Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, along with two other institutions, received the first-time Excellence in Innovation Award from the Foundation Center, New York. The Community Foundation was selected from among the more than 450 global partners of the Foundation Center.
The award recognizes network partners that are “translating their affiliation with the Foundation Center into creative solutions for their local communities” and demonstrating “exceptional achievement in innovation.” The two other network partners getting the award were The Public Library of New London, Connecticut and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, North Carolina.
“The Foundation Center is a fantastic source of information about grants and philanthropy and we want to share this with the people of Santa Cruz County,” said Kim East.
Since 2006, the Community Foundation has been a partner of the Foundation Center. The network is made up of libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers found across the U.S. and around the world. Network partners provide a suite of tools and resources consisting of Foundation Center databases, publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grant seekers. The Foundation Center, established in 1956, is a leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide.