Date: August 31, 2010

Chico, California (August 25, 2010) – North Valley Community Foundation has once again launched its annual Annie B’s Community Drive.  The Annie B’s Community Drive is the largest community-wide grant program in the region.  All nonprofit organizations and charitable causes in Butte, Glenn, Tehama, and Colusa counties are eligible to participate in this innovative program.   The Drive is in its fourth year, with one more year to go.

Chico, California (August 6, 2010) –  Annie B’s Community Drive has started, with 160 charitable causes in Butte, Glenn, Tehama and Colusa counties participating in this program to stimulate donations.  North Valley Community Foundation is challenging our region with $500,000 in percentage grants (over five years) for local nonprofits. The Annie B’s Community Drive is designed to encourage giving to local nonprofits during a two-month donation period, August 1 - September 30.

Chico, California (July 19, 2010) – Contributions from local businesses and individuals are needed to provide $100,000 in grant funds for this year’s Annie B’s Community Drive. These funds will serve as an incentive for local nonprofit organizations to attract donations during the Annie B’s Community Drive, August 1 – September 30.

Date: February 22, 2010

A Wish of a Lifetime Foundation is dedicated to making wishes come true for seniors residing in independent, assisted living, and skilled nursing facilities in Butte County.  A Wish of a Lifetime Foundation is a program of the North Valley Community Foundation.

By Liz Metzger

"…I look at myself as an eclectic and a realist.  I feel that there is no one way to teach as there is no one way to learn. We must choose the best from many systems and coordinate them into one good system.  The times ahead for education are cloudy at best. Education is in need of strong leadership. I think the results of my first eight years in education reflect strong leadership and a conscientious attempt to improve the quality of education for students."

Chico, California (November 5, 2009) – Local nonprofit leaders have the opportunity to participate in two trainings in December provided by the Nonprofit Leadership Institute, a program of North Valley Community Foundation. On Monday, December 7, the topic will be “Telling Your Story – Marketing Your Nonprofit”. On Monday, December 14, the topic will be “Bringing IT all Together – Internet Tech Solutions for Nonprofits.”

Chico, California (October 26, 2009) – The results of the Annie B’s Community Drive were announced on October 21. From their efforts between August 1st to September 30th, 194 participating organizations received a total of  $894,559. The donations came from 2672 individual donors, very close to the number of donors last year. During the 2007 Annie B’s Drive, $869,000 was raised. This brings the total for the three years to more than $3,000,000.

Local nonprofit leaders have the opportunity to participate in two trainings in October provided by the Nonprofit Leadership Institute, a program of North Valley Community Foundation. On Tuesday, November 3, the topic will be “Grassroots Fundraising Practices – Doing More With Less”  On Monday, November 16, the topic will be “Keys to Community Relations – Maximizing customer service & volunteerism.”

Chico, California (September 21, 2009) – Local nonprofit leaders have the opportunity to participate in two trainings provided by the Nonprofit Leadership Institute, a program of North Valley Community Foundation. On Monday, September 28, the topic will be “Making Meetings Work.”  On Monday, October 5, the topic will be “The Renewable Board – Effective Board Involvement”