Castellano Family Foundation

June 3, 2020
The Castellano Family Foundation (CFF) was founded in 2002 by Carmen and Al Castellano to fill a void in funding for Latinx nonprofits in Silicon Valley and to raise awareness about their importance to communities, philanthropy, and social change. Since then, the Foundation has invested $6.5 million to support Latinx arts and culture, education, and leadership development programs, along with Read More
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A Time for Reflection and Action

Dear Community Members: This is a sobering time. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black people as a result of unconscionable acts of violence and aggression is once again challenging our nation to acknowledge the long-held suffering of communities of color across the United States. We are witnessing a response to centuries of racism Read More

Brenda Chumley

June 1, 2020
Brenda Chumley is responsible for managing business development at Greater Horizons and the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, working to connect with new and existing donors and helping them accomplish their charitable goals. Brenda played an integral role in developing many community foundation “firsts.” She developed the Community Foundation’s first online grantmaking system before any such product was available to Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Let’s Live it Well: Family Funders Investing in Capacity When It’s Most Needed

June 1, 2020 | Juliette Cho
Even in times of good health, nonprofits operate under tight financial and human capital constraints. As the devastating effects of COVID-19 have unfolded over the past few months, we have seen far too many nonprofits who do some of our most important work—providing essential services to children, the elderly, the homeless, victims of violence—and those who bring us joy and Read More
Blog | Voices from the Field

Learning as We Go: A Regional Family Foundation Responds to the COVID Pandemic

May 25, 2020 | David Farren
No doubt, the COVID-19 crisis elicits a strong sense of purpose in every grantmaker, interspersed with moments of feeling overwhelmed. How do we meet all of the pressing needs in a society with a relatively weak social safety net and glaring inequalities, relative to our collective resources? How much should we deviate from our existing programs and grantees? What is Read More
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Tell Me Anything: Advice for Funders Seeking to Become Active Listeners

May 21, 2020 | Maggie McGoldrick
Active and open listening to grantee communities is not an entirely new topic for the philanthropic sector. Many funders have acknowledged the power dynamics inherent in their role, and as philanthropy evolves, there has been a shift towards greater transparency, deeper relationship-building between funders and grantees, and more grantee-focused funding practices. Groups like the Fund for Shared Insight and the Read More
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Four Questions to Get Maximum Impact During This Crisis

May 20, 2020 | Kris Putnam-Walkerly
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Putnam Consulting Group and is re-posted here with permission. You’re just the philanthropic leader we need. If you are like most funders or philanthropy-serving organizations, in the past couple of months you’ve done one of two things: You jumped into action, heroically extending or eliminating grant deadlines, providing additional funding without applications, Read More

Eesha Vettical

May 19, 2020
Eesha Vettical is a youth leader at the Greater Houston Community Foundation. Eesha is finishing up her sophomore year at Lamar High School. Read More

Caroline Kuebler

May 19, 2020
Caroline Kuebler is the Director of Development at the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, the largest charitable grant-maker in the Mid-South with grants of more than $163 million last year. The Community Foundation’s mission is to strengthen the community through philanthropy by managing charitable funds, addressing the needs of the community and encouraging the growth of charitable resources. In her Read More

Bob Fockler

May 19, 2020
Bob Fockler is President of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, a public foundation which annually assists individuals, families and corporations in making their charitable giving simpler and more powerful. Through the generosity of its donors, the Community Foundation last year granted $163 million to almost 1,900 nonprofit organizations in the Mid-South and throughout the nation. Bob brings to the Read More