
Call for Entries!
We are looking for 10 of the most inspiring nonprofit stories for our 2015 Capital Region Cares
We are excited to announce a collaboration with Kamere, a local media start-up, to identify and recognize the Capital Region’s 10 most inspiring stories from the region’s nonprofits. The winning stories will be included in our 2015 edition of Capital Region Cares.

Be a Better Board Member
Strategic ways to improve your nonprofit service and personal gain
Board members are introduced and then immediately expected to get along, share ideas and be productive. But that’s a difficult pattern for boards to follow effectively. So what makes a stellar board member?

100 Years of Service
Acuity with the Rotary Club of Sacramento
On May 17, the Rotary Club of Sacramento will mark its centennial of service to the region at a gala celebration at the McClellan Conference Center.

Help at the Top
Local nonprofit Sacramento Entrepreneur's Organization gives local business a leg up
Every entrepreneur knows that it’s lonely at the top. Jeff Smith is no exception.

The Sound of Music
The Sacramento Youth Symphony inspires budding musicians
Though only 16, Audrey Shepherd is as poised and articulate as any 20-something. Her demeanor is that of a young professional; so is her skill as a principal bassoonist with the Sacramento Youth Symphony.

Under One Roof
Can rapid rehousing save local homeless families from life on the streets and in shelters?
Though a new rapid rehousing initiative may stymy the troubling trend locally, some providers remain concerned that a lack of mandatory supportive services and intensive case management may cause the program to exacerbate, not eliminate, the problem.

Angels for Hearts
Sacramento nonprofit reaches region's tiniest heart patients
In 2004, 28-year-old Kimberly Kaufman learned she had congestive heart failure.

The Learned Philanthropist
Academic programs for philanthropists and nonprofit leaders are emerging nationwide
After two decades of working in the nonprofit industry, Robin Chronister, an executive assistant for Mother Lode Rehabilitation in Placerville, noticed a gradual but clear change in the nonprofit sector.

United We Stand
Done wisely, nonprofit mergers can boost economic vitality
In the fall of 2011, the executive directors of the Sacramento Philharmonic and the Sacramento Opera sat in their respective offices staring bleakly at financial reports that were telling each of them what they already knew:

Driving Donations
Transportation support for cancer patients in need
Dorothy Hillbrant, who has stage III ovarian cancer, became one of about 30 local drivers for the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery Program, which has provided free rides to treatment for patients and their caregivers for about 30 years.