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Are you thinking about charitable giving but would like more information about how to do it through the Community Foundation? Do you wish to speak with someone about grant or scholarship information or to register for a nonprofit management workshop? The Ventura County Community Foundation Staff are eager to hear from you!

The Ventura County Community Foundation
1317 Del Norte Road, Suite 150
Camarillo, California 93010
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Phone: (805) 988-0196
Downstairs fax: (805) 485-5537
Upstairs fax: (805) 988-3397
Email:

Click on staff name for details:

Clare Brown, CPA – Vice President, Controller

Ext. 129
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  • Annual Form 990
  • Audits
  • Financial management VCCF / Swift / Smith / personnel / payroll
Colleen Cason – Writting Consultant

Ext. 130
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  • Anual Reports
  • Highlights Newsletters
  • Press Releases
LaToya Ford – Program Associate & Grants Manager

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  • Assistant to Program & Grants Department
  • Grants & Scholarship database and file management
  • Grants management for:
    • Agency Endowments
    • Donor Advised Funds
Donna Hall – Finance Accountant

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  • Annual 1099's and 1096, VCCF/Smith & Swift
  • Assistant to V.P. Controller
  • Day to day Financial Management VCCF, Swift and Smith
  • Assist with Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable
  • Payroll Processing
  • Review Quarterly & Annual Payroll Tax Returns
Dena C. Jenson – Vice President, Director Center for Nonprofit Leadership

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  • Overall direction for Center for Nonprofit Leadership
  • Library for Nonprofit Research and Development
  • Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center
  • Capacity Building Workshops for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Roundtables and Networking Opportunities
  • Center for Nonprofit Leadership Advisory Committee
Talon Klipp – Office Manager, Systems Administrator

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  • Assistant to Administration
  • IT Systems Administrator
  • Onsite routine technical support
  • VCCF Website Administrator
  • Event Photographer
  • Office purchases
Tina Knight – Vice President, Director Program and Grants

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  • Community Disaster Fund
  • Community Response Fund
  • Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Foundation Grants
  • Smith-Hobson Foundation Fund
  • Social Justice Fund for Ventura County
  • SUN Fund
  • Women's Legacy Fund
  • Ventura Nursing Legacy Project
  • Program and Grants Committees
  • Overall direction of VCCF Grants & Scholarship programs
Marylynn McCorkle – Center for Nonprofit Leadership Outreach Coordinator

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  • Center for Nonprofit Leadership Outreach Program
Ilana Ormond – Vice President, Philanthropic Services

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  • Oversee VCCF Planned Giving Initiative
  • Charitable Gift Annuity Program
  • Resource Center Planned & Deferred Giving Workshops
  • Liaison to the Technical Advisory Committee for planned & deferred gifts
  • Senior Staff / Fund Development Team
Rick Pearson – Special Projects Officer

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  • Social Justice Fund for Ventura County Grants
  • ArtsLIVE in Ventura County Grants
  • Homeless Transition Fund Grants
Hugh J. Ralston – President & CEO

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  • Administration
  • Board of Directors / Committees
  • External relations
  • Fund establishment
  • Legal questions / information
  • Special Initiatives / Projects
Staff – Program Assistant

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  • Assistant to Donor Relations
  • Assistant to Civic Alliance
Claudia Sanchez – Finance Associate

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  • Assistant to Finance
  • Accounts Payable/Receivable
Susan Scott – Consultant

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  • Arts Live in Ventura County
Susan Seale – Center for Nonprofit Leadership Program Coordinator

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  • Center for Nonprofit Leadership Information / Referral
  • Workshop Development / Registration
  • Library Orientation / Management
Heather Short – Associate, Philanthropic Services Department

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  • Provides assistance to Director of Planned Giving, Director of Fund Development and Donor Relations Officer
  • Management of FIMS database
  • Donor acknowledgments and Fund statements
Barbara Smith – Executive Assistant

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  • Administrative support to President/CEO
  • Manage calendars
  • Prepare minutes, support documentation for the VCCF Board meetings
Lindsay Smith – Donor Relations Officer

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  • Gift Acknowledgements
  • Quarterly Fund Statements
  • Donor Education
  • Support for Social Justice Fund
  • Maintains Donor Records
  • Donor Appreciation Events
Virginia Weber – Program Officer, Scholarships

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  • Oversee Scholarship Program
  • Swift Memorial Healthcare Foundation