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The Community Foundation welcomed Sarah Kearney, PRIME Coalition’s Founder and Executive Director, to speak with various members of our team last Friday, March 29th.  Sarah shared her experiences in innovating an entrepreneurial and philanthropic approach to environmental new ventures and knowledge of charitable giving. For more information about our event, watch the video below or …Read More>

The Nonprofit Quarterly features the work of the Community Foundation to respond to community tragedy and to sharpen its focus on equity in order to improve the quality of life for all residents in the area.

Through a Strengthening Systems grant, the Community Foundation funded a multi-year study that will help feed the hungry in Louisa County. The Louisa County Resource Center collaborated with UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service to better understand and address food-insecurity needs in the county. The work was featured in UVA Today and NBC29 News.

The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of two new team members. Aiyana Marcus joined the Foundation as Programs Manager on January 7, and Latibe Seidou began her role as Executive Assistant on January 14. Marcus brings significant experience in the nonprofit sector to her new role as Programs Manager. A Certified …Read More>

“Part of what we heard from our community that was needed for the healing was opportunities to act, opportunities to really be good and honest about our collective history,” says Foundation President Brennan Gould. “And also to start to act in ways that will that will help address the impacts of that history.” See full NPR …Read More>

On Wednesday evening, November 28, 2018, foundation leaders from around the nation gathered in Washington, DC, at the National Museum of Women in the Arts to recognize the leadership and creativity of some of the most esteemed philanthropic leaders in the United States. Among those recognized was Brennan Gould, president and chief executive officer, Charlottesville …Read More>

The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation’s president and chief executive officer, Ms. Brennan Gould, will receive the 2018 Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking from the Council on Foundations. Ms. Gould, who previously served as director of grant-funded programs at CACF, was selected as its president in June of this year. She led efforts to create …Read More>

The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce Eboni Bugg as its new Director of Programs, effective October 1. Bugg will lead grantmaking activity and strategic projects with the Foundation’s community partners, including nonprofits, government organizations and individuals who are working to improve the quality of life in the Charlottesville area. “Eboni’s experience, skillset, and passion …Read More>

In the week before the one-year anniversary of the August 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, an op-ed titled “Healing Our Charlottesville” by Community Foundation President Brennan Gould appeared in national news markets, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Oakland and Washington, DC.