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CAPK Seeks Help Me Grow – Care Coordinator

Responsible for supervising and monitoring the overall effectiveness of the Help Me Grow Kern County (HMGKC) process; providing feedback to key professionals/organizations, parents, and medical providers working with the children to improve effectiveness of the HMGKC system; and delivering reports on the HMGKC system to responsible parties in the community. The HMGKC Care Coordinator will work with the Coordinating Body and the HMGKC community partners to address system improvement as needed. For more information (click here).

Women’s and Girls’ Fund Announces 2021-22 Grant Cycle – Calls for LOI’s by Nov. 11!

The Women’s and Girls’ Fund, a Leadership Initiative of Kern Community Foundation, announces its Grant Cycle for 2021-2022, which begins today, Monday, Sept. 27. Approximately $60,000 will be awarded in Spring 2022 to nonprofits delivering education and training programs/services to women or girls in Kern County. The Maximum Award is $25,000.

The application process begins with the submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to apply for funding by 5 p.m. Nov. 11.

We encourage applicants to do the following:

Grantees who received WGF grants in Spring of 2021 may not apply for WGF 2022 funding. Any previous awardees of WGF or other grants from the Foundation that have outstanding follow-up reports must complete those reports before they can apply for WGF funding.

Agencies must also comply with Kern Community Foundation’s grantmaking guidelines, which include:

  • Being registered with Kern Community Foundation through the same Online Grants Platform that can be accessed via the hyperlink above; and
  • Having a Silver or higher transparency rating on GuideStar.org, the world’s largest database on nonprofits.

About The Women’s and Girls’ Fund

The Women’s and Girls’ Fund was launched in 2005 as a leadership initiative of Kern Community Foundation. It is primarily a volunteer effort guided by the leadership of the Vision Committee and Community Advisors. The assets of the Fund are professionally managed and invested by Kern Community Foundation, which also provides oversight of Fund grant decisions.

Through grantmaking, members of The Women’s and Girls’ Fund become philanthropists and advocates of positive social change. Fund members rely on community research, data and the participation of community members to identify an area of focus each year. Issues of focus can range from women’s and girls’ health and economic concerns to safety and domestic violence, education, and more.

Since its first grantmaking in 2008, The Women’s and Girls’ Fund has awarded 43 competitive grants, totaling $505,686, to nonprofits serving women and girls in Kern County.

About Kern Community Foundation

Kern Community Foundation is a vibrant nonprofit enterprise with a powerfully simple mission: “Growing Community. Growing Philanthropy.”

For more than two decades, the Foundation has been in business to serve as a charitable resource for local donors and corporations, and to generate capital that provides philanthropic solutions to help make Kern County a better place to live, to work and to visit. Since its establishment in 1999, the Foundation has grown to hold more than 170 charitable funds, with assets nearing $29 million, and has awarded close to $25 million in grants and scholarships, ranking in the top two-thirds of the 100 most active grantmakers, nationwide, since 2013.

Questions?

Write to Cristina Camacho, Community Network Coordinator, at Cristina@kernfoundation.org.

Kern Literacy Council Seeks Executive Director

The executive director is responsible for the overall management and administration of the Kern Literacy Council, including service programs, fundraising, and business operations. This position is hired by and directly accountable to the Board of Directors through the elected board president. For more information (click here).

Hot off the Press: Give Big Kern 2021 Report to the Community!

Following another record-breaking year for Give Big Kern, Kern Community Foundation would like to share with our partners and supporters the Give Big Kern 2021 Report to the Community, which includes:

  • Our Giving Day results,
  • Feedback from donors and nonprofit partners, and
  • A look ahead to next year’s Give Big Kern.

Click on the hyperlink above, or on the image to access it. Happy reading and…Save the date: Our next Give Big Kern will be May 3, 2022! Till then–Give B-i-i-i-g!

Kern Community Foundation Seeks Director of Community Impact

Kern Community Foundation, whose mission is “Growing community. Growing philanthropy.” is seeking a Director of Community Impact to manage and develop the Foundation’s Nonprofit Strengthening Initiative, which aims to increase the Visibility, Capacity and Sustainability of Kern’s nonprofit sector through special programs, community engagement, collaboration and networking, grantmaking, marketing/communication efforts and donor relations. This is a full-time, exempt position with competitive benefits. Find the full job description here. Applicants, please send a resume and cover letter to info@kernfoundation.org.

Kern Valley Sun a Great Regional Media Partner in this Year’s Give Big Kern Effort!

If Kern Community Foundation (KCF) had taken out a full-page ad in each of the four April issues of the Kern Valley Sun to promote the nonprofits participating in this year’s Give Big Kern on May 4th, each ad would have cost us $844.20 at the Sun’s discounted nonprofit rate, for a total bill of $3,377!

However, thanks to their in-kind contribution, we got almost a full page each week in April to highlight three nonprofits each time, who told impactful stories about the work they do and detailed their fundraising needs in their own words. At 75% of the total advertising price, the Kern Valley Sun’s in-kind contribution to this year’s Give Big Kern effort is valued at $2,533!

But it is worth MUCH more than that, because you really can’t put a price on important community connections made by our hard-working nonprofits with potential clients, supporters, volunteers and donors who are readers or subscribers to the Sun. What’s more, some Bakersfield-based nonprofits wanting to extend their service footprint to the Kern River Valley area specifically chose to submit stories for publication in the Sun to make themselves better known among its readers. 

Such a tremendous contribution on the part of the Kern Valley Sun was crucial to the success of this year’s Give Big Kern, which broke the $800,000 fundraising ceiling for the first time. All 129 participating nonprofits from all corners of Kern County received donations.

Indeed, the Kern Valley Sun’s generosity shines most brightly! Thank you!

Click on the image (or on this link) to view the entire series.

El Popular News’ In-Kind Contribution to Give Big Kern, valued at $6,300, ‘Es Muy G-r-a-a-a-n-d-e!’

If Kern Community Foundation (KCF) had taken out a full-page ad in each of the four April issues of El Popular News to promote the nonprofits participating in this year’s Give Big Kern on May 4th, each ad would have cost us $1,575, for a total bill of $6,300! However, thanks to the partnership we enjoy with the El Popular, a total of 12 nonprofits, including KCF, submitted stories, photos and logos that were handsomely laid out in four full pages devoted to Give Big Kern, one per weekly issue during all of April. This gave Give Big Kern participating nonprofits much visibility in the Hispanic community, and helped raise awareness of our increasingly popular Giving Day – en español! Such a tremendous contribution on the part of El Popular News was crucial to the success of this year’s Give Big Kern, which broke the $800,000 ceiling for the first time. All 129 participating nonprofits received donations. We thank El Popular News for being a year-over-year Media Sponsor whose generous in-kind contributions–which we could not afford otherwise–help raise community awareness of Give Big Kern participating nonprofits’ fundraising needs and grow philanthropy among Kern’s Spanish-speaking community. As Give Big Kern’s Bilingual Mascot Billy the Give Big Goat might say, “That’s an excellent way to Give B-i-i-i-g!” (“¡Es una excelente manera de Dar en G-r-a-a-a-n-d-e!”) Click on the image (or on this link) to view the entire series.  

Make-A-Wish Northeastern & Central CA and Northern NV Seeks Regional Director for Kern County

Make-A-Wish, which grants life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, is seeking a Regional Director for Kern County. This is a full-time, exempt position that reports to the Vice-President of Philanthropy for Make-A-Wish Northeastern & Central California and Northern Nevada (wish.org/canv). Find the full job description here. Applicants, please send a resume and cover letter to Jonathan Thornton, VP of Philanthropy, at Jthornton@necannv.wish.org.

Bakersfield News Observer In-Kind Contribution to Give Big Kern Worth Upwards of $12K!

If Kern Community Foundation (KCF) had taken out a full-page ad in each of the four April issues of the Bakersfield News Observer (BNO) to promote the nonprofits participating in this year’s Give Big Kern on May 4th, each ad would have cost us $3,020, for a total bill of $12,080!

However, thanks to the partnership we enjoy with the BNO, a total of 16 nonprofits, including KCF, submitted stories, photos and logos that were handsomely laid out in four full pages devoted to Give Big Kern, one per weekly issue during all of April. This gave Give Big Kern participating nonprofits much visibility in the community, and helped raise awareness of our increasingly popular Giving Day.

Such a tremendous contribution on the part of the BNO was crucial to the success of this year’s Give Big Kern, which broke the $800,000 ceiling, and also had an individual agency raise upwards of $100,000 for the first time in our Giving Day’s history. That agency is Bakersfield Angels, which provides services to foster children and families, and whose article was featured in the BNO issue of April 21st.

We thank the Bakersfield News Observer for being a year-over-year Media Sponsor whose generous in-kind contributions–which we could not afford otherwise–help raise community awareness of Give Big Kern participating nonprofits’ fundraising needs.

That’s an in-kind way of Growing Community, Growing Philanthropy and, as Give Big Kern Mascot Billy the Give Big Goat might say, “A great way to Give B-i-i-i-g!”

Click on the image above (or on this link) to view the entire series.