PETALUMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Mission Statement
Petaluma Community Foundation (PCF) inspires giving that connects the passions of donors with the greatest needs in our community. As a local hub of philanthropy, we provide (1) Visionary leadership and strategic thinking to address key community issues; (2) Grants, counsel and leadership training to support local nonprofits; and (3) Financial stewardship for donors and partners with a focus on impact investment. Since 1975, Petaluma Community Foundation has been a leader in identifying critical needs, serving as a central resource, and inspiring philanthropy to fund long-term solutions with the greatest impact. PCF has awarded over $4 million in grants that have changed lives and strengthened community. In short, PCF is committed to promoting partnership and innovation for maximum community impact, creating a collaborative network of nonprofit programs, and funding solutions that collectively change lives and enrich quality of life across our community.
About This Cause
Petaluma Community Foundation is a local foundation that inspires philanthropy in ways that meet the greatest needs in our community. We do this by: (1) Researching and identifying urgent local issues; (2) Encouraging and facilitating collaboration among key service providers; (3) Strategically awarding grants that advance collaborative solutions; (4) Ensuring accountability of grant dollars; (5) Providing leadership training and technical assistance to nonprofits; (6) Mobilizing teams of volunteers for community projects; and (7) Generating new and increased charitable dollars. The strength of our alliances with the local nonprofit community allows PCF to approach problem-solving with creativity and flexibility while providing pivotal support to our local nonprofits. Our Foundation serves as a community catalyst and convener, strategically aligning a diversity of organizations to amplify collective impact in meeting the needs of targeted populations. PCF's value lies in our mission to strengthen our community's safety net as a whole by identifying where the most critical support is needed and filling the gaps in the system, so that our talented community of nonprofit providers is able to respond effectively to the changing needs of its most vulnerable citizens. We provide funds for new programs to address emerging priorities as well as award grants that facilitate matching and other funding opportunities. Most importantly, PCF encourages and facilitates collaboration across nonprofits so that the resulting relationships leverage the best of what each has to offer, delivering superior outcomes to the community. In 2014, for example, Petaluma Community Foundation created and funded a collaboration of 8 local nonprofits to renovate a central facility for vulnerable youth as well as coordinate the most comprehensive programming, from preschool through adolescence. PCF's leadership has been instrumental in helping to identify new and creative ways for these organizations to work together to ensure that vulnerable children, youth, and their families receive the most highly coordinated services. In this way, not only are more youth being served, but their needs are more effectively being addressed with demonstrated positive outcomes that include: (1) promoting optimal child development with active parental engagement; (2) encouraging positive choices and leadership activities; (3) promoting literacy; (4) helping youth successfully cope with the challenges of adolescence; (5) preventing and re-directing at-risk behaviors; (6) encouraging healthy nutrition; and (7) teaching practical sustainability skills while fostering an appreciation of natural resources. Petaluma Community Foundation believes in the value of partnerships. When you partner with us, your philanthropy becomes meaningful, effective and easy. We share our community expertise to help donors align their passions with urgent local giving opportunities to maximize the impact of giving. A gift in support of the Foundation's leadership work helps us continue our mission to research and identify critical community issues, offer grants, counsel and leadership training to local nonprofits, and align the passions of donors with community needs. We have a thriving Community Partnership program with businesses that recognize that PCF is their local "go-to" organization to help a company with specific strategies to fulfill corporate social responsibility goals. Businesses can rely on our expertise to invest company dollars for the greatest good while extending the company's brand in the community. We find the "win-win" that is good for business and good for community. PCF also provides the opportunity for other foundations to align with us for targeted local giving with community-wide impact. We provide the expertise to identify issues and trends along with the most effective programs creating change and solving problems. We provide the opportunity for collective giving by pooling gifts that leverage additional funding to respond to growing and changing needs. Our Foundation also helps donors create a legacy to shape the future by helping you incorporate philanthropy into your estate plans. Since 1975, Petaluma Community Foundation has been enhancing quality of life in our community in all of these ways. Over 4 million dollars have been invested in strengthening community through partnership and collaboration. For our entire community,from infancy through the senior years, Petaluma Community Foundation has had a broad lens view of our community needs--both ongoing and emerging. For four decades, our Foundation has raised and channeled charitable dollars for a dynamic and collective impact in changing lives.