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The Santa Barbara Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Chelsea Pacino Duffy has joined its Board of Directors. As Executive Director of Partners in Education, Duffy brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit leadership, [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Roxane Maiko Byrne, PhD, to its Board of Directors. With over 25 years of experience in teaching, counseling, and developing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, Dr. Byrne brings [...]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation celebra el éxito continuo de sus campamentos musicales anuales de verano, que siguen inspirando y educando a los jóvenes músicos locales. Estos programas bien establecidos fomentan un creciente interés por tocar [...]

SBEF anuncia con orgullo un hito importante, ya que dos de sus programas patrocinados fiscalmente, el Programa para el Acceso Efectivo a la Universidad (PEAC) y Mission Scholars, han hecho la transición a organizaciones independientes [...]

SBEF se despidió de nuestro vicepresidente de la junta directiva, John Ogilvie, en diciembre debido a los límites de su mandato. Después de siete años de servicio que incluyeron guiar a nuestra organización a través [...]

Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF, por sus siglas en inglés) anuncia con orgullo la exitosa distribución de libros a través del "Proyecto Libros Abiertos", una iniciativa de alfabetización que tiene como objetivo fomentar el amor [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) proudly announces a significant milestone as two of its fiscally sponsored programs, the Program for Effective Access to College (PEAC) and Mission Scholars, have transitioned to independent nonprofit organizations. [...]

SBEF reluctantly said goodbye to our board vice president, John Ogilvie, in December due to term limits. After seven years of service that included guiding our organization through a mission rewrite, the Covid pandemic, an [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) proudly announces the successful distribution of books through the Open Books Project, a literacy initiative that aims to foster a love of reading among young students in the Santa [...]

A finales de febrero, Santa Barbara Education Foundation concluyó con éxito su sexta campaña anual de recaudación de instrumentos Keep The Beat, que supuso otro éxito en la recaudación de fondos para los programas de [...]

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The Santa Barbara Education Foundation wrapped up its successful sixth annual Keep The Beat Instrument Drive at the end of February, marking another triumphant fundraiser for Santa Barbara Unified music programs. The campaign garnered 40 [...]

El año pasado, el SBEF se complació en lanzar un nuevo programa de subvenciones diseñado específicamente para los estudiantes de  preparatoria del  Distrito Escolar Unificado de Santa Barbara. Se concedieron subvenciones de hasta 500 dólares [...]

Last year, SBEF was excited to launch a new grant program designed specifically for SB Unified high school students. Grants of up to $500 were awarded for student-managed projects enriching their fellow students' academic, artistic, [...]

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