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From KQED News: Tech Giants Respond to Wildfires Close to Home

Posted on: Oct 11, 2017

October 11, 2017, By Michelle Cheng As deadly wildfires continue to rip through Northern California, Bay Area-based tech giants are responding to the crisis with digital features and by working with local communities. Since Airbnb activated its disaster response tool to help those impacted by the fires on Monday, more than 200 people have signed up to host…

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From The Mercury News: Facebook, Google, Apple offer tools, money to help with Wine Country fires

Posted on: Oct 11, 2017

October 11, 2017, Levi Sumagaysay Bay Area News Group Northern Californians affected by wildfires are using Silicon Valley tools such as Facebook’s Safety Check, Google search’s SOS Alert and a Google crisis map. But the tech giants are also helping by donating money to aid and recovery efforts for the Wine Country and beyond, amid…

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From Bustle: How To Help California Wildfire Victims From Anywhere In The Country

Posted on: Oct 10, 2017

October 10, 2017, By Madhuri Sathish Ongoing wildfires in Northern California have left at least 23 people dead, according to CNN's latest report, and at least 285 people remain missing. An estimated 23 major wildfires are burning across five counties, impacting approximately 170,000 acres — predominantly in wine country. Roughly 3,500 homes and businesses have…

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Fast Company: How to help Napa fire victims: 8 things you can do for California’s Wine Country right now

Posted on: Oct 10, 2017

October 10, 2017 California’s Wine Country is in a state of emergency as more than a dozen wildfires burn through large swaths of land in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, and Yuba counties. The fires have destroyed at least 1,500 structures, caused at least 10 fatalities, and forced an estimated 20,000 North Bay residents to evacuate,…

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From Napa Valley Register: Napa Valley Community Foundation creates a disaster relief fund for fire victims

Posted on: Oct 10, 2017

October 10, 2017, Register Staff In response to several major Napa County fires that have displaced thousands of area residents, Napa Valley Community Foundation has activated a Disaster Relief Fund for fire victims. The Fund was originally established in response to the South Napa earthquake of 2014 with a $10 million lead gift from Napa…

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Working to help those in need

Posted on: Sep 25, 2017

Since October 8, our nonprofit partners have helped more than 15,000 people in Napa County to recover. Watch a short video below about some of the work done with the grants we've made from the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund.

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Helping students succeed in college

Posted on: Sep 13, 2017

When our donors want to help students in Napa Valley achieve their full potential, they open a Scholarship Fund at NVCF. Our donors have chosen the types of students they wish to support, and NVCF currently has Scholarship Funds that help: military veterans; high school students who are first in their families to pursue college, or have faced…

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From Napa Valley Register: Forum looks at impacts of federal immigration policy on Napa County

Posted on: Sep 7, 2017

September 7, 2017, Maria Sestito YOUNTVILLE — One day after a rally was held showing solidarity with Napa Valley’s immigrant population, a forum convened to discuss the topic of immigration at the Yountville Community Center. Randy Capps of the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. was the key speaker at Thursday’s forum on federal immigration…

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From Napa Valley Register: Napa businesses open their pocketbooks to provide Hurricane Harvey aid

Posted on: Sep 7, 2017

September 7, 2017, Jennifer Huffman Napa’s businesses may be about 1,900 miles from Houston, but many are touched by the plight of Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey. A number of Napa area wineries and other companies have collected donations or made contributions – both financially and otherwise – for the hard-hit state. Downtown Napa business…

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From Napa Valley Register: Napa Valley Community Foundation appoints new board members and officers

Posted on: Jul 24, 2017

Jul 24, 2017, For the Register Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) recently appointed several new board members. The new board members are: Maira Ayala, district representative for Congressman Mike Thompson; Dawnine Dyer, founder and owner of Dyer Wine; and Ed Matovcik, president of Intervine, an international wine management company serving airline and cruise lines. The…

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From KQED News: Tech Giants Respond to Wildfires Close to Home

From The Mercury News: Facebook, Google, Apple offer tools, money to help with Wine Country fires

From Bustle: How To Help California Wildfire Victims From Anywhere In The Country

Fast Company: How to help Napa fire victims: 8 things you can do for California’s Wine Country right now

From Napa Valley Register: Napa Valley Community Foundation creates a disaster relief fund for fire victims

Working to help those in need

Helping students succeed in college

From Napa Valley Register: Forum looks at impacts of federal immigration policy on Napa County

From Napa Valley Register: Napa businesses open their pocketbooks to provide Hurricane Harvey aid

From Napa Valley Register: Napa Valley Community Foundation appoints new board members and officers

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