Register Now: 2017 Lora M. Robins Speaker Series – Exploring Education Reform FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Patricia Bradby, Communications and Events Manager 804-343-1500 ext. 102 | pbradby@lmronline.org An interactive series for public, business and nonprofit leaders RICHMOND, VA (April 4, 2017) – Leadership Metro Richmond and The Robins Foundation are pleased to present the…
Happy Retirement Martha! It is with mixed emotions that we are announcing the retirement of our Office Manager, Martha Loving. Martha has been an integral part of the Foundation for 18 years, assisting the Robins family and staff as they worked to cultivate the mission and bring the vision to fruition. Although we will all…
Richmond, There is Work to Do and Bricks to Gather Month two of 2017 is in full swing. Richmond funders, nonprofits and community leaders are partnering to foster further collaboration, convening, innovation and poliy-shaping action. Last week, Initiatives of Change – Hope in the Cities hosted a forum, “Journey to Equity – Closing the Racial Equity…
Robins Foundation Awards Five Innovation Grants Totaling $1.2 Million RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 8, 2016 – ChildSavers has been named the winner of the third annual Lora M. and E. Claiborne Robins, Sr. Community Innovation Grant by the Robins Foundation for a visionary project designed to help students and teachers in Richmond’s East End schools overcome…
CIG 2016 Top 5 Spotlights We’re excited to announce this year’s CIG top five finalists! Congratulations to the following organizations: 50CAN: A Platform to Advance Structural Solutions to Public Education With the CIG funding, 50CAN would launch VirginiaCAN — Virginia’s first comprehensive K-12 education advocacy organization. VirginiaCAN will transform how the Greater Richmond region and…
2016 Lora M. & E. Claiborne Robins Community Innovation Grant Top 10 Transformation. New outcomes for old problems. This year’s slate of CIG finalists are proposing ideas to tackle some of the chronic issues in our region. From food deserts, to trauma informed care, school-to-prison pipelines and education outcomes. The collaborative efforts presented in this…
Announcement from our Friends at Richmond Memorial Health Foundation – New Fellowships on Equity and Health in Richmond Region For senior leaders from nonprofit organizations or local government in the Richmond Region that are deeply committed to reducing health disparities and increasing equity. www.equityandhealth.org RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond Memorial Health Foundation (RMHF) is launching an Equity and Health Fellowship…
It’s Baaaaaaack! We are in the final planning stages to launch our third annual Lora M. And E. Claiborne Robins Community Innovation Grant. $500,000 is on the line for the winning proposal! Got a big idea? Think you can solve one of Richmond’s most pressing challenges with your big idea? Have a bunch of friends…