News & Stories

This month on Community Matters, we speak with Ross Chaney, the Co-Facilitator of the Executive Director Learning Circle at the Santa Fe Community Foundation’s Learning Hub. This popular program connects and supports Executive Directors in our local nonprofit sector, covering topics like board diversity, organizational growth, personal resiliency and beyond.

Last year, New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors (pictured here) celebrated its 40th anniversary. Since their inception, this all-volunteer nonprofit has completed over 780 projects to improve public lands in New Mexico, including 34 last year at locations like the Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Galisteo Basin, Rio en Medio, and Santa Fe National Forest.

At the height of last year’s Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak wildfire last spring, the nation’s attention focused squarely on New Mexico. But by the time the fires were contained in August, the country’s attention had turned elsewhere – and locals were left to continue the hard work of recovery they had begun months before. Today, that work continues with the help of many individuals, organizations, and our Community Resiliency Fund.

Earlier this year, the Santa Fe Community Foundation received a legacy gift worth more than $8.5 million from the late Deborah and Martin Fishbein. As is often the case, the Fishbein's legacy gift is a powerful reflection of their lives, passions, and vision for the future.

Being a learning organization requires active listening and a willingness to continuously adapt and share knowledge. One way we accomplish this is through our Learning Hub, a source of connection, engagement, and growth among New Mexico nonprofits.

This month on Community Matters, we speak with Monet Silva, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness, about the barriers experienced by those facing housing insecurity or homelessness and the important services available throughout the community.