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Santa Barbara Education Foundation Love of Literacy Luncheon Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Having books in the home has been proven to positively benefit children in many different ways. One 20-year study found […more…]

Acclaimed Novelist Thomas Sanchez Headlines Love of Literacy Luncheon Santa Barbara Education Foundation

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) is pleased to announce its upcoming Love of Literacy Luncheon, a free event that […more…]

Victoria Juarez Joins Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s Board of Directors Santa Barbara Education Foundation

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Victoria Juarez to its Board of Directors. With an extensive background in nonprofit […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures Kicks off its 2023-2024 Season with Five-Time Grammy-winner Jacob Collier UCSB Arts & Lectures

Jacob Collier makes his Santa Barbara debut on Sunday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at Campbell Hall.Opening night festivities kick […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2023-2024 Season UCSB Arts & Lectures

Single (non-subscription) tickets for UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2023-2024 season go on sale Friday, August 4 at 10:00AM. UCSB Arts […more…]

Eva Maria Catalan and Stephanie Ramírez Zárate Join SBEF’s Board of Directors Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) recently elected Eva Maria Catalan to its Board of Directors. As the Associate Program Director […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures UCSB Arts & Lectures

From DakhaBrakha and The Linda Lindas to Lang Lang and Ballet Preljocaj, UCSB Arts & Lectures’ 2022-2023 season included a […more…]

SB Unified Superintendent Covers Technology, Equity, and Academic Gains Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Speaking to a full house at the Carrillo Recreation Center, Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado addressed […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Brings Hope to Students by Raising $110,000 Santa Barbara Education Foundation

On Thursday, May 5, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted the Hope Awards to celebrate individuals and programs supporting students […more…]

SBCC Foundation’s 4th Annual Spring Forward! Gala SBCC Foundation

The SBCC Foundation’s 4th annual Spring Forward! Gala will be held on Saturday, May 20, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on […more…]

SBEF Receives $50,000 Grant from Google.org to Support Teachers in the Classroom Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Santa Barbara Education Foundation received a $50,000 grant from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, for its Teacher Grants program, which provides […more…]

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Isabella Rossellini in Conversation with Pico Iyer at The New Vic UCSB Arts & Lectures

Model, film star and philanthropist will share the story of her illustrious family and multifaceted career UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) […more…]

Freedom 4 Youth Freedom 4 Youth

Freedom 4 Youth’s Director of Development & Advocacy Dylan Griffith and Executive Director Dr. Billi Jo Starr knew immediately what […more…]

Keep the Beat Instrument Drive Brings in 60 Instruments for School Music Programs Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Last month, 99.9 KTYD teamed up with the Santa Barbara Education Foundation to promote music education in our schools with […more…]

Dunn School Dunn School

Dunn School’s Kalyan Balaven, head of school for the private co-ed college prep boarding and day school in Los Olivos, […more…]

Karen Dutton Joins Santa Barbara Education Foundation’s Board of Directors Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Karen Dutton to its Board of Directors as Santa Barbara Unified School District teacher […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation and 99.9 KTYD continue to Keep the Beat for Local Students Santa Barbara Education Foundation

Since 2003, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation has kept the beat for school music programs by raising funds to pay […more…]

Mission Scholars raises $265,000 in Matching Grant Campaign Santa Barbara Education Foundation

As 2022 drew to a close, Tim and Ginny Bliss issued a challenge to Mission Scholars and the Santa Barbara […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Welcomes Nina Dunbar as Donor Advisement Officer Santa Barbara Education Foundation

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Nina Dunbar to serve as Donor Advisement Officer. […more…]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Awards $100,000 to SB Unified Teachers  Santa Barbara Education Foundation

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation will award 71 grants to SB Unified teachers totaling $100,000 to help meet the needs […more…]

The ‘Other,’ Kalyan Balaven

As the first person of color to serve as Head of Dunn School in Los Olivos, California, Kalyan (“Kal”) Balaven is, in many ways, a long way from his youth in the San Francisco Bay Area, where his family found itself houseless, surviving on what Balaven calls community wealth.  From an ethnic perspective, Balaven says that he’s always thought of himself as “other.” An outsider identification that informs his work today as the head of an esteemed private residential school with a rich history that didn’t always include leaders (or many students) that looked like him. “The idea of being [...more...]