The Center for HumanKindness was created to help cultivate a culture of kindness alongside community members and partners like Harmony Project. Join us in supporting Harmony Project’s week of service, culminating in the largest pop-up chorus in Columbus history, Finding Harmony! Together, we can shape our world and community into a kinder, more caring place.
Matt Martin, Director, Community Research, had a chance to sit down with Trabian Shorters, a New York Times bestselling author and international thought leader, to learn more about his work, and how Asset-Framing® is empowering organizations, businesses, and individuals to re-frame the way they think and talk about people.
Women’s philanthropy plays a central role in The Columbus Foundation’s past, present, and future, as well as in our community. Here are three things to consider about the future of women's philanthropy.
On April 17, 1964, “Jerrie” Fredritz Mock shattered records and made history as the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe solo. Next week marks the 60th anniversary of the touch down of Jerrie’s historic flight, which started and ended at Port Columbus International Airport—known today as John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
In 1943, during the darkness of World War II, Columbus businessman Harrison Sayre envisioned a better future. Together with community leaders, he established The Columbus Foundation as a dynamic partnership with a singular purpose: to create a thriving city for generations to come.
While this past year brought many challenges, it also included signs of hope and kindness. We examine the 2020 Donor Advised Fund (DAF) grantmaking surge—here in central Ohio and across the United States—and how previous times of peril have seen similar increases in DAF grants.
It was Brandy Jemczura’s two young children who initially inspired her idea to create Seeds of Caring back in 2016. As she thought about what she wanted her children to grow up and be like, she kept coming back to the same notion—the kind of people who, if they see something in their community they aren’t okay with, will do something.
Digital Access grants provide support for programming designed to offer training or technical support, or the expansion of affordability and access to digital technology and the internet to individuals and communities with limited access.
The grantmaking of the Ingram-White Castle Foundation reflects the interests of both the Ingram Family and White Castle System, Inc. The Foundation is primarily interested in supporting projects in the field of education or critical human service needs.