Welcome, Tara! Please join us in welcoming Tara Takken who began her role as executive assistant with Grand Rapids Community Foundation this week.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation is celebrating 100 years in this community, and we are looking forward to the next century. We invite you to share your voice and your vision for the future of our community. Record your 100 second video at GRFoundation.org/Vision

Do you have a few minutes (100 seconds to be specific!) to share what you think our community should look like in the future? Head to GRFoundation.org/Vision. Our vision for Kent County is only as strong as its residents, we hope that you'll participate! vimeo.com/727507348/4c40…

#JobAlert 🌟 Grand Rapids Community Foundation is hiring for a scholarship coordinator! If you or someone you know is passionate about supporting students as they activate their educational goals, check out this position! Learn more about at GRFoundation.org/Careers.

Don't let the weekend pass without applying for our open scholarship coordinator position or sharing with a friend who may be interested! Learn more about the position and apply by the September 5 deadline at GRFoundation.org/Careers

#ThrowbackThursday to 1945 when our scholarships programs began to help with wartime nursing shortages. To see more milestones from the Community Foundation's history, go to GRFoundation.org/History.

For this week's #ThrowbackThursday we are getting ready for our founding anniversary! September 19 we will be throwing confetti and celebrating our 100th anniversary. Join us on Monday for some social media festivities!

When you close your eyes and dream about the future, a thriving future for everyone who calls Kent County home, what does that look like? What does it feel, taste and sound like? Share your 100-second video here: GRFoundation.org/Vision vimeo.com/727507348

Our Cecilia Hoagland Fund for Local Veterans is seeking applications focused on building health, well-being and social connectedness among local veterans. Detailed information about the application process can be found here: ow.ly/gxse50KNMKZ

🌟Staff Appreciation Day🌟 While we appreciate the amazing ways our staff invest into community all year round, today we are taking some special time to say thank you! We appreciate you!

The fall issue of PARTNERS in community is hot off the press! Be one of the first to read the magazine: ow.ly/uofz50KYlIx

So thankful for the following 2022 Rockstar Woman Brunch Impact Partners: WKKF Meijer Spectrum Health Steelcase The Windquest Group American Greetings @OSTgr @merrelloutside Gordon Food Service Experience Grand Rapids GRCommFound GVSU Division of Inclusion and Equity Honor Credit Union

Do you have 100 seconds (less than two minutes!) to share your ideas about what it takes to be a thriving community? Head to GRFoundation.org/Vision . We'll gather visions until Dec. 31, 2022. So cross one thing off your to-do list before the business of fall and winter sets in!

#MotivationalMonday Today marks the beginning of National Estate Planning Week! There are many ways to leave a legacy, including thinking about how your will might include organizations that pour into the community.

As we celebrate Estate Planning Week, we are thinking back to our very first planned gift. Mary Metz left an estate gift to the Community Foundation, which added significant strength to the Community Foundation's endowment. GRFoundation.org/History. #ThrowbackThursday

Have you read it? Our special centennial issue annual report is full of stories from partners across the community who are doing incredible work. Read Grand Rapids Community Foundation's 2021 - 2022 annual report at GRFoundation.org/AnnualReport

Less than two months left to help inform our next century of service and impact. Don't wait; share today at GRFoundation.org/Vision

This week is Community Foundation Week. We are so grateful to everyone who has partnered with Grand Rapids Community Foundation during our first century, and we look forward to growing our work together! #CommunityFndWeek

#ThrowbackThursday to 1930 when Grand Rapids Community Foundation made its first grant awards. Learn more about our century’s worth of history at GRFoundation.org/History.

Our board president shares a vision for the future of Grand Rapids as part of a new video series from the GRCommFound #Deaf #Access #Advocacy grfoundationvoices.gv-one.com/video.html?v=K…