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What an incredible time with the CFLeads Executive Leadership Institute Class of 2024-2025 in Washington, DC! Very grateful to the amazing team at Greater Washington Community Foundation for hosting us! The cohort dove into big topics like racial equity, change management, and public policy, while connecting with their peers in the community foundation field! It’s always inspiring to work with passionate leaders who are all about creating lasting change in their communities. Many thanks to our hosts for their warm welcome and to the cohort for bringing their insights! ELI for VPs Class of 2024-2025: Iris Bieri Melen Hagos Dominic P. Papatola Abby Aldrich Wanda Willis Emily Wyckoff Julia Wood Ellie Moore Kenyatta Sinclair, MSM And special thanks to CFLeads staff, special advisor, and speakers! Meghan Cummings, Makenna Brandt, Keisha Walker, Frank Ridzi , Tonia Wellons, and Carrie Pickett-Erway #communityleadership #racialequity #communityfoundations #

Join CFLeads on?December 10?for a conversation with?Results for America, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida,?and?Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Jacksonville.? Participants will learn about the?Results for America’s Economic Mobility Catalog?and view how to utilize this resource and case studies to support economic mobility. You'll also hear about promising practices from the?Community Foundation for Northeast Florida?and?LISC Jacksonville?on how their partnership drives Heirs’ Property programming and policy to support homeowners in Northeast Florida.? ?? Tuesday, December 10, 2024 ? 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Eastern Register below ?? https://lnkd.in/ejHMe-uq

Join CFLeads on December 10 for a conversation with Results for America, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida , and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Jacksonville. Participants will learn about the Results for America’s Economic Mobility Catalog and view how to utilize this resource and case studies to support economic mobility. You'll also hear about promising practices from the Community Foundation for Northeast Florida and LISC Jacksonville on how their partnership drives Heirs’ Property programming and policy to support homeowners in Northeast Florida. ?? Tuesday, December 10, 2024 ? 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Eastern Register below ?? https://lnkd.in/gGyuUMFw

?? Reminder – Applications for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2025 Community Foundation Cohort are due this Friday! ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities?and?CFLeads?are joining forces to offer a?free new cohort program?in 2025 for community foundations to collaboratively engage with the?SDGs and advance their racial equity agenda. Combining expertise and peer learning among and within participating organizations, the 2025 SDG Cohort will help community foundations mobilize stakeholders, advance their missions, and increase impact and accountability. Interested in learning more? ?? Download the SDG Program Overview here: https://lnkd.in/ehm2VDfr ?? Listen to our SDG information session here: https://lnkd.in/ekvG9Pnz Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity – apply today ?? https://lnkd.in/eHeMHVsj

?? Reminder – Applications for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2025 Community Foundation Cohort are due this Friday! ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and CFLeads are joining forces to offer a free new cohort program in 2025 for community foundations to collaboratively engage with the SDGs and advance their racial equity agenda. Combining expertise and peer learning among and within participating organizations, the 2025 SDG Cohort will help community foundations mobilize stakeholders, advance their missions, and increase impact and accountability. Interested in learning more? ?? Download the SDG Program Overview here: https://lnkd.in/ehm2VDfr ?? Listen to our SDG information session here: https://lnkd.in/ekvG9Pnz Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity – apply today ?? https://lnkd.in/gg6E2nNX

This Week @ LOO // We're thrilled to participate in the inaugural session of CFLeads' Economic Mobility Action Network (EMAN)—a year-long cohort of community foundations dedicated to advancing economic mobility. The national network launched today here in Charlotte, North Carolina! ?? AJ Calhoun, Rhonda Dean, Nicole Fote, Danielle Frazier, Federico Rios, and Mike Rizer were in the room for Day One! #EconomicMobility #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #CommunityFoundations #Partnerships

?? CFLeads’ Economic Mobility Action Network (EMAN) Advanced Cohort gathered in Charlotte, NC for the first in-person meeting. Day 1 kicked off with presentations from technical assistance partners, Urban Institute and TheCaseMade. Each team also shared about their communities’ demographic profile to prepare for peer coaching tomorrow. Engagement and energy was high throughout the day, and we are thrilled to share space with these change makers! Thank you to the following community foundation teams for your thoughtfulness and collaboration today: ACT for Alexandria Cambridge Community Foundation Community Foundation for a greater Richmond Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque Foundation For The Carolinas Innovia Foundation North Texas Community Foundation Rochester Area Community Foundation Scranton Area Community Foundation ??A huge shoutout to the CFLeads team and our incredible content partners who made this day possible: Dr. Tiffany Manuel, Will Engelhardt Tina Chelidze, MPA, Mary L. Thomas, Leonard Brock, Ed.D., MPA, Meghan Cummings, Leah Hucks, Enida Jeteric, Kellie Alexander, MA, CFRM, Amanda Hartigan

“In order to know and understand your community, you must be in community.” – Shelly O'Quinn, CEO, Innovia Foundation CFLeads is excited to continue offering a free economic mobility webinar series designed to engage community foundations across the nation. In early October, CFLeads and Innovia Foundation collaborated on a webinar to dive into how their work is driven by community leadership. ?? If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/eMP23D9n ?? Interested in key takeaways? Read our blog that highlights major themes: https://lnkd.in/edY4NuiT Thank you to Innovia Foundation for your leadership in this work!

Join us THIS THURSDAY for a webinar with Hispanics in Philanthropy and Connecting Communities in the Americas (CCA), a CFLeads initiative! Participants will hear an insightful conversation with the co-authors of “Building Meaningful Partnerships with Our Latine Communities” and will also hear from the following special guest speakers from Latine-led community foundations who were interviewed for the guide: Carlos Martinez,?Latino Community Foundation of Colorado (LCFC) Cindy M.,?Berks County Community Foundation óscar Chávez,?Community Foundation Sonoma County Carla Molina,?Community Chair of the Hispanic Impact Fund at the?Austin Community Foundation Mary L. Thomas, CFLeads Ana Marie Argilagos,?Hispanics in Philanthropy Lisa Schalla, Ed.D. (moderator),?Connecting Communities in the Americas?(CCA), a?CFLeads?initiative Inarú Yarí Meléndez Vázquez (moderator),?Hispanics in Philanthropy ?? Thursday, November 14, 2024 ? 1– 2 p.m. Eastern Register below ?? https://lnkd.in/gmxStu8T

Exciting news!?? CFLeads and Public Equity Group (PEG) released a new resource highlighting 13 case studies that showcase how community foundations are advancing racial equity nationwide, and CFWM is one of them. Discover the transformative work happening in our community by clicking the link below, and check out the incredible work happening nationwide ????: https://lnkd.in/gBf-7cdd #RacialEquity #CommunityFoundations #EquityinAction