For Jasmine, making an omelet is a familiar morning routine. At GiGi’s Playhouse Sacramento, that everyday skill became an opportunity to teach. Working alongside her mother, Misha, Jasmine helped show her peers how to prepare omelets during a cook…
For someone experiencing homelessness, the immediate challenges can consume every waking hour. Finding somewhere to sleep. Getting food. Staying safe. Finding an outlet to charge a phone before losing contact with potential employers, healthcare pro…
A compelling story does not always come with a production budget. An aspiring filmmaker may have a script but no crew. A nonprofit may have meaningful results to share but little experience creating video. A community may need reliable information i…
For one woman in her eighties, a Sacramento Ballet movement class fulfilled a childhood wish. Her family had been unable to afford ballet lessons when she was young. Decades later, participating in the organization’s falls prevention program allowed…
Nearly 35 years ago, a visit to Folsom Prison placed Nancy Levine in the path of families carrying burdens few people around them could see. Mothers and children lined Prison Road as they waited to visit husbands and fathers behind prison walls. Le…
More than 600 nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, business professionals and community members gathered for the third annual Philanthropy Summit, presented by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. The event provided a full day of education, in…
For many young people transitioning into adulthood, the challenge is not a lack of potential. It is a lack of access. Access to employment. Access to mentors. Access to professional networks. Access to meaningful career exploration. Access to someo…
RESEARCH BRIEF Is Sacramento Really “Second Only to Washington, D.C.”? Testing three frequently repeated claims about nonprofit scale, density and charitable giving in Greater Sacramento A defensible replacement statement Gr…
When most of us hear the words “charter school,” we immediately think about children, classrooms, and the familiar K through 12 education model. Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools asks us to think differently.My conversation with Jona…
