Zack is joined by Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation, alongside Bob Rowe of Renaissance Enterprises, to talk about Grantmaking at Berrien Community Foundation and their Senior Empowerment Endowment fund. To find out more information on Berrien Community Foundation, visit berriencommunity.org.... [Read Full Story]
Zack speaks with Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation and Berrien County Commissioner Teri Freehling about the Berrien County Broadband Survey. You can help determine where the most needed broadband internet access should go in the county by taking the survey here: https://www.merit.edu/berrien/... [Read Full Story]
Zack speaks with Lisa from the Berrien Community Foundation, and Cortez, a community volunteer, about the importance of volunteering. You can volunteer at berriencommunity.org!... [Read Full Story]
Zack is joined by Susan Matheny from Berrien Community Foundation alongside scholarship winner Noah Hayden to discuss the upcoming Friday scholarship deadline, establishing a local scholarship program, and applying right now at berriencommunity.org.... [Read Full Story]
Zack speaks with Berrien Community Foundation Program Manager Susan Matheny about the Help4Her.org website, which features local organizations helping those in the community with critical needs, food and shelter, childcare information, family recreation, and more.... [Read Full Story]
Zack speaks with Susan Matheny, the Program Manager of the Berrien Community Foundation, and Bill Downey, the Cook Plant/Heart of Cook Foundation Communications Manager, about the new Heart of Cook Foundation Earth Day Grant program, now accepting applications through March 10 at berriencommunity.org.... [Read Full Story]
Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation talks to Zack about connecting resources with needs to be met in the community.... [Read Full Story]
Susan Matheny from the Berrien Community Foundation, and Bill Downey, Communications Manager of the Cook Plant/Heart of Cook Foundation, join Zack to talk about the Heart of Cook Competitive Grant Program, which is now taking applications through February 10th at berriencommunity.org/HOC.... [Read Full Story]
Zack is joined by Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation, as well as John Sams from the Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor to talk about the Youth Advisory Council, the TEAM program, and the establishment of the new pilot program, Drive Safe.... [Read Full Story]
Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation joins Zack to discuss the many local scholarships available to Berrien County students, including the David A. Hicks Scholarship for the Arts. Get more details on Scholarships at the BCF by going to berriencommunity.org, and the David A. Hicks Scholarship for the Arts at davidhicksscholarship.com.... [Read Full Story]
Berrien Community Foundation Program Manager Susan Matheny joins Zack to talk about Competitive Grants, how non-profits can apply, and how dollars awarded to community organizations are determined.... [Read Full Story]
Zack talks with Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation, along with Anna Murphy from United Way of Southwest Michigan, about the Southwest Michigan CARES Fund, which has raised over $1.1 Million in 2020 and disbursed over $700,000 in to the community to assist with COVID relief.... [Read Full Story]
Zack speaks with Berrien Community Foundation program manager Susan Matheny and TEAM program member Jack Jollay about the TEAM program, and the local impact these young people are making in Berrien County.... [Read Full Story]
Zack speaks with Susan Matheny, the Program Manager at Berrien Community Foundation, about yesterday’s big Giving Tuesday project, how to sign up for future volunteer opportunities, and how to nominate a teacher and donate to the Golden Acorn Award Grant program.... [Read Full Story]
Susan Metheny, Program Manager at the Berrien Community Foundation, joined Zack to talk about the many scholarships available to Berrien County Students.... [Read Full Story]
Zack speaks with Lisa from the Berrien Community Foundation, Julia from the Krasl Art Center, and Sue from the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, about the BCF Arts Challenge and the great support received by the community.... [Read Full Story]
Berrien Community Foundation’s Giving Tuesday (December 1) project is looking for volunteers.... [Read Full Story]
Zack speaks with Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation about the Golden Acorn Excellence Awards, which are annual awards that BCF does to recognize an organization for their work and individuals for their heart of volunteerism each year. The agency gets a $4,000 grant and the individual can direct $1,000 to the nonprofit of their choice.... [Read Full Story]
Zack is joined by Lisa Cripps-Downey to talk about what Berrien Community Foundation has done to serve the community during the pandemic:... [Read Full Story]
Lisa Cripps-Downey from the Berrien Community Foundation talks to Zack about their Annual Meeting, where several grants were awarded to area non-profits.... [Read Full Story]
