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A new home for Ventura County's nonprofit community
By Hugh Ralston
Pacific Coast Business Times, July 27,
2012
As commercial real estate reporter Marlize van Romburgh wrote in the July 20 edition of the Business Times, the Ventura County Community Foundation has a real home for the first time in it's 25-year history.
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Central Coast partners are leading for the common interest
By Ronald Gallo and Hugh Ralston
Pacific Coast Business Times, March 16,
2012
Times of stress and tight budgets require creative thinking and teamwork.
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Ralston: Enjoy the 'most wonderful' feeling of all: Giving
By Hugh Ralston
Ventura County Star, Dec. 31,
2011
A holiday song reminds us it is "the most wonderful time of the year," and in many ways it is.
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Ralston: Ventura County heroine gave to help others
By Hugh Ralston
Ventura County Star, Nov. 12,
2011
When we think of America's great philanthropists, we name titans of industry such as Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Getty and Gates. Yet, here in Ventura County, a secretary has made one of the most generous donations to a local nonprofit.
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Philanthropy is caught in a game of politics
By Hugh Ralston
Pacific Coast Business Times, Nov. 11,
2011
Would Congress truly cap the charitable deduction as part of a "grand bargain" for deficit reduction and public investment?
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Creative outlets drive economy
By Hugh Ralston
Ventura County Star, May 14,
2011
Could it be art not only feeds the soul, but also fattens the bottom line?
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Superman is not coming to Ventura
County
By Hugh Ralston
Pacific Coast Business Times, April 1-7,
2011
So this is what the revolution looks like...
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It's Time for the 99 Percent to Step Up for Veterans
By Hugh
Ralston
Ventura County Star, November 10, 2010
As our nation today
honors veterans, we believe this is the opportunity for the 99 percent of us who
are not serving our country in uniform to help...
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Expanding Opportunities for Youth – A VCCF Initiative
By Hugh
Ralston
Ventura County Star, October 21, 2010
If you find hope for
the future flagging, keep reading.
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Oxnard Alive With The Arts
By Hugh Ralston
Ventura County Star,
June 19, 2010
For the tourist driving across Ventura County from east to
west, the arts might seem to bookend at our borders — from the Civic Arts Plaza
in Thousand Oaks to Ventura, which calls itself "California’s newest art
city…"
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VCCF's Center for Nonprofit Leadership provides assistance
By Hugh Ralston
Ventura County Star,
June 14, 2009
The choices nonprofits now face are difficult: Consolidating what we had hoped to grow; adjusting to lower budgets; and preserving the core of our mission for another day.
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Nonprofits facing high demand, tough choices
By Hugh Ralston
Ventura County Star,
June 11, 2009
The number of nonprofits serving Ventura County residents has almost tripled over the last three years. We all can see that as a net positive for our communities, with a cumulative impact of $1.5 billion annually.
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Nonprofits focus on long-term investments
By Hugh Ralston
Ventura County Star,
June 7, 2009
Tangible reminders of the volatility in the investment markets are the statements that arrive regularly in our mailboxes. Across the country, trillions in wealth have been wiped out, and sails are being trimmed for less-forgiving times — in business, government and at our own kitchen tables.
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Beyond the perfect storm
By Hugh Ralston
January 16-22, 2009
Sometimes the phrase "perfect storm" is not strong enough to describe the challenges.
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Tough times require priorities, focus on mission
By Hugh Ralston
November 13-19, 2009
I once read of a board chairman of a nonprofit who
claimed his proudest achievement in his three-year term
was to ensure every board member knew the mission of
the organization so well that if awakened at 3 a.m. in a hotel
fire, each could articulate the mission in the stairwell
as they evacuated in their pajamas.
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