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How To: Fundraising For Non-Profits

There are various resources available for those who wish to come up with funding for nonprofit organizations. These include govenrmant programs, various grant making organizations, and Community Foundations. In searching for funding, community foundations might be a good place to start because they exist to serve organizations and philanthropic undertakings in their particular areas.

For more general resources see the Fundraising Links page under the Resources tab. Also, look under the schedule for this year's Community Renewal Summit, where fundraising was taught under the course heading "Fundraising 101".

Coastal Community Foundation
P.O. Box 230415
Encinitas, CA 92023-0415
(760) 942-9245
(760) 753-1531
Email: OfCenBarb@aol.com

Community Foundation of Monterey County
99 Pacific St., Suite 155A
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 375-9712
(831) 375-4731
www.cfmco.org/

Community Foundation of the Napa Valley
3295 Claremont Way, Suite 5
Napa, CA 94558
(707) 254-9565
(707) 734-7955 fax

Anaheim Community Foundation
200 S Anaheim Blvd., Suite 433
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714) 765 4419
(714) 765-4454 fax

California Community Foundation
445 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1638
(213) 413-4130
(213) 383-2046 fax
www.Calfund.org

Claremont Community Foundation
205 Yale Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 398-1060
(909) 624-6629 fax
www.claremontfoundation.org

Community Foundation Serving Riverside and San Bernadino Counties
3800 Orange St., Suite 230
Riverside, CA 92501-3622
(909) 684-4194
(909) 684-1911 fax
www.thecommunityfoundation.net

The Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
2425 Porter St., Suite 16
Soquel, CA 95073-2425
(831) 477-0800
(831) 477-0991 fax
www.cfscc.org

Community Foundation Silicon Valley
60 S. Market St., Suite 1000
San Jose, CA 95113-1104
(408) 278-0270
(408) 278-0280 fax
www.cfsv.org

The East Bay Community Foundation
501 Wickson Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 836-3223
(510) 836-3287 fax
www.eastbaycf.org

El Dorado Community Foundation
P.O. Box 1388
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 622-5621
(530) 626-7100 fax
Email: edcf@innersite.com

Fresno Regional Foundation
3425 N First St., Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93726
(559) 226-5600
(559) 230-2078 fax

Glendale Community Foundation
327 W Arden Ave., Suite 201
Glendale, CA 91203
(818) 241 8040
(818) 241-8045 fax
www.cwire.com

The Humboldt Area Foundation
P.O. Box 99
Bayside, CA 95524
(707) 442-2993
(707) 442-3811 fax
www.hafoundation.org

Los Altos Community Foundation
183 Hillview Ave.
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650) 949-5908
(650) 949-3395 fax
www.losaltoscf.org

Email: lacf@losaltoscf.org

Los Gatos Community Foundation
P.O. Box 1089
Los Gatos, CA 95031
(408) 792-3233

Marin Community Foundation
17 E. Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Suite 200
Larkspur, CA 94939
(415) 461-3333
(415) 464-2555 fax
www.marincf.org

North Valley Community Foundation
389 Connors Ct., Suite B
Chico, CA 95926
(530) 891-1150
(530) 891-1502 fax
www.nvcf.org

Email: nvcf@nvcf.org

Orange County Community Foundation
2081 Business Center Dr., Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92612-1115
(949) 553-4202
(949) 553-4211 fax
www.oc-communityfoundation.org

Pasadena Community Foundation
16 N Marengo Ave., Suite 300
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 796-2097
(626) 583-4738 fax
www.pasadenafoundation.org

Peninsula Community Foundation
1700 S El Camino Real, Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94402-3049
(650) 358-9369
(650) 358-9817 fax
www.pcf.org

Rancho Santa Fe Community Foundation
P.O. Box 811
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
(858) 756-6557
(858) 756-6561 fax
www.rsffoundation.org

Sacramento Regional Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 710
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 492-6510
(916) 492-6515 fax
www.sacregfoundation.org

The San Diego Foundation
1420 Kettner Blvd., Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92101-9693
(619) 235-2300
(619) 239-1710 FAX
www.sdfoundation.org

The San Francisco Foundation
225 Bush St., 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104-4224
(415) 733-8500
(415) 477-2783 fax
www.sff.org

Santa Barbara Foundation
15 E Carrillo St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-1873
(805) 966-2345
www.sbfoundation.org

Shasta Regional Community Foundation
2280 Benton Dr., Bldg C, Suite A
Redding, CA 96003
(530) 244-1219
(530) 244-0905 fax
www.shastarcf.org

The Sonoma County Community Foundation
250 "D" St., Suite 205
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 579-4073
(707) 579-4801 fax
www.sonomacf.org

Sonora Area Foundation
P.O. Box 577
Sonora, CA 95370-0577
(209) 533-2596
(209) 533-2412 fax
www.sonora-area.org

Ventura County Community Foundation
1317 Del Norte Rd., Suite 150
Camarillo, CA 93010
(805) 988-0196
(805) 485-5537 fax
www.vccf.org

Making A Difference

Organized in 2000, the Community Renewal Project increased its presence through California's diverse communities by hosting conferences that bring faith, community, business and elected leaders together to enhance their efforts to strengthen their communities.
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“An important element of the Summit is to bring together business leaders, community organizations and public officials to work together to improve our communities.”
- Assemblyman Bill Emmerson

How We Started

It all started with hopes of growing and encouraging community renewal efforts in California’s inner city and other specially challenged communities.

Assemblyman Tim Leslie and Senator Ray Haynes launched the first annual Community Renewal Summit in November of 2000.
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Fingertip Resources

Visit some valuable listings of foodbanks in California by county with contact information.

These great reference websites also include information on funding food banks and the various food bank and hunger assistance programs and services.
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How To Do It

There are various things that you need to know if you wish to establish an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

For instance, if an organization wishes to receive tax exempt status under 501(c)(3) its earnings cannot be for private purposes. Learn more about starting a non-profit or visit other great resource links below.
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