The President’s Journal by Kevin K. Murphy, On the Ground by Heidi Williamson, and blog posts from other team members offer inside perspectives on work at the Community Foundation and life in Berks County.
03 / 16
2021
As we mark the first anniversary of when life was beginning to change because of COVID-19 in Berks County, many of us are reflecting on [...]
02 / 23
2021
READING, PA (February 23, 2021) – I’ve been thinking about the Roaring 20s lately, a decade in Western culture sometimes called the “crazy years,” when [...]
02 / 11
2021
READING, PA (February 11, 2021) – I seldom make it through a day without someone reminding me that Reading was once the “poorest city in [...]
12 / 30
2020
READING, PA (December 30, 2020) – All hail the class of 2021! It’s hard to believe that in a few short months, hundreds of Berks County [...]
12 / 11
2020
READING, PA (December 11, 2020) – At the Community Foundation, we do our best to make decisions based on data. Sometimes that means funding research [...]
09 / 18
2020
READING, PA (September 18, 2020) – Berks County lost an incredibly influential philanthropist this week. But he has been active behind the scenes, so [...]
09 / 14
2020
READING, PA (September 14, 2020) – In February of this year, the Community Foundation team was flying pretty high with expectations that our investments in the [...]
07 / 08
2020
READING, PA (July 8, 2020) – When we first started to hear reports about COVID-19, we often heard of it referred to as “the novel [...]
06 / 26
2020
READING, PA (June 26, 2020) – Not a lot of things have brought a smile to my face over the past few weeks. There’s been no [...]
06 / 02
2020
READING, PA (June 2, 2020) – There’s a lot to love about Berks County. But, above all, I love Berks County's diversity. I love its [...]
03 / 31
2020
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
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 [...]
02 / 21
2020
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
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 / 18
2020
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 / 10
2020
READING, PA (February 10, 2020) – In the spring of 2014, the City of Flint, Mich., switched the source of its water supply, but failed [...]
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 / 30
2019
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
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
READING, PA (December 23, 2019) – It took a while to write this blog post. Several previous attempts are lying in the electronic trash [...]