The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation announces $655,000 in grants to 83 local nonprofits through the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band. With its most recent round of grants, the Bama Works Fund again provides support to organizations that work to address issues related to children, education, arts and culture, vulnerable populations, and the environment. Established in …Read More>
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Katie Kling Named New Director of Advancement
Katie Kling has been named the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation’s new Director of Advancement. She had served as Donor Services Manager since July 2018, a position that made her the chief point of contact between more than 300 donors and the Foundation. “My goal has always been to make sure our fundholders have whatever they …Read More>
Community Foundation Receives $50k Gift from Northrop Grumman
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has received a $50,000 grant from Northrop Grumman Corporation, a global security company with offices in Charlottesville. The company made the gift in recognition of the Foundation’s leadership after the violence of August 2017, and the funds will support racial equity work at the Foundation. “We’re so grateful to have …Read More>
David Dodson Keynotes Annual Lunch
David Dodson delivered the keynote address at this year’s Annual Lunch on October 10. Calling his talk “Building a Loom to Weave the Future,” Dodson shared with our attending donors and nonprofit partners “some thoughts about where we are [and] where we are going,” while seeking “to root the Charlottesville region in the larger narrative of possibilities and …Read More>
‘It’s something that you just feel’: Local nonprofit leaders talk about their impact
On September 26, the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation invited four nonprofit leaders to talk to donors about their work and its impact. Their wide-ranging conversation, moderated by Katie Kling, the Foundation’s Donor Engagement Manager, suggests how varied and critical is the work of local nonprofits. Tamara Wilkerson spoke about the African American Teaching Fellows (AATF) and Randy Rodgers represented the Jefferson Area …Read More>
Brendan Wolfe named Communications Manager
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce Brendan Wolfe as its new Marketing and Communications Manager. Wolfe, who started work on July 22, has been charged with advancing the Foundation’s mission and message to audiences in the Charlottesville area. “We are thrilled that Brendan has joined our team,” says Brennan Gould, the Foundation’s …Read More>
The Community Foundation Invests to Strengthen Systems in Our Region
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its fifth round of Strengthening Systems grants. The Strengthening Systems grant awards up to $300,000 over three years to organizations that present a viable proposal to strengthen how services and activities are delivered and accessed in the community. This year’s grantees are The …Read More>
UVA Health System, Community Foundation to Offer More Than $1 Million in Community Health Grants
Central Virginia nonprofits can apply for grants to support community health initiatives through a partnership between the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and University of Virginia Health System. The grants are available to nonprofits with the exception of UVA entities, with $250,000 available annually over the next five years. Three distinct grant opportunities will be available over …Read More>
Our Equity Journey: A Letter from the Foundation President
Dear Friends, For the past two years, your community foundation has been on a journey of self-reflection and exploration. The citizens who started the Foundation in 1967 had a vision to establish a lasting community resource dedicated to this region that was rooted in a keen awareness that people living together in community are necessarily interconnected. …Read More>
Foundation Hosts Panel Discussion of Neighborhood Redevelopment
The Community Foundation brought together leaders of various neighborhood redevelopment projects around Charlottesville, including Southwood, Starr Hill Small Area Project, Public Housing Redevelopment, and Friendship Court. Held May 15, 2019, at Common House, the “Neighborhood Redevelopment: Understanding the Landscape” event featured panelists who discussed their work and how community members can engage with their efforts. The panelists …Read More>