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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 16th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Bank profits pay Community Dividends as $1M event salutes 10 years
More than a decade ago, banker and developer Michael Towbes came up with the idea of turning Montecito Bank & Trust into an S Corporation.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 10th, 2012 / Nonprofits, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Remembering Jack Gilbert: Legendary Ventura County developer passes away
He had an engaging smile, an independent streak and a willingness to stand up for what he thought was right. John B. “Jack” Gilbert brought a level of confidence and charm to everything he did, whether it was running a public company, building a real estate empire or engaging in philanthropy. That’s how the longtime Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Latest news, Nonprofits / 1 Comment
“It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than it is to earn it in the first place,” Andrew Carnegie, one of the country’s original businessmen turned philanthropists, once said. That’s the problem Tina Fanucchi-Frontado helps donors address with her business, SB Philanthropy. Three years ago, Fanucchi-Frontado was serving as executive director of the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, June 28th, 2012 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Real Estate / Comments Off on Goleta Cottage garners $2M from Cavalletto Charities
Santa Barbara-based Cavalletto Charities gave $2 million to the fundraising campaign to rebuild Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, the health system announced June 27. Cottage is rebuilding its Goleta facility to meet a state mandate that requires all hospitals in California to be retrofitted to withstand a major earthquake and to accommodate new medical technology. When Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, May 21st, 2012 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on SBMA gets $1.1M gift from Schlosser family
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art said May 21 that it has received a $1.1 million gift pledge from the Schlosser Family Trust to fund the organization’s education programs. The gift will be given over 10 years, the nonprofit museum said. Nancy Schlosser, a member of the museum’s Legacy Society, established a Charitable Lead Trust Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, March 30th, 2012 / Features, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Set in stone: Art museum’s directorship funded by $5.5M gift
The Eichholz Foundation’s grant to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art will endow the executive director position.
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Guest op/ed: Central Coast partners are leading for the common interest
Times of stress and tight budgets require creative thinking and teamwork.
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