On the latest episode of the podcast, The Bridge, Robert Dortch, Robins’ Vice President of Program and Community Innovation joins Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) President & CEO Janine Lee for a conversation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide calls for racial equity and justice in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Also…
Check out our Foundation Review publication co-authored by Robins Foundation CEO, Kelly Chopus, and our partners at Communitas Consulting. Based on our recent work together on evaluation of a place-based initiative in Richmond, Virginia, we delineate the ways in which a foundation’s relationship, influence, and expectations around a collaborative community-based partnership shaped its legacy.
Which neighborhoods in America offer children the best chance to rise out of poverty? The Opportunity Atlas answers this question using anonymous data following 20 million Americans from childhood to their mid-30s. Now you can trace the roots of today’s affluence and poverty back to the neighborhoods where people grew up. See where and for whom opportunity…
Applications for the 2018 Lora M. and E. Claiborne Robins Community Innovation Grant (CIG), will be available beginning Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The Foundation will award $500,000 to innovative, collaborative projects that test bold new approaches to tackling the region’s most intractable issues. The deadline for CIG proposals is Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 5:00…