Santa Barbara, popularly known as the American Riviera, is generally celebrated for its desirable Mediterranean climate, melodramatic mountain settings, and gorgeous shorelines. This stunning city isn’t known nearly as well, however, for its dynamic, spirited neighborhoods and friendly citizens, as…
Read MoreThe state’s crowdfunding or peer-to-peer lending services emerged after the adoption of the 2012 Jumpstart Our Business Startup (JOBS) Act, which greatly expanded the ways in which investors raise capital for real estate acquisitions and development. The new regulation permitted…
Read MoreWhen human lives are put at risk, Kenny Slaught believes that medical research and practice need expanding research for timely and holistic internationall health interventions. “These grants are meant to spur on new discoveries that could ultimately save millions of…
Read MoreKenny Slaught notes that Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) funds individuals worldwide to explore ideas that can break the mold in how the humanity approaches persistent global health and development challenges. GCE is a $100 million initiative funded by the Bill…
Read MoreAs the world recognizes the role of research and technologies in improving global health care and human wellbeing, renowned California entrepreneur, Kenny Slaught, acknowledges the importance of scientific innovations in addressing global development needs. Having taken a degree in business…
Read MoreThe annual symposium allows teachers, musicians, and local not-for-profits to connect with students and residents of the city to discuss the state of arts education in Santa Barbara. This important program provides the foundation for enacting better, more focused programs…
Read MoreThe Santa Barbara Bowl, a big outdoor music venue, works to keep the arts available to the community via a number of educational outreach initiatives. Their foundation funds programs that reach about 20,000 students every year with non-profit arts programs,…
Read MoreHospice of Santa Barbara runs a wide range of support not just to individuals facing terminal and chronic illness, but to their families as well. Many of the Hospice’s programs focus on the needs of children as they work through…
Read MoreRunning for eight weeks, the program Parenting After Loss acts as a support group for parents and guardians, as well as kids, after the loss of a parent or sibling. The knowledge and support received in this program is designed…
Read MoreKenny Slaught, as an active member and supporter of UCSB Foundation, posted on his blog at KennySlaught.com congratulating UCSB on being awarded a particularly impressive grant. “The University of California Santa Barbara announced on May 26, 2016 that it is…
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