…]
Last month, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (SDRI) reached a major milestone with its year-long $20 million capital campaign to facilitate […more…]
Organizations don’t last 137 years if they’re not capable of changing with the times. For Santa Barbara Humane, the local […more…]
On October 2, 2023, Sansum Clinic became part of Sutter Health, a significant milestone that altered Sansum’s then 103-year history […more…]
It was back in 1974 that Dr. Harry Brown founded SEE International to address the global lack of access to […more…]
It’s been a landmark year for major anniversaries in Santa Barbara. The Granada Theatre launched its year-long Granada 100 celebration […more…]
There are 19 RiteCare Childhood Language Centers across California, a program of the California Scottish Rite Foundation that provides life-changing […more…]
Mark your calendar for July 20. That’s the date when the contractors will hand over the keys to the new […more…]
Holocaust Museum LA was founded in 1961 by a group of survivors who met each other in an ESL class […more…]
An impact report is normally more of an obligation or a chore for a nonprofit rather than something to brag […more…]
Dean Noble, executive director of Elings Park, is fond of comparing Elings to some famous public parks in urban areas. […more…]
Although Summerland had relatively minor flooding and damage following the torrential rainstorm and resulting debris flow in January 2018, the […more…]
NatureTrack has a simple but vital mission: To foster a lifelong fascination with nature through outdoor field trips. The nonprofit […more…]
When M.E.R.R.A.G. was formed in 1987 as Montecito Emergency Response and Recovery Action Group, the uber-local organization started serving a […more…]
One of Santa Barbara’s longest-running community-organized festivals, our Earth Day celebration is also one of the oldest in the country, […more…]
As centennial celebrations go, the commemoration may not be as center-of-attention as that of the Granada Theatre or Old Spanish […more…]
Are you wondering why there’s a whole lot of hoopla about the Granada Theatre 100th birthday beyond merely marking a […more…]
New Beginnings’ Safe Parking program turned 20 earlier this year, a milestone you need to celebrate. On the other hand, […more…]
It was Geoff Green, the longtime CEO of SBCC Foundation, who created and spearheaded the organization’s SBCC Promise, the program […more…]
Most locals are probably aware of the best Santa Barbara place to visit every Memorial Day weekend for a glimpse […more…]