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Posted on January 19, 2013
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Community Foundation Update (1/19/13)
Community Foundation Update (1/19/13)
Arizona
The Phoenix-based Arizona Community Foundation has appointed Robbin M. Coulon and Jodi O. Padgett to its board of directors.
California
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has named Vera L. Bennett as its chief operating officer and Leigh M. Stilwell as its chief donor experience and engagement officer.
Indiana
The Indianapolis-based Central Indiana Community Foundation has announced that it is accepting applications for the 2013 Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship program. Funded by the Efroymson Family Fund, the program, which aims to reward creativity and encourage emerging individual artists, will award $25,000 each to five visual artists in the Midwest.
Iowa
The Howard County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Waterloo-based Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, has announced that it is accepting applications for 2013 grants through February 1. Grant awards will be announced in April.
Michigan
The Berrien Community Foundation in St. Joseph has announced that its president, Nanette Keiser, will retire at the end of June.
Ohio
The Dayton Foundation, in cooperation with Learn to Earn Dayton, has announced the launch of ScholarshipCONNECT, a new online college readiness resource designed to help students in the greater Dayton area attend college. The site features a scholarship search and application system that uses a detailed questionnaire to match students, based on their educational interests and background, with more than a hundred and thirty scholarship opportunities available through the Dayton Foundation and other education funders.
The Columbus Foundation has announced seven grants totaling $70,285 from the Joseph A. Jeffrey Endowment Fund to local nonprofits in support of beautification initiatives and programs benefiting residents of central Ohio. Recipients include the Clintonville-Beechwold Community Resources Center, the Columbus Collegiate Academy, the German Village Society, and BalletMet.
Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Foundation has announced the establishment of the Providence Journal Charitable Fund. The $14 million endowment, the largest corporate donor-advised fund at the foundation, was created to ensure that the newspaper's charitable legacy serves residents in perpetuity.
“The Dayton Foundation Launches ScholarshipCONNECT - A New Online Scholarship and College Readiness Resource.”
Dayton Foundation Press Release
1/14/13.
“Providence Journal Charitable Foundation Establishes Permanent Endowment at the Rhode Island Foundation.”
Rhode Island Foundation Press Release
1/14/13.
“Foundation President to Retire in June 2013.”
Berrien Community Foundation Press Release
1/16/13.
“Funding Cycle for Community Foundation Grants Announced.”
Howard County Community Foundation Press Release
1/15/13.
“Grants From Joseph A. Jeffrey Fund to Support Beautification Projects.”
Columbus Foundation Press Release
1/14/13.
“2013 Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship Guidelines Released.”
Central Indiana Community Foundation Press Release
1/15/13.
“Community Foundation Names Chief Operating Officer and Chief Donor Experience Officer.”
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Press Release
1/09/13.
“Robbin Coulon and Jodi Padgett Elected to Arizona Community Foundation Board of Directors.”
Arizona Community Foundation Press Release
1/11/13.
Primary Subject: Philanthropy and Voluntarism
Secondary Subject(s): Education, Community Improvement/Development, Arts and Culture
Location(s): Arizona, California, Columbus, Dayton, Indiana, Indianapolis, Iowa, Michigan, Mountain View, Ohio, Phoenix, Providence, Rhode Island, St. Joseph, Waterloo
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