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Contact Info
Tel 650-324-1653
Fax 650-326-7751
Postal address
PO Box 19290
Stanford, CA 94309

Electronic mail ccef@cceflink.org

WHAT IS CCEF

The California Consortium of Education Foundations (CCEF) is a statewide nonprofit committed to improving the lives of California's children. This is accomplished through the support and nourishment of 600+ local education foundations (LEFs). These grassroot non-profits exist throughout California. Each supports public education and serves as a link between a community and its schools; however LEFs differ in how they offer support, the programs they provide, and their internal structure.

MISSION

CCEF is dedicated to strengthening public education by facilitating the creation, growth, and effectiveness of local education foundations and by advocating for public education.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Education Foundation Fundamentals
Workshop for new and reviving LEFs is scheduled for May 21, 2010 in Sacramento. For more information see Announcements Page.

Creating Opportunities in Challenging Times -- 2010 Workshop for local education foundation leaders in west Los Angeles April 28 and in Ventura/Santa Barbara April 30. Workshops are part of a series of regional meetings for local education leaders in Southern California. These workshops have been made possible by funding from DIRECTV. During September and early October, workshops were held in San Diego, Claremont, and Orange County. See the Announcements Page.

2009 APPLE AWARDS
See the Apple Awards page.

For new data on LEF impact, see About CCEF and LEFs.

Listing of new CCEF Board members. See About CCEF and LEFs.

Ronald T. Vera, Gutierrez & Vera, LLP, presented a legal update for local education foundation leaders during the annual conference. A copy of his paper, "Legal Issues Update: A Basic Primer" is now available on the Announcements Page.

YEAR 2009 IN REVIEW

In 2009, CCEF:

Made numerous presentations on California's education foundations to a variety of allied organizations at the state and national level. Audiences included administrators, school board trustees, civic and corporate leaders, and researchers.

Participated in meetings with LEF leaders in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Diego, San Mateo, and San Francisco Counties.

Provided information to individuals wishing to form foundations and networks in other states

Held Education Foundation Fundamentals, a training for groups considering, starting, reviving a local education foundation in both spring and fall (Next training May 21 2010)

Held The 2009 CCEF Annual Conference in San Jose for all LEF leaders and community, business and educational partners.

Thank you to all the local education foundations who have responded to CCEF's requests for specific information on their projects. We will be posting an update on the web site soon.