09 / 26
2016
Note: This article was written in September 2016. Nancy Lang Boyer passed away December 17, 2020. Nancy Lang Boyer wasn’t born in Boyertown. But it [...]
09 / 26
2016
Grant of $15,000 and matching donations support scholarship fund for undocumented students
08 / 27
2016
A fund in Jim’s name has been set up at the Community Foundation to assist efforts that appeal to him, such as providing Christmas presents to children at Mary’s Shelter and supporting Catholic education. Another fund in Lucy’s name will eventually be created from Jim’s estate.
08 / 16
2016
With Pennsylvania having legalized medical marijuana, it’s time for a frank discussion of the implications if Pennsylvania follows in Colorado’s footsteps and pursues full legalization. [...]
08 / 16
2016
READING, PA (August 16, 2016) – The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) recently matched $102,722 in scholarships awarded to 71 students by Berks County [...]
08 / 16
2016
READING, PA (August 16, 2016) – Grants of up to $10,000 from the Metropolitan Edison Company Sustainable Energy Fund are available to pay for professional [...]
08 / 05
2016
READING, PA (August 5, 2016) -- Through the making of loans, investments, and grants, the funds promote the development and use of renewable energy and [...]
08 / 03
2016
READING, PA (August 4, 2016) – Berks County Community Foundation recently awarded $8,100 in scholarships to Daniel Boone Area High School graduates. Recipients and scholarship [...]
08 / 01
2016
Reading, PA (August 1, 2016) -- One of the largest incubator networks in the U.S. just got bigger. The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern [...]
07 / 29
2016
READING, PA (July 29, 2016) – Berks County Community Foundation recently awarded $7,400 in scholarships to Antietam Middle Senior High School graduates. Recipients and scholarship [...]
07 / 18
2016
July 18, 2016 -- Could the Reading School District and the I-LEAD Charter School spend a million dollars pursuing their battle over the I-LEAD charter? [...]
07 / 14
2016
Field of Interest Funds Field of Interest Funds allow donors to support a broad charitable purpose or category of interest, such as animals, the arts, [...]
07 / 13
2016
READING, PA (July 13, 2016) – The largest contribution Berks County Community Foundation received from an individual donor in the recently completed fiscal year was [...]
07 / 08
2016
Join Berks County Community Foundation and the Association of Fundraising Professionals Berks Regional Chapter for a one-day conference featuring great speakers on leadership, fundraising, [...]
06 / 29
2016
Remaking Economic Development: Thoughts on a new approach for Berks County Old ways of economic development must be left behind and a new approach is [...]
06 / 29
2016
June 29, 2016 -- A friend of mine who made her career in the human services sector once said “the best social service we can [...]
06 / 27
2016
READING, PA (June 27, 2016) – The Darell and Gloria Rank K9 Corps Fund of Berks County Community Foundation distributed $19,400 to three Berks law-enforcement [...]
06 / 20
2016
READING, PA (June 20, 2016) – To add to the growing vibrancy downtown, eight projects have been awarded $63,737 in grants from the Berks County [...]
06 / 13
2016
READING, PA (June 13, 2016) – Lyn Camella-Rich, Michael Rivera and Marilu Rodríguez-Bauer have been elected as new members of Berks County Community Foundation’s board [...]
06 / 09
2016
June 9, 2016 -- I had the most pleasant surprise in the City of Reading two weeks ago when my friend Alan Shuman, who is [...]