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THE ESCONDIDO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION RELEASES
2008 GRANT GUIDELINES
April 1, 2008 – After a successful first year of grant making and growth, the Escondido Charitable Foundation is proud to announce the release of its 2008 grant guidelines. The guidelines can be found at www.endowescondido.org.
In January, the membership of the Escondido Charitable Foundation chose the broad category of health for its 2008 grant making focus. In March the members hosted a community forum with residents, schools and nonprofits to guide the Foundation in narrowing the focus and determining the most pressing health issues in Escondido.
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THE ESCONDIDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RELEASES 2007 GRANT GUIDELINES
November 27, 2007 -Escondido – Thursday evening, the Escondido Charitable Foundation hosted its first grant awards celebration, highlighting four nonprofits who received grants for their work in the areas of youth education and youth services.
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THE ESCONDIDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION REACHES
OVER $500,000 IN COMMITTED MEMBERSHIPS
May 2, 2007 – Escondido – The response has been overwhelming by those who want to help Escondido. In less than six months, the newly formed Escondido Community Foundation has $517,000 in commitments over the next five years from its 91 members, already making $73,000 available for grantmaking before the end of 2007.
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ESCONDIDO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MEMBERSHIP DOUBLES AS COMMUNITY LEADERS BECOME FOUNDERS
January 26, 2007 - It was just an idea in the minds of several Escondido community leaders in 2006, but in the first month of the new year, the Escondido Community Foundation is a reality -- a swiftly growing reality. Announced in November with 26 members, the foundation now counts 57 names on its members’ roster; 51 of whom are Founders and have committed between $1000 and $5000 each year for the next five years.
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NEW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOCUSES
ON ESCONDIDO RESIDENTS AND NONPROFITS
December 6, 2006 – Escondido – Amidst the year-end giving season, community leaders today announced the formation of the Escondido Community Foundation. This new foundation created a partnership with The San Diego Foundation that will serve the community of Escondido exclusively.
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01/07/2008 – North County Times Opinion Staff
12/16/2007 – North County Times
11/30/2007 – North County
11/28/2007 – North County
10/2007 – AZCA Financial Group
07/12/2007 – North County Times San Marcos
03/17/2007 – North County
02/18/2007 – Union Tribune North Coast
12/06/2006 – Union Tribune North Coast
12/02/2006 – Union Tribune North Coast
Roses & Raspberries_ The "Solid Foundation" award
01/07/2008 – North County Times Opinion Staff
A belated rose to the Escondido Foundation, the city's new charitable foundation, for raising more than $665,000 since it was established in January 2007.
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Escondido Charitable Foundation hosts grant awards
12/16/2007 – North County Times
The Escondido Charitable Foundation, an affiliate of the San Diego Foundation, recently hosted its first grant awards celebration, higlighting four nonprofit organizations for their work in youth education and services.
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Foundation doles out $90K in grants
11/30/2007 – North County
First recipients are programs focused on youth education. The city's new charitable foundation, which has raised more than $665,000 since it was established in January, doled out first wave of grants Thursday night to four Escondido programs focused on helping young people become better students.
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Season of giving for new charity
11/28/2007 – North County
The Escondido Community Foundation spent its first year rounding up members and pledges to support its mission of assisting organizations.
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Rick's Newsletter
10/2007 – AZCA Financial Group
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Monthly art walk to feature workshops
07/12/2007 – North County Times San Marcos
Combining special workshops with the monthly 2nd Saturday Artwalk in downtown Escondido proved quite popular when it was tried out in May.
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Education is 2007 Focus of Escondido Group
03/17/2007 – North County
The Escondido Community Foundation announced that the focus of its grant-making activity this year would be on education and youth services.
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Towns Make Difference with Foundations
02/18/2007 – Union Tribune North Coast
We call the region we live in North County, but it doesn't quite tell the whole story, does it? This is not an amorphous blob stretching from the ocean past the mountains and out to the desert, but a network of defined communities, each with its own character and, often, characters.
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Funds are Flowing to new foundation
01/24/2007 – North County Times
The Escondido Communication Foundation is off to a pretty fast start. In about two months, with little real advertising, the charitable foundation has attracted 58 members and pledges of more than $330,000 to assist the city's nonprofit agencies.
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Community members united to created new Escondido-centered foundation
12/06/2006 – Union Tribune North Coast
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Foundation is established for Escondido community
12/02/2006 – Union Tribune North Coast
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The Escondido Charitable Foundation_Legacy Events
05/20/2008 – North County Times
The launch of a legacy
09/17/2007 – North County Times