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Empty Stocking Fund: Delivering help, sharing hope
In this op-ed, Santa Fe Community Foundation President & CEO Christopher Goett shares how the Empty Stocking Fund embodies our region’s spirit of community care. Since 1981, it has helped local families navigate sudden crises by covering urgent expenses. With a new season of giving ahead, the Foundation invites everyone to help bring stability and hope to neighbors in need.
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Empower! Black Futures Community Fund announces inaugural members of advisory committee
Empower! Black Futures Community Fund, formerly known as the Earthseed Community Fund, is proud to announce the inaugural members of its advisory committee: Raashan Ahmad (chair), Hakim Bellamy, Rich Brown, Michael Davis, Bettye Kearse, Simesha McEachern, Neema Pickett, and SPAC3.
Stronger Together: The Impact of Donor Advised Funds
One of the most popular ways community members partner with the Santa Fe Community Foundation is through donor advised funds, which have become the nation’s fastest-growing philanthropic tool for their ease, flexibility, and tax advantages.
New Mexico Nonprofit Salary & Benefits Survey
New Mexico Thrives is conducting a nonprofit salary and benefits survey. With your participation, they will create a compensation report that will allow you to compare salaries and benefits by budget size, staff size, and region. HR or finance executives at associations and nonprofits will be the most appropriate people to complete the survey.
Community Matters: Reunity Resources
On this episode of Community Matters, we speak with Juliana Ciano, executive director of Reunity Resources, about the importance of food waste diversion, preparing for spring gardening, community support, and more.
Pathways to Leverage Public Funds: The Grant Plant’s 2023 Federal Funding Research
In 2023, twelve funding partners commissioned The Grant Plant to research challenges and opportunities for expanding New Mexico’s access to public funds. Learn more about this research, and opportunities for New Mexico’s social sector, in this overview.
San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen
Founded by three sisters, San Martin de Porres Soup Kitchen has been active in serving the needs of the poor and hungry in the Española Valley and surrounding communities since July of 1992. They are located in the center of the low-income housing community of Apple Valley, and serve an average of 100-120 patrons per day.
