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On the heels of Mission Scholars’ successful Giving Tuesday match campaign in November, local philanthropists Tim and Virginia Bliss raised the stakes with a bold offer of their own: if Mission Scholars could raise $50,000 [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Jesse Rosenberg to its Board of Directors. Rosenberg currently leads the bike share program, BCycle, a fully owned subsidiary of Trek Bicycle, which has brought electric bike-share to [...]

Source: The Montecito Journal By Cassie Lancaster For nonprofits, there are many barometers of success. One is fundraising, obviously. The more a nonprofit can raise, the better its odds become of fulfilling its mission. Another [...]

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The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Alan Griffin to its Board of Directors. Raised in San Diego, Griffin has made Santa Barbara home for over 45 years. He is the branch manager for Raymond [...]

In celebration of National Philanthropy Day, the Association of Fundraising Professionals will pay tribute to the individuals, organizations, and businesses who generously give their time, talents, and resources for the enrichment and benefit of our [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation funds grants once a year to support the purchase of much-needed supplies and tools and encourage the development of creative and innovative teaching in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. [...]

On Wednesday, September 29, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted the Love of Literacy Luncheon to highlight the need for support of students struggling with reading in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. The outdoor [...]

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By Cassie Lancaster Source: Montecito Journal Imagine a kid. He’s your son, and he has big plans. He wants to attend college, launch a startup, and make it big. He wants to change the world. [...]

The ringing of school bells isn't the only sound that reminds us that Santa Barbara schools are back in session. The sound of violins, mostly played in unison, echoing through local campuses, let us know [...]

SBEF provided hands-on musical learning opportunities over the summer so that students could keep their skills sharp for the upcoming school year. See what our aspiring musicians were up to! Nick Rail Summer Band Camp [...]

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation recently elected Elke Kane to its Board of Directors. Kane is a business and employment attorney at the boutique legal services firm, Trusted Legal, LLP, where she works with businesses, [...]

Amid a historically turbulent year, Mission Scholars achieved its goal of 100% four-year college enrollment for the Class of 2021, duplicating the success of last year’s inaugural cohort. “This is a big part of our [...]

There was a time, many years ago, when band was just as much a part of the summer school curriculum as all the other subjects you’d expect to find offered. Then, in the late 1980s, [...]