COVID-19 Nonprofit Continuity Grants available for Berks County nonprofits
READING, PA (April 1, 2020) – Berks County Community Foundation has launched an emergency grant program to help Berks County nonprofits fill critical gaps [...]
04 / 01
2020
03 / 31
2020
We’ve launched an emergency grant program as a result of the pandemic
READING, PA (March 31, 2020) – This week, the Community Foundation launched an emergency grant program to help Berks County nonprofits fill critical gaps in [...]
03 / 21
2020
How can I help?
READING, PA (March 21, 2020) – It's a popular question these days. And the answer is surprisingly simple. The resources of our community are strained [...]
03 / 13
2020
Berks County Community Foundation engages emergency operations plan
READING, PA (March 13, 2020) – As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Berks County Community Foundation will temporarily close its community conference center at [...]
02 / 28
2020
Community Foundation awards $33,200 in grants to Governor Mifflin area initiatives
READING, PA (February 28, 2020) – Afterschool programs and hands-on science lessons for students, arts workshops for seniors, and a mobile food pantry for [...]
02 / 21
2020
Berks Vital Signs provides proof, not promotion
READING, PA (February 21, 2020) – One of the many projects Berks County Community Foundation supports is Berks Vital Signs. It’s our effort to provide objective, [...]
02 / 20
2020
You’re invited: Join me at the Knight Media Forum via Livestream Feb. 25 & 26
READING, PA (February 20, 2020) – Each year, the Knight Foundation provides a gathering space for leaders from journalism, technology, philanthropy, and civic organizations like [...]
02 / 19
2020
Grant of up to $24,200 available to renovate a Berks County nonprofit facility
READING, PA (February 19, 2020) – Berks County Community Foundation will award one grant of up to $24,200 to a nonprofit organization in Berks County [...]
02 / 18
2020
Progress continues for rebooted program to help foster children in Berks
READING, PA (February 18, 2020) – These are the children who are among the most distressed residents in Berks County: the ones who are in [...]
02 / 12
2020
Inaugural class selected for Berks County’s Nonprofit Management Certificate
READING, PA (February 12, 2020) – The 24 members of the inaugural class for Berks County Community Foundation’s new Nonprofit Management Certificate program have been [...]
02 / 10
2020
Water, water everywhere… It’s time to stop and think.
READING, PA (February 10, 2020) – In the spring of 2014, the City of Flint, Mich., switched the source of its water supply, but failed [...]
02 / 05
2020
Art by Exeter students featured at exhibit in Reading
READING, PA (February 5, 2020) – Amazing artwork by talented students of all ages in the Exeter Township School District is on public display [...]
02 / 03
2020
Grants available to benefit the residents of Albany Township
KEMPTON, PA (February 3, 2020) – A new charitable program at Berks County Community Foundation will award grants to organizations and initiatives that benefit the [...]
01 / 30
2020
Grant program broadens reading selection in Berks County classrooms
READING, PA (January 30, 2020) – Increasing the variety of reading material available to students was a popular goal among projects that sought funding this [...]
01 / 14
2020
Grants available for developing clean energy technologies and energy efficiency
READING, PA (January 14, 2020) – The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund will distribute almost $200,000 in grants to support the development and use [...]
01 / 08
2020
Girls collecting feminine hygiene products for those in need
READING, PA (January 8, 2020) – A lack of access to feminine hygiene products is a significant problem among Berks County women and girls in [...]
01 / 02
2020
Free trauma training for Berks County nonprofits
READING, PA (January 2, 2020) – Many employees of nonprofit organizations confront tragedy and trauma every day. They may work with abused children or care [...]
12 / 30
2019
2020 looks good for Berks
The Conrad Weiser Science Research Institute is one of many reasons that Berks County's future is looking bright. READING, PA (December 30, 2019) [...]
12 / 27
2019
A force for good
READING, PA (December 27, 2019) – I’d pick up the phone. He’d start the conversation with something like an obscure (to me) quote from Shakespeare, [...]
12 / 23
2019
We were all prepared. Nobody was ready… Farewell, Paul.
READING, PA (December 23, 2019) – It took a while to write this blog post. Several previous attempts are lying in the electronic trash [...]