Good News
Celebrating Connection, Community & Collective Giving
Announcing Our Summer 2026 Grant Recipients
Thanks to the continued support of our Impact Members and the addition of new members joining our mission, we are thrilled to award one $6,500 Grow the Good Impact Grant and two $1,500 Seed Grants this quarter. We are honored to support three incredible Sonoma County organizations doing important work to make our community stronger, healthier, and more compassionate.
Helping Local Students Start The Year Strong
This month we launched a Back-to-School Supply Drive to benefit children served by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa and our members generously donated backpacks, school supplies, lunch boxes, water bottles, and classroom essentials to help set local students up for success.
Learning, Serving, and Growing with Ceres Community Project
Last Friday, a group of our members had the privilege of spending the morning volunteering with Ceres Community Project, one of our past grant recipients. It was an inspiring day filled with learning, connection, and plenty of chopping, stirring, and preparing nutritious meals for neighbors in our community.
Community, Connection & Doing Good Together
From welcoming new faces and reconnecting with longtime members to packing 60 backpacks for local students and announcing our biggest grant cycle yet, our July Happy Hour was a beautiful reminder of what's possible when women come together to make a difference.
More Than Money: The Power of Connection
Giving circles do more than fund nonprofits. They build friendships, create belonging, and remind us that positive change happens when people come together. Discover how our members are finding hope, connection, and community through Santa Rosa Women for Good.
We’re Growing the Good in a Whole New Way
BIG NEWS: Santa Rosa Women for Good is growing the good in a whole new way! Because our community has grown and because so many women want to be part of this movement for good, we are excited to announce that we are able to expand our grant program in an exciting and meaningful way.
Rolling Up Our Sleeves at Redwood Empire Food Bank
Today, a group of Women for Good members traded their usual routines for gloves and an assembly line as we gathered at the Redwood Empire Food Bank for our quarterly volunteer shift.
Coffee, Community & Giving Back at Our Village Closet
Over the weekend Santa Rosa Women for Good gathered for a special combination coffee meetup and volunteer opportunity at the Our Village Closet’s resource center in Santa Rosa, an opportunity for to connect and also do some good together.
Celebrating Connection and Our $10,000 Grant
Last night we gathered for one of our favorite kinds of evenings: good conversation, meaningful connection, and the chance to celebrate the impact we are making together. The evening marked an especially exciting milestone for our group as we officially celebrated our $10,000 grant award to Wiley's Wish.
Funding Second Chances with Our Largest Grant Yet
We are thrilled to share that Wiley’s Wish Animal Rescue has been selected by our members as the recipient of Santa Rosa Women for Good’s $10,000 Grow the Good Spring Grant!
Serving Up Good at the Food Bank
This week a group of our members spent the afternoon volunteering at the Redwood Empire Food Bank, helping sort and pack food that will go directly to individuals and families throughout our region.
A $10,000 Grant Is Coming to Sonoma County!
For the past several months, we have been working toward an exciting goal: growing Santa Rosa Women for Good to 100 members so we could award our largest community grant yet, $10,000 to a local nonprofit. And this week, it happened!
Volunteering with LandPaths for Forest Health & Wildfire Prevention
Over the weekend, members of Santa Rosa Women for Good spent a rewarding day outdoors volunteering with LandPaths, supporting hands-on efforts to improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk in our region.
A Galentine’s Night to Remember
Our February Galentine’s Happy Hour Social was truly one for the books. With 30 women coming together for a relaxed evening of connection and conversation, the energy in the room was warm, joyful, and deeply affirming of why Santa Rosa Women for Good exists.
Building Community: Our Next Chapter
We’re so excited to share some big news: Santa Rosa Women for Good is now officially a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization! We are looking forward to creating new ways for women to connect, build relationships, and do good together.
Growing the Good Together: Supporting Ceres Community Project
We’re excited to share a recent example of our collective giving in action by sharing some exciting news about a special grant we are providing to Ceres Community Project!
2025 in Review
As we wrap up 2025, we’re filled with gratitude for this community of generous, engaged women—and for everyone who has followed, supported, and shared our mission along the way.
Blowing Bubbles & Breaking Down Barriers
This past weekend some of our members were excited to get to volunteer at Inclusive Compass' 2025 Inclusion Festival in Petaluma!
Supporting NorCal Public Media
Sunday night a group of our members worked the phones for the NorCal Public Media’s Bay Area Travel & Wine Auction, collecting bid donations from callers all over the Bay Area.

