Kern Community Foundation

#GIVEBIGKERN PARADE OF NONPROFITS! Noel Alexandria Foundation not only submitted a video to Telemundo Bakersfield, they also submitted a story to El Popular New...s to get the word out in Spanish about the services they provide to families experiencing the loss of a pregnancy or an infant. Great bilingual outreach! Consider donating to them or to any one of the many other nonprofits fundraising on givebigkern.org through May 4th! Give B-i-i-i-g! Da en G-r-a-a-a-n-d-e! See more

#GIVEBIGKERN PARADE OF NONPROFITS! Independence Through GRACE, a faith-based enrichment program for adults with developmental disabilities, wants the local Span...ish-speaking community to know about their services. A year-over-year top fundraising agency in GIVE BIG KERN, as well as a #Jumpstart Program graduate, ITG submitted an article that published in this week's edition of Media Sponsor El Popular News. Read about them and consider giving to them or any one of the close to 130 other nonprofits fundraising on givebigkern.org through May 4! Give B-i-i-i-g! Da en G-r-a-a-a-n-d-e! See more

#GIVEBIGKERN PARADE OF NONPROFITS! A whopping 28,000! That's how many California young men--including from Kern County--R.M. Pyles Boys Camp has served over the... decades since 1949. Read about how they teach young men such values as hard work, education, respect for nature, and most importantly, respect for themselves and others, and how to make good decisions in life, in this article they submitted to El Popular News to make their programs better known to the Spanish-speaking community. Consider donating to them or any one of the many other nonprofits fundraising on givebigkern.org between now and May 4. Give B-i-i-i-g! Da en G-r-a-a-a-n-d-e! See more

#GIVEBIGKERN PARADE OF NONPROFITS! Check out the articles submitted to Media Sponsor the Bakersfield News Observer this week by GIVE BIG KERN participants Baker...sfield Angels Non Profit, Free Anglican Diocese of California - WAC, Bakersfield Ivy Legacy Foundation, Inc., and Bakersfield Museum of Art. As you read these stories, consider giving to these or any of the many other hard-working nonprofits fundraising on givebigkern.org now through May 4. Give B-i-i-i-g! See more

#GiveBigKern Mascot #BillytheGiveBigGoat is "Most G-r-a-a-a-t-e-f-u-l!" to our Media Sponsor KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield for this fun and colorful PSA to help Kern... Community Foundation promote Giving B-i-i-i-g! to hard-working nonprofits through givebigkern.org between now and May 4th. Thanks, Alex Fisher KGET! See more

Wishing everyone a Happy Veterans Day this Nov. 11! Please stay COVID-safe. Kern Community Foundation's offices will be closed for the holiday, but will open again, bright and early, on Thursday, Nov. 12.

ATTENTION KERN COUNTY NONPROFITS: The Women's and Girls' Fund at Kern Community Foundation's (WGF) 2020-21 Grant Cycle has officially opened today, Nov. 10! Since its first grantmaking in 2008, WGF has awarded 40 competitive grants, totaling $430,686, to nonprofits serving women and girls in Kern County. In the current grant cycle, approximately $60,000 will be awarded to nonprofits delivering education and training programs or services to women or girls in Kern County, with the maximum individual grant award being $25,000. Letters of Intent (LOI) to apply for funding must be submitted online by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24--that is a short, two-week turnaround but the process is pretty simple. Click on the link below fore more details on qualifying criteria and how to apply. Please share this post with interested applicants!

Kern Community Foundation is celebrating having just received the #BeautifulBakersfield Award in the "A Better Bakersfield" category for the second year in a row, for its GIVE BIG KERN Online Fundraising Initiative. This handsome crystal award was presented to #KernFoundation yesterday by Greater Bakersfield Chamber Staff. Thank you, #BakoChamber, and Bakersfield/Kern Community Members, for believing in #GiveBigKern! Give B-i-i-i-g!

ATTENTION KERN COUNTY NONPROFITS: The City of Bakersfield - Government and the County of Kern, California have extended the deadline for charitable agencies to apply for Kern Recovers COVID-19 Relief Grant Funding till Weds., Nov. 18! Go to kerncounty.com to learn about eligibility and how to apply. Also, Kern Community Foundation's website has a recorded informational webinar and PowerPoint presentation to help guide qualifying agencies through the application process. Access it here: http://www.kernfoundation.org//st/nonprofit-strengthening/. Good luck, and please help us spread the word to nonprofits throughout Bakersfield and Kern County!

ATTENTION KERN COUNTY NONPROFITS: The 4th Installment in our open-ended Nonprofit Strengthening Virtual Training Series, Growing Resiliency, is coming up Weds., Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. till noon. The subject will be "Your Board and Fundraising." Nonprofit agencies registered with Kern Community Foundation that have a Silver or higher transparency rating on GuideStar.org are eligible to participate free of charge. This is a quality workshop offered by Candid. Find out details, including testimonials from past webinar attendees, using the link below. You MUST follow instructions when RSVP'ing to [email protected] by Noon Weds., Nov. 25, at the latest. Max. capacity is 60. Up to two representatives per nonprofit may RSVP.

Our latest contribution to the Kern Business Journal highlights the support Kern Community Foundation received this summer from interns Bridgette Berry and Leyda Patino, who helped with work related to the production of our #CommunityGivingGuide, set to publish next month. Leyda and Bridgette participated in the Bank of America #StudentLeaders Program, where they received a wage for their labor, while also acquiring work and leadership skills through a series of virtual meetings and workshops. Thanks for your help, girls! And thank you, #BankofAmerica! Happy reading!

HAPPY PHILANTHROPY FRIDAY! Today we would like to introduce the newest member of Kern Community Foundation's team, Cristina Camacho who has been assisting us part time since the end of July and will begin her full-time assignment as the Foundation’s Community Network Coordinator on Monday, Nov. 2. Cristina will be involved in our convening and outreach work around the Kern Connected Community Network (KCCN), which engages medical and social-service providers with a state-of-t...he-art electronic platform to provide seamless referrals for vulnerable populations in order to improve health outcomes. She will also assist with communication and outreach efforts around the B3K Prosperity Initiative, a public-private collaboration to develop a roadmap and investment plan for economic growth and inclusion in Kern County. For the last two years, Cristina, who is bilingual in English and Spanish, worked as the Regional Census Campaign Manager for NALEO Education Fund, helping with get-out-the-count and voter engagement efforts among Latinos in Kern, Tulare, Kings and Fresno Counties in California, and also pitching in with NALEO’s census efforts targeting Latino communities in Missouri and Colorado. Cristina has a Bachelor’s degree in Business with emphasis in Marketing from California State University, Bakersfield. She was a Marketing Intern at GET Bus during her college years. She has also worked as a Community Outreach Specialist for Community Action Partnership of Kern, and her prior experience as a Medical Assistant at Proximity MD Urgent Care will be an asset in her work with the KCCN. Cristina and her husband, Armando, live in Shafter with their three dogs. Help us in welcoming her on board! See more

Cover Photo in The Bakersfield Californian Online: #GiveBigKern: One Day to Celebrate the Giving Spirit of Kern County! #BeautifulBakersfieldAward Second Year in a Row for helping to make "A Better Bakersfield"! Thank you, Community!

Thank you, Bakersfield and Kern County for believing in #KernFoundation and #GiveBigKern! Together, all of us are deserving of this #BeautifulBakersfield Award for helping to create #ABetterBakersfield! Thank you, thank you!!!

HAPPY PHILANTHROPY FRIDAY! Every five years, The Women's and Girls' Fund at Kern Community Foundation (WGF) delivers a gift to our community that is a true labor of love: The Report on the Status of Women + Girls in Kern County. It is a document that lets the community know how local women and girls are faring AND also helps the WGF strategize on grantmaking priorities based on the report's findings. Well, we are happy to announce that the 2020 Report is hot off the presses and can be downloaded from our website. Please use the link below to access and download the full report or an executive summary thereof. Thank you for your continued support of The Women's and Girls' Fund, which is definitely a flagship effort of Kern Community Foundation. Happy reading! http://www.kernfoundation.org///the-womens-and-girls-fund/

EXTRA REMINDER: WE STILL HAVE 30 SPOTS LEFT FOR THIS GREAT, IN-DEPTH 3-HOUR WEBINAR ON AN IMPORTANT SKILL FOR GRANT WRITERS, "OUTCOMES THINKING AND MANAGEMENT." Details per the link below. RSVP by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23.

HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING THE B3K "BUZZ"? A number of community leaders have been sharing their thoughts in #CommunityVoices submissions to The Bakersfield Californian recently about "B3K Prosperity: A Better Bakersfield & Boundless Kern - Regional Action for Economic Prosperity." B3K is a locally grown and driven initiative that brings together stakeholders from throughout Bakersfield and Kern (leaders in government, business and civic organizations) to develop an action plan ...for the future economy of our region. With Kern Community Foundation as a convener, and benefiting from guidance and support from The Brookings Institution, B3K is looking carefully at regional needs and opportunities that can lead to the creation of better paying quality jobs and a more diversified economy for our area. The goal is prosperity for all Bakersfield and Kern residents. Visit the B3K Prosperity Facebook page using the link below to learn more and to read some of the B3K "Buzz"! See more

HAPPY FAST-FLOWING PHILANTHROPY FRIDAY! During our challenging times, it's good to keep up with the fast flow of information #KernFoundation is disseminating to our nonprofit partners to help with their resiliency and sustainability efforts. The best way to find out what virtual training or grant deadline is just around the corner, is to sign up to be on our e-mail list using the link below. Be sure to also visit our website, kernfoundation.org, and refer to our News and Community Calendar posts. Finally, follow us on social media @KernFoundation. Connect with us! http://www.kernfoundation.org/email-list-signup/