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Imagine this scenario: it’s Monday and John Smith waits to be released from the county jail. In his hand, he holds confirmation of a medical appointment for Tuesday that someone from a community-based organization arranged for him, anticipating he will get the medical treatment he needs. John…
The Great Recession hurt many Americans, and rural communities across the US have had to continue fighting to provide residents with facilities to educate their children, businesses that offer goods and employment, and other institutions to meet residents’ needs. In rural communities, it…
James E. “Jim” Casey coined the phrase “constructive dissatisfaction” while steering United Parcel Service (now UPS) to becoming one of the world’s most successful companies. His dissatisfaction drove him to outpace the competition as he developed innovative…
Carla D. Thompson is the Vice President of Program Strategy at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
This past January, awards season wasn’t just in Hollywood. In west-central Minnesota, West Central Initiative (WCI) awarded a share of $75,000 to 15 of its component funds for successfully meeting WCI’s 25th Anniversary Endowment Challenge.
In the spring of 2011, WCI—a regional…
Patrick McCarthy is President and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Suzanne Eloise Siskel is Executive Vice President and COO of The Asia Foundation, overseeing its 18 Asian offices and US operations. Previously she held leadership positions over two decades at the Ford Foundation in Indonesia, Philippines and New York. She serves on the boards of Winrock…
Leanne Breiby is manager of communications at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Greater Horizons. She is a regular contributor to the Greater Horizons Giving Better Blog.