02 / 12
2020
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 / 05
2020
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
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
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
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
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
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 / 03
2019
READING, PA (December 2, 2019) – Berks County Community Foundation announced the promotion of two executives to new positions within the organization, effective immediately. Frances [...]
11 / 05
2019
BOYERTOWN, PA (November 5, 2019) – The Boyertown Area Charitable Program of Berks County Community Foundation has awarded $64,741 in grants to six projects. The [...]
10 / 24
2019
READING, PA (October 24, 2019) – Berks County’s nonprofit executive directors and high-potential staff members can earn a new Nonprofit Management Certificate by participating in [...]
10 / 21
2019
READING, PA (October 21, 2019) – Grants are available for certified energy audit providers to conduct 20 audits in Pennsylvania and for organizations to run [...]
10 / 07
2019
READING, PA (October 7, 2019) – Megan Roswick has joined Berks County Community Foundation’s team as Director of Accounting. Megan received her Bachelor of Science [...]
08 / 30
2019
MORGANTOWN, PA (August 30, 2019) – The blast furnace at Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works has been preserved in time for the 43rd annual Hay [...]
08 / 21
2019
READING, PA (August 21, 2019) – The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) recently matched $127,354 in scholarships awarded to 85 students by Berks County [...]
08 / 01
2019
READING, PA (August 1, 2019) – Berks County Community Foundation has awarded $45,300 to 10 organizations to bring arts programs to downtown Reading. This [...]
07 / 29
2019
READING, PA (July 29, 2019) – Berks County Community Foundation has elected two new members and re-elected three other members to its Board of Directors. [...]
07 / 26
2019
A new Pennsylvania law will give foster kids a tuition-free ride at colleges in the Commonwealth. READING, PA (July 26, 2019) – A [...]
07 / 18
2019
READING, PA (July 18, 2019) – Berks County Community Foundation awarded $33,300 in grants to support K9 units at various law enforcement agencies in the [...]
07 / 11
2019
READING, PA (July 11, 2019) – The mission of the former First United Church of Christ in Reading continues. A charitable fund that the church [...]
07 / 10
2019
READING, PA (July 10, 2019) – In an earlier entry in The President’s Journal, I discussed the Community Foundation’s project to identify and catalog all [...]