CFLeads

❄️ The CFLeads office will be closed for a winter break from December 23, 2024 - January 1, 2025. We wish you all a safe, healthy, and joyous holiday season! ❄️

Tomorrow is the last day to apply for the 2025 SDG Community Foundation Cohort! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to engage with the Sustainable Development Goals while advancing your racial equity agenda. Learn more and apply today 👇 https://lnkd.in/eHeMHVsj #SDGCohort2025 #RacialEquity #CommunityFoundations #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #CFLeads #ABFE

📣 As CFLeads continues to grow, we're excited to welcome three new staff members to the team to help advance the work of the community foundation field! Learn more about our new team members below 👇 ✨ Sarah Aguirre Origer, Director of Partnerships and Innovation Beginning in January 2025, Sarah will serve as the Director of Partnerships and Innovation at CFLeads. Sarah comes to the organization from the Indiana Philanthropy Alliance (IPA), where she was the Director of GIFT Programming and Technical Services. Before joining IPA, she served the Northern Indiana Community Foundation (NICF) for nearly a decade. Sarah has a passion for place-based philanthropy with a particular interest in the intersection of community development, civic engagement, impact investing, and advocacy.   As the Director of Partnerships and Innovation, Sarah will advance CFLeads' mission by forging strategic partnerships, driving innovation, and amplifying our impact nationwide. ✨ Kyumon Murrell, Director of Community Leadership Initiatives Kyumon will also join the CFLeads team in January 2025 and will serve as Director of Community Leadership Initiatives. Kyumon is an experienced philanthropic professional with a strong background in managing and advising community and corporate foundations on strategic development, program coordination, and donor education opportunities. Most recently, Kyumon served as Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives at ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities, and spent most of his time as Trainer and Advisor of Philanthropic Advising Services (PAS) leading services and donor education opportunities dedicated to operationalizing racial equity. As Director of Community Leadership Initiatives, Kyumon will develop approaches and frameworks for advancing community foundation leadership and learning, while connecting lessons from programmatic work for ongoing impact. ✨ Makenna Brandt, Program Coordinator Makenna joined the CFLeads team in November 2024 as the Program Coordinator. Makenna has over six years of experience in the nonprofit sector, including immigration advocacy, services for people experiencing homelessness, gender-based violence crisis response, and infant and early childhood mental health. Her background includes program development and management, volunteer and advocate training, and research and curriculum development. Makenna is passionate about social justice, forging connections, and fostering radical inclusion, particularly in the South, where she has lived and worked her entire life. As the Program Coordinator, Makenna supports a range of projects and initiatives, ensuring participants have their best possible experience with CFLeads. 🎉 Please join us in welcoming Sarah, Kyumon, and Makenna. They are all excited to serve the community foundation field!

Last week, CFLeads President & CEO, Mary L. Thomas attended the Our Common Purpose Champions Convening, hosted by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in Cambridge, MA! Leaders from across the nation gathered to discuss philanthropic support for democracy, reflected on how the 2024 election results will impact their work, and discussed innovation and evidence-based policymaking at the federal, state, and local level. Thank you to American Academy of Arts & Sciences for hosting this thought-provoking event. 🏛️

Are you a community foundation VP, Chief of Staff, Chief Impact Officer, or CFO looking to: 💥 Step up your game and deepen their foundation’s impact    💥 Seek information on the practices that have shown promise elsewhere    💥 Exchange ideas with your peers and get advice from colleagues who understand your challenges? Then the CFLeads Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) for VPs is the program for you! Interested in learning more? Join Meghan Cummings, Alison Gerardot, and Michael Yonas this Thursday, December 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern for an informational session. Sign up below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eb_TxTtk 🎥 Watch the video below to hear participants of the current ELI for VPs cohort talk about their favorite aspects of the program during their most recent meeting in Washington, DC. Thank you to Dominic P. Papatola, Melen Hagos, and Ellie Moore for your insights!

⏰ Application deadline EXTENDED to December 20 for the Community Foundation 2025 SDG Cohort! ABFE. A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities and CFLeads have teamed up to offer a 2025 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Community Foundation Cohort. This cohort is designed to help community foundations engage with the Sustainable Development Goals while advancing their racial equity agendas. Combining expertise and peer learning among and within participating organizations, this free cohort will help institutions mobilize stakeholders, advance their missions, and increase impact and accountability. Learn more and apply today: https://lnkd.in/eHeMHVsj #SDGCohort2025 #RacialEquity #CommunityFoundations #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #CFLeads #ABFE

Don't forget to sign up for an upcoming webinar with Results for America, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Jackson next Tuesday!

📣 Calling all community foundation CEOs and board chairs: Registration for the 2025 CFLeads Forum is now OPEN 📣 Join CFLeads from April 1 – 3, 2025 in the vibrant city of Indianapolis, Indiana for our cornerstone national gathering of community foundation CEOs and board chairs. This year, we're honored to co-host the Forum with The Indianapolis Foundation, with additional support from partners at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Indiana Philanthropy Alliance. Together, we’re creating a dynamic space for learning, networking, and innovation. Join us as we explore the bold, courageous leadership needed to address today’s challenges, and dive deep into approaches that bring meaningful, measurable change to our communities. Learn more and register today using the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/gwD2bjkS

The CFLeads office will be closed between Thursday, November 28 to Monday, December 2 in observance of Thanksgiving. We look forward to reconnecting with you on Monday!

Interested in learning more about our Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) for VPs cohort? Join Meghan Cummings, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Impact, and Operations at CFLeads, for an information session on December 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern. You'll hear about program structure, content, and application process, followed by a Q&A. If you're a community foundation VP, Chief of Staff, Chief Impact Officer, or CFO interested in advancing your foundation's community leadership practices and deepening your foundation's impact, then this opportunity is for you! 📆 Information session – Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 1 p.m. Eastern: https://lnkd.in/ePRKyazg ✏️ Application deadline – Monday, January 13, 2025: https://lnkd.in/emJ6SX-R