The President’s Journal and On the Ground offer inside perspectives on work at the Community Foundation and life in Berks County.
11 / 04
2019
READING, PA (November 4, 2019) – I was interviewed by a regional publication recently and the reporter asked me, “What makes a nonprofit different from [...]
08 / 22
2019
READING, PA (August 22, 2019) – A few years ago, the Association for Fundraising Professionals Berks Regional Chapter (AFP) and the Community Foundation partnered to [...]
08 / 21
2019
READING, PA (August 21, 2019) – As Berks County students head back to school, many will face new uncertainties in light of changes in immigration [...]
08 / 19
2019
READING, PA (August 19, 2019) – September will mark 10 years since Berks County Community Foundation moved into its current environmentally-friendly headquarters. When it opened [...]
08 / 05
2019
READING, PA (August 5, 2019) – There have been times when I’ve encountered individuals and I haven’t been sure if they were having an emotional [...]
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 [...]
07 / 03
2019
READING, PA (July 3, 2019) – This summer, the Community Foundation is hosting three interns to begin what may be a very long process. [...]
07 / 01
2019
READING, PA (July 1, 2019) – Today marks the end of an era for the Greater Reading region. After more than 150 years of family [...]
06 / 21
2019
READING, PA (June 21, 2019) – We’re very proud at the Community Foundation to, most years, host summer interns who become important contributors to our [...]
06 / 10
2019
READING, PA (June 10, 2019) – This year, Berks County Community Foundation is awarding $635,421 in scholarships to 283 students (mostly from Berks County) to help [...]
04 / 02
2019
READING, PA (April 2, 2019) – Locally-owned businesses are the strongest part of the fabric that makes up our business community. Many of our top [...]
12 / 10
2018
December 10, 2018 — When many of us look forward to the holidays, we anticipate treasured times with friends and loved ones. But it is also [...]
10 / 30
2018
October 30, 2018 — Pennsylvania’s decision to legalize the production and sale of medical marijuana makes it one of 31 states to decide that the drug [...]
10 / 04
2018
October 4, 2018 — A few years ago, the Community Foundation needed to hire a new accounting firm. It is a routine process that happens every [...]
09 / 21
2018
September 21, 2018 — At the Community Foundation, we frequently talk about how Berks County “shows up” at meetings with outsiders. It is not uncommon for [...]
08 / 31
2018
August 31, 2018 — As I wrote in this space a few weeks ago, it’s the little things that add up to revitalize a city. And [...]
07 / 31
2018
July 31, 2018 — It’s not always the big things that matter. In fact, when you’re revitalizing a struggling community, it’s often the little things. Berks [...]
06 / 14
2018
June 14, 2018 — We recently held our annual Scholarship Luncheon where we awarded $630,000 in scholarships to almost 300 students. Every year at this event, [...]
05 / 30
2018
May 30, 2018 — While we spend a lot of time worrying about what’s going wrong in the community, it’s important to stop every once in [...]
03 / 29
2018
March 29, 2018 — Berks County is a beautiful place, and Boyertown is an increasingly vibrant community that maintains its charm even as it makes [...]