In Northern Virginia, 409,726 of our friends and neighbors live at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.
83,764
of our children participate in the Free and Reduced Price School Lunch Program. We need your help!
Your year-end gift to the Community Foundation will:
- Help children and youth thrive
- Relieve the suffering caused by poverty
- Promote educational achievement for at risk youth
- Support impactful programs for veterans and their families
- Provide solutions that improve the wellness and quality of life of our aging neighbors
As the year winds down, be sure to include charitable giving in your tax savings strategies for 2017.
Give Like It Matters Today!
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Michael Cassidy
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On February 15, 2018 we welcome the community to join us for the inaugural
"Shape of the Region" half day conference
we are hosting in partnership with the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
An
interactive community conversation will further examine the current shape of the region's civic
, social and economic
health.
We've invited Michael Cassidy,
President & CEO, Commonwealth Institute;
and
R
ichard Reeves,
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Richard Reeves
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Senior Fellow of Economic Studies and Co-Director of Center on Children and Families at Brookings Institution,
to help us explore two big issues facing our region's future: Opp
ortunity and Inequality, and Tapping the Workforce Assets in Our Own Backyard
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The Community Foundation's Board and Staff are pleased to share the following message to our community:
 The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is committed to building a community that works for everyone.
Our community is stronger when all people are respected, welcomed, and invited to share their assets and contributions in community building.
We work to bring about a more equitable and inclusive prosperity that marries our economic strength with the full breadth of our diverse community.
We are wholeheartedly devoted to our neediest neighbors and most vulnerable and marginalized populations, and work tirelessly to better meet their needs.
Now, more than ever, we see many opportunities for local action.
We do nothing alone at the Community Foundation. Please join us in grant making, dialogue, outreach and advocacy.
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Our community was so inspired after the Community Wealth Building Innovation
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May 2017 Innovation Breakfast with Ted Howard and Yanique Redwo |
Breakfast
(last May), and its potential for r
aising Northern Virginia's residents out of poverty, that it sparked a collective interest to further discuss how Northern Virginia can implement Community Wealth Building strategies locally. Questions like, "Can we encourage the growth of locally owned and managed worker co-ops? Can we harness the procurement power of our anchor institutions to benefit those co-ops? Can we come together as a community to create jobs for the hard to employ segment of our workforce and help create a local economy that works for everyone? All were a part of the discussion that led to our realization that
the Foundation needed to
engage in an initiative for further exploration of these topics and determine what is possible in our region. This allows us to collaboratively work with those who share our mission, and provides us with an opportunity to truly make a difference as ideas lead to action plans.
The Foundation's Community Wealth Building initiative is being led by a group of over 30 Community Foundation volunteers who are exploring ways that Community Wealth Building can have an impact in our region. For more information or to get engaged in the Community Wealth Building project, please contact Sari Raskin at [email protected].
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Our September Innovation Breakfast was titled "High Skills, High Demand, High Wage - Skills-Based Education Comes of Age." More than 175 participants attended the event. Panelists discussed skills-based technical education and how it prepares individuals for living wage jobs.
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2017 Community Leadership Award Winner Mark A. and Brenda L. Moore (left and right), Mistress of Ceremonies Dorri Scott (center)
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The Raise
the Region 2017 Gala
hosted more than 600 business leaders, philanthropists,
and community organizers. The event raised over $530,000 to support the Community Foundation's work and mission to grow philanthropy to respond to critical need and seed innovation in Northern Virginia. Also at the event, Mark and Brenda Moore of the Mark and Brenda Moore Family Foundation were recognized with the 2017 Community Leadership Award.
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On October 25th, the Loudoun Impact Fund awarded $106,500 in grants to 12 charities serving  Loudoun County through the generosity of almost 50 individuals and businesses that pooled charitable gifts.
The Loudoun Impact Fund is a giving circle that brings together individuals and businesses interested in grantmaking administered through a joint effort of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties.
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Our Community Investment Funds (CIF) make possible the signature grant cycle managed by the Community Foundation to respond to critical need in our region. Funds are invested in organizations serving the Northern Virginia community in the areas of child and youth development, education, health, mental health and aging, military personnel and their families, and poverty relief. The 2018 focus areas within each of these fields have been defined and are available here. Please note the following dates:
January 11, 2018 - Online Application Opens
February 15, 2018 - Applications Due
The Community Foundation will host an informational webinar on January 9 from 10:00 - 11:00 am to review details for the 2018 CIF grant cycle and highlight the focus areas and criteria for this year's process. A registration link will be sent out to the Community Foundation's nonprofit list at the beginning of December. If you wish to be added to this list, please send an email to [email protected].
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This interview is with Craig Kendall, President and Founder of Financial Investments, Inc. Mr. Kendall has served as a Community Foundation Community Investment Funds committee volunteer.
How have you been involved with the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia over the years?
We have been actively involved with the Community Foundation for the last 5 years. We have helped extensive with the Community Investment Fund program. Each year we have contributed.
Equally important we have actively reviewed those community service grant applications that are submitted to the Community Foundation.
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Did you know that you can designate us as a beneficiary of a retirement, investment or bank account or your life insurance policy? A beneficiary designation gift is a simple and affordable way to make a gift to support the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and the causes that are closest to your heart.
With a beneficiary designation gift you can:
- Support the causes that you care about
- Continue to use your account during your life
- Simplify your planning and avoid expensive legal fees
- Reduce the burden of taxes on your family
How a beneficiary designation gift works:
- To make your gift, contact the person who helps you with your account or insurance policy, such as your broker, banker or insurance agent.
- Ask them to send you a new beneficiary designation form.
- Complete the form, sign it and mail it back to your broker, banker or agent.
- When you pass away, your account or insurance policy will be paid or transferred to the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, consistent with the beneficiary designation.
Visit our web site for more information on how to give smartly through beneficiary designations or call Eileen Ellsworth at 703-879-7635 for more information.
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Community Foundation Holiday Party
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Please join us for a holiday gathering to THANK YOU for helping us respond to critical need and seed innovation in our region.
4:00 - 7:00 pm
JR's Stockyards Inn
8130 Watson Street
McLean, VA 22102
Business Attire
Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be provided.
Kindly reserve your space by Tuesday, November 28
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2018 Shape of the Region Conference
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8 - 11:45 am
Valo Park, Tysons Corner, VA
The inaugural Shape of the Region Conference, co-hosted by the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, will discuss and explore two big issues facing our region's future as illuminated by data from the Community Foundation's Opportunity Index: Opportunity and Inequality and Tapping the Workforce Assets in Our Own Backyard. Continental Breakfast and Boxed Lunches will be provided.
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2018 Wine Themed River Cruise
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August 2 - 11, 2018
A wine-themed river cruise sailing from Paris to Normandy, France
Presented by
the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia. The cruise, hosted by The Pollin Group, will benefit the Community Foundation.
Friends and associates of the Chamber and Community Foundation will take part in the AMA Waterways Unique Wine Cruise which offers a river tour that blends wine-related experiences and excursions in grand capitals and charming towns. You will sample local cuisine, discover how wine is made, and partake in tastings. Be amazed as you experience the sparkle of Paris, stunning coastline of Normandy and the unique architecture, cuisine and beauty that France has to offer.
Click here to view the full itinerary
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November 21: 25th Ethics Day to support South Lakes HS Senior Class
Presented by the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce
November 28: Giving Tuesday
On this global day of giving, show your commitment to the Community Foundation by supporting the Community Investment Funds - our signature grant cycle that responds to critical need in the region. Give today at
www.cfnova.org/cif. Giving Tuesday kicks off the holiday giving season and inspires people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.
November 29: Managing Change Luncheon featuring Lumos Networks CEO Tim Blitz
Presented by the Prince William Chamber of Commerce
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Old Hickory Golf Club / 11921 Chanceford Dr.; Woodbridge, VA 22192
$40 for Chamber members; $55 for non-members
Presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
7:30 - 11:30 AM
Ritz Carlton Tysons
December 3: Gourmet Guys Give Back
Presented by the Prince William Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Prince William
1-4 p.m.
Linton Hall School / 9535 Linton Hall Road; Bristow, VA 20136
$25 Adults (14 & older); $10 (Ages 6-13); Children 5 & under Free
December 14: 35th Anniversary and Tinsel 'n Tinis Holiday Celebration
Presented by: Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce
Aperture Reston Station
Presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Hilton McLean Tysons
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Federal employees are now able to designate the Community Foundation (CFC #28727), as the beneficiary of their tax-deductible contributions. Contact us today
703-879-7637 to learn more!
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Th
e Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is recognized for having organizational and financial practices that are in accordance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.
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Thank you to our sponsors
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