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Unlocking Latino Civic Potential
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The Community Foundation launched the
Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund (LEAF) to promote and invest in the civic engagement, education, economic success, naturalization, health, leadership development, volunteerism, and advocacy of the Latino community in the Metro DC region.
Inspired by a 2016 Aspen Institute Latinos & Society Program report titled "
Unlocking Latino Civic Potential: 2016 and Beyond," two visionary Northern Virginia leaders, Paty Funegra and Diana Katz, formed this committee advised fund at the Community Foundation to create a source of strategic, permanent funding that will strengthen and encourage the Latino community now and for generations to come. Abigail Golden-Vazquez, Executive Director of the Latinos & Society Program at the Aspen Institute and author of the report stated, "I am confident that the Latino community and many more will benefit, because when you have a fully participatory and inclusive society, you have a stronger healthier community and democracy for all." The fund is currently seeking donations to support its inaugural grant cycle this fall, with the goal of raising $50,000 by September 1 - every dollar of which will be matched by an anonymous donor.
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| Community Wealth Building - Join Us Thursday! |
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Yanique Redwood |
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Ted Howard
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ext Innovation Breakfast is this Thursday morning, May 11. Although online registration for this event is closed, you may register in person at the event. Join us from
8 - 10:30 am at Valo Park (previously Tegna Headquarters), 7950 Jones Branch Drive in McLean. This event will feature speakers Ted Howard, President and Co-Founder, The Democracy Collaborative, and Yanique Redwood, President and CEO, Consumer Health Foundation. Economic development professionals are partnering with community foundations, anchor institutions, and businesses all across the U.S. to develop a new model of economic growth that is rooted in community. It's called "Community Wealth Building," and its goal is to create inclusive, sustainable, and equitable models of economic success. Join us to learn more about where and how Community Wealth Building strategies take root, and how business leaders in the Northern Virginia area can apply those strategies and help scale them.
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Have a fund at the Foundation? Did you know that the Community Foundation offers a way to have automatic grants for your favorite charities come out of your fund or funds every year? Contact Allison Allison Cook, Philanthropy Officer, at [email protected], to set this up.
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Eileen Ellsworth to Receive "NOVA Forward" Award
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Community Foundation President and CEO Eileen Ellsworth will receive the 2017 Outstanding Corporate Citizenship "NOVA Forward" Award from The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. The Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Awards honor individuals, businesses and non-profits for above-and-beyond business leadership, employee engagement, and corporate social responsibility. The award will be presented at the organization's Annual Chairman's Luncheon on Wednesday, June 14 at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. We congratulate all of the 2017 award honorees!
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Sari Raskin Presenting at Human Services Council Innovation Challenge
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Community Foundation staff continually strive to be involved in thought leadership activities and events in the area. Sari Raskin, Director of Grants and Community Leadership at the Community Foundation, will speak on progressive funding opportunities at the upcoming
Human Services Council Innovation Challenge on
May 18. This event will be held from 8 am - 12 Noon at
ICF International on 9300 Lee Highway in Fairfax.
Click here to register for this event.
The Innovation Challenge is a series of events around socially innovative solutions to address community challenges in Fairfax County outside of traditional models. This is an opportunity to exchange information on innovative models, stimulate new ideas and approaches through public and private partnership, and highlight specific strategies as it relates to health and human services needs in Fairfax County.
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On March 25, the Business Womens Giving Circle (BWGC) participated in WashingtonExec's fourth STEM Symposium, an event that promoted hands-on opportunities for girls in Northern Virginia to explore STEAM.
On April 19, the BWGC hosted an education event featuring Alka Dhillon, CEO and award winning author, who discussed "Building Girls' Confidence, Developing Tomorrow's Successful Women" and her perspective on how entrepreneurship, leadership and STEM education programs can encourage girls to pursue STEM related careers. To join the BWGC or to volunteer on this year's grants committee, please contact Sari Raskin at [email protected].
On April 22, in honor of Earth Day, NOVA Parks led conservation efforts in the local community by hosting volunteers in park clean up efforts, and reminded the community about the NOVA Parks Fund, the NOVA Parks Outdoor Kids Fund, and the NOVA Parks Endowment For Temple Hall Farm Regional Park.
On April 28, the Giving Circle of HOPE 10th anniversary Empty Bowls fundraiser event welcomed more than 500 people and raised a milestone of $250,000 for hunger relief in our local community.
First Tuesdays: A little over a year ago, the Community Foundation started First Tuesdays, a way to continue to build relationships with nonprofit leaders in the local community. These meetings provide insight and awareness of local needs and help us find ways to address needs working together. Over the past few months, Community Foundation staff met with the following organizations - Northern Virginia Meditation Service, the Lorton Community Action Center, Loudoun Youth Inc., All Ages Read Together, Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Program, Project Mend-A-House, and Northern Virginia Family Service. If you have questions about First Tuesdays please contact Krysta Pearce at [email protected].
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Community Investment Funds Award More Than
$282K to 29 Local Organizations |
On April 24, winners of our 2017 Community Investment Fund grants were
announced. The largest and most competitive discretionary grant cycle managed by the Community Foundation and one of the largest pools of funds supporting broad-based giving in the Northern Virginia region, the grants fund organizations which provide support in critical areas of need throughout Northern Virginia. These grants will further the organizations' abilities to improve the health, education, and general wellbeing of neighbors, communities, and the entire region. The total sum of grants made was $282,594.
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Giving Circle of HOPE Collective Grants
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On May 19, the
Giving Circle of HOPE (GCH) opens their collective grants with a focus on health/mental health.
GCH combines annual donations from its members and awards up to $7,000 grants to small nonprofits in Northern Virginia. Each GCH member casts their vote to determine the grant recipients. All the money contributed each year is awarded within the current grant cycle. A briefing for prospective grant applicants will be held on June 23 and grant applications are due July 21.
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Applications for the 2017 Healthy Kids Grant Cycle which addresses the main causes of childhood obesity by supporting programs that increase physical activity and/or improve nutrition in Northern Virginia schools are now being accepted.
Click here to learn more and to apply for a grant.
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The 2017 Community Foundation scholarship decisions are now in process. Announcements of scholarship recipients will be made by July 1.
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| Diana Katz, Founder of LEAF, Co-Founder of the Giving Circle of HOPE |
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Diana, you founded the Giving Circle of HOPE and now LEAF. Can you tell us why you wanted to do this, what giving means to you?
To me, philanthropic giving - like civic participation - means that we have a duty to leave the community better than we found it. Those of us who feel strongly about this have to lead by example. I feel an obligation to both encourage others to give and to make it easier for them to do so.
The GCH was born out of this desire to make others see that everyone can give, and that it is more powerful when done in community, strategically, and with common purpose
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Donating appreciated securities, including stocks or bonds, is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make a gift to the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia.
There are numerous benefits of gifts of stocks and bonds including:
- Avoid paying capital gains tax on the sale of appreciated stock
- Receive a charitable income tax deduction
- Further our mission today
Please
contact us or visit our
planned giving website for instructions on how you can transfer stock or bonds via certified mail or from your brokerage or investment account to the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia. We would be happy to assist you and answer any questions that you have.
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INNOVATION BREAKFAST SERIES: COMMUNITY WEALTH BUILDING
Sponsored by Access National Bank
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Thursday, May 11, 2017,
8:00 - 10:30 am
Guest Speakers: Ted Howard, President & Co-Founder of the Democracy Collaborative and Yanique Redwood, President & CEO of the Consumer Health Foundation
Economic development professionals are partnering with community foundations, anchor institutions, and businesses all across the U.S. to develop a new model of economic growth that is rooted in community. It's called "Community Wealth Building," and its goal is to create inclusive, sustainable, and equitable models of economic success. Where have Community Wealth Building strategies taken root, and how can we in Northern Virginia apply those strategies and help scale them?
Registration is $30 and incl
udes a continental breakfast.
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NORTHERN VIRGINIA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MIXER - HOSTED BY THE FUTURE FUND
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May 17, 6 - 8 pm
Paladar Latin Kitchen and Rum Bar, 1934 Old Gallows Road, Vienna, VA 22182
Don't miss this year's biggest and best local networking event! The Community Foundation's Future Fund is partnering with the area's other top young professional groups for this event. Meet professionals from a wide range of industries and make connections to improve your business.
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GIVING CIRCLE OF HOPE EVENT: BECOMING AN INFORMED PHILANTHROPIST
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May 20, 10 am - 12 Noon
Refraction
, 11911 Freedom Drive, 8th floor, Reston Town Center
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GIVING CIRCLE OF HOPE EVENT: BOOK CIRCLE
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May 24, 7 pm
Title: "A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy," by Sue Klebold & Andrew Solomon
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LOUDOUN IMPACT FUND EVENT: MEET GRANTMAKERS, DISCUSS LOUDOUN'S NEEDS
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May 30, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Loudoun Golf and Country Club, 36967 West Main Street Purcellville, VA 20132
Stop in to greet fellow grantmakers. Join in discussions on Loudoun's needs, charitable trends, and your goals for a 2017 Grants program.
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BUSINESS WOMEN'S GIVING CIRCLE EVENT: SUMMER OPEN HOUSE
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June 7, 5:30-7:30
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GIVING CIRCLE OF HOPE EVENT: BRIEFING FOR PROSPECTIVE GRANT APPLICANTS
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June 23, 12 Noon - 2 pm
Cornerstones
, 11150 Sunset Hills Road in Reston
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INNOVATION BREAKFAST SERIES "HIGH SKILL, HIGH DEMAND,
HIGH WAGE - SKILLS-BASED EDUCATION COMES OF AGE"
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September 14, 8 - 10:30 am
Valo Park, 7950 Jones Branch Dr, McLean, VA 22102
The panel of speakers for this event will be moderated by Linda Odorisio, former VP of U.S. Communications for CGI, and the panelists include Beth Downey - Coordinator of Career and Technical Education, Fairfax County Public; Miguel Gomez-Ibanez - President, The North Bennet Street School in Boston, MA; Basim Mansour - President, Michael & Son, Inc.; Dr. R. Scott Ralls - President, Northern
Virginia Community College
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2017 RAISE THE REGION GALA
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Friday, October 6, 2017
6:30 - 10 pm
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, 7920 Jones Branch Drive, McLean
Join 600 business, philanthropic, and community leaders to celebrate our region's diversity, growth, and the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia's growing capacity to support our neediest neighbors and seed innovative solutions to complex social issues.
6:30 pm cocktail reception, followed by silent and live auctions and an elegant seated dinner.
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May 24: Meet the Media: How to Gain Visibility in the 21st Century
Featuring meet & greet and panel discussion with local media reps along with Keynote Address by veteran Fox5 reporter: Laura Evans. Ideal for small business owners, communications professionals and not-for-profit executive.
June 6: NV Rides outreach event "Going Places: Safe Driving as You Age"
Workshop to learn how to take steps to ensure safety, and more.
Brightest Minds: Dr. Mindy Fullilove
Compass volunteer teams of experienced business professionals provide pro bono consulting to nonprofits in the following areas: Board Development, Funding Strategy, Strategic Alignment, Strategic Planning, Strategic Partnerships & Collaborations, and Strategic Marketing.
June 16 - 17: Taste of Reston
Presented by the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce
Reston Town Center
Presented by the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce
Crowne Plaza Washington Dulles
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Nonprofit Summer Learning Series: National and Regional Philanthropic Trends
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Thank you to the Community Foundation Sponsors
John & Virginia Chapel
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