This resource page will be updated regularly with recordings from our Community Connection in Times of Crisis webinars, as well as any resources and poems shared on the calls. You can also find all webinar recordings on our YouTube channel.
Community Connection is a webinar series for community foundation staff responding to COVID-19. Subscribe to our newsletter to be notified of upcoming webinars, and visit our Events Calendar to view the schedule.
Meeting 10 | June 18 | Real-Time Reflections from the Frontline
Speakers:
- R.T. Rybak, President & CEO at The Minneapolis Foundation
- Chanda Smith Baker, SVP of Impact at The Minneapolis Foundation
Resources:
Poem:
- won’t you celebrate with me by Lucille Clifton
Meeting 9 | June 4 | The Power and Potential of Working Across Sectors
Speakers:
- Ian Bautista, Senior Director of Civic Engagement at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
- Gina Stilp, Executive Director at the Zilber Family Foundation
Poem:
- A Small Needful Fact by Ross Gay
- Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes
Meeting 8 | May 21 | Using Your Investing Capacity to Support Small Businesses
Speakers:
- Diana Anderson, President & CEO of the Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Deborah Markey, Senior Vice President at Locus Impact Investing
Poem:
- Excerpt from The Pandemic is a Portal by Arundhati Roy
Meeting 7 | May 7 | Lessons From Hurricane Katrina
Speakers:
- Flozell Daniels Jr., President & CEO at the Foundation for Louisiana
- Anthony F. Pipa, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution
Poem:
- Natural Resources by Adrienne Rich
Meeting 6 | April 30
Speakers:
- Marian Kaanon, President & CEO at the Stanislaus Community Foundation
- Marcella Tillett, Vice President of Programs and Partnerships at the Brooklyn Community Foundation
Resources:
Poem:
- Choices by Langley Shazor
Meeting 5 | April 23
Speakers:
- Dr. Eric Jolly, President & CEO at the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
- Kris Hermanns, Chief Impact Officer at the Seattle Foundation
Resources:
Poem:
- Imagining World from StoryPeople
- Real Hero from StoryPeople
Meeting 4 | April 16
Speakers:
- Ellen Katz, President & CEO at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
- Maeghan Jones, President & CEO at the Community Foundation for Greater Chattanooga
Poem:
- The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
Meeting 3 | April 9
Speakers:
- Judith Bell, Chief Impact Officer at the San Francisco Foundation
- Stuart Comstock-Gay, President & CEO at the Delaware Community Foundation
Resources:
- Race-Class Narrative Project, from Demos
- Stepping Up blog post, from CFLeads
Poem:
- In the Time of Pandemic by Catherine O’Meara
Meeting 2 | April 2
Speakers:
- Chris Barge, VP of Strategic Initiatives at the Community Foundation Boulder County
- Bridget Wilkinson, Executive Director at the Bozeman Area Community Foundation
Poem:
- Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye
Meeting 1 | March 26
Speakers:
- Ellen Gilligan, President & CEO at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation
- Isaiah Oliver, President & CEO at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
- Patricia Mejia, Vice President, Community Engagement and Impact at the San Antonio Area Foundation
Resources:
- How to Help the Most Vulnerable Through the Pandemic
- Foundations: Use Your Balance Sheet to Help
- Navigating COVID-19: The Case for Community Foundations
- Family Independence Initiative
- Mayor Barrett on the Greater Milwaukee Foundation (video)
Poem:
- The Gates of Hope by Victoria Safford