The Fund for Santa Barbara
Eder Gaona-Macedo serves as the Executive Director at The Fund for Santa Barbara since November 2023. Previously, Eder held the position of Senior Officer of Community Engaged Research at UCLA from January 2022 to November 2023, focusing on participatory action research aimed at civic engagement and social justice. Eder's experience includes leading Future Leaders of America as Executive Director from October 2014 to August 2021, where fundraising efforts increased annual revenue dramatically. As a co-founder of the 805 UndocuFund, Eder played a crucial role in supporting undocumented immigrants in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, particularly during COVID-19. Eder also worked as Internship Director and Food Closet Coordinator at UCLA from September 2010 to June 2012 and interned with the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors in summer 2010. Eder holds a Master of Public Administration in Urban and Social Policy from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Chicano/a Studies from UCLA.
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The Fund for Santa Barbara
The Fund for Santa Barbara advances progressive change by building movements for Economic, Environmental, Political, Racial and Social Justice. The Fund for Santa Barbara (est. 1980) is al 501(c)3 non-profit community foundation that supports organizations and groups working for progressive social change in Santa Barbara County. The FUND is dedicated to helping find solutions to current and emerging social problems and issues that challenge our society as a whole. We understand that social conditions improve most dramatically when those who have been denied power and justice lead on their own behalf to confront, challenge, and change the conditions that have denied them access to justice and equity.