Joining the Community Foundation in late 2020, Natisha is the newest member of our Community Engagement team. We recently talked with her about her new role and why she believes advocacy can be a powerful (and not so scary) tool for nonprofits in advancing their missions.

Our Senior Program Officer of Community Vibrancy, Greg Gallop, shares his insights into how the pandemic has affected arts programing and funding this year — and why arts and cultural centers are worthy of our support now more than ever.

Community Foundation intern Amaya Branche recounts her experience in a group therapy session and shares what we can do to support the mental health of our youth.

We are pleased to introduce you to Shanelle Ebanks, who stepped into the Out-of-School Time Systems Coordinator position in April. Read more about her passion for youth development and her new role.

Vice President of Civic Innovations Vanessa Diamond recently traveled to India, along with 47 Points of Light leaders representing 26 countries, for the annual Global Gathering conference on worldwide volunteerism. Here, she shares her experience.