Kevin Murphy, president of Berks County Community Foundation since 1994, invites you to read his journal.
01 / 27
2023
READING, PA (January 27, 2023) Years ago, the organization Building a Better Boyertown adopted the tagline “Boyertown: A special kind of place.” And indeed it [...]
11 / 01
2021
READING, PA (November 1, 2021) – It’s odd that I’d get excited about a coffee shop. I’ve never had a sip of coffee in my life. [...]
09 / 15
2021
READING, PA (September 15, 2021) – Berks County Community Foundation is run by the very best team in the world of philanthropy. Keeping those team members [...]
09 / 03
2021
READING, PA (September 3, 2021) – The close of business today will mark the end of an era for Berks County Community Foundation. After [...]
07 / 09
2021
READING, PA (July 9, 2021) – Consider for a moment two stories about Bobbi, who is a pretty astute businesswoman, or at least that’s her reputation. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 / 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 / 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 [...]
12 / 17
2019
READING, PA (December 17, 2019) – In the 18 years that the Community Foundation has been working to ignite a spark to revitalize the [...]
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 [...]