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Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy
Mission: The fund for santa barbara is a nonprofit community foundation dedicated to addressing the root causes of social, economic and environmental challenges in santa barbara county.
Programs: The fund's grantmaking program provides cash grants to community organizations working for social, economic, environmental and political change at the grassroots level. The fund provides approximately 75 grants per year, ranging from $500 to $30,000. In addition, the fund provides free technical assistance, support, and consulting services to more than 200 projects each year in the areas of organizational development, coalition-building, board development, lobbying and advocacy, effective use of media, fundraising, strategic planning and organizing strategy. The fund also convenes organizations and policy-makers around critical issues, and advances progressive philanthropy.