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Friends of the Foundation on Fulton Street
October 19, 2022 Featuring Fresno DRIVE's Civic Infrastructure Initiative Last Wednesday, we hosted our latest Friends of the Foundation Dinner on Fulton Street! Guests learned about the people, neighborhoods, and heart behind Civic Infrastructure, the DRIVE...
Friends of the Foundation Event
Prosperity for All - March 31, 2022 Featuring Fresno DRIVE's Wealth Creation Initiative On Thursday, March 31, we hosted our Friends of the Foundation event where we celebrated Fresno DRIVE's Wealth Creation Initiative led by Laneesha Senegal and Lindsay Fox. Thank...
Fresno DRIVE’s Jackson Neighborhood Hub
By Joe and Heidi White, Jackson CDC Neighborhood Hubs are a key component of Fresno DRIVE's Neighborhood Development - Civic Infrastructure initiative, a groundbreaking civic infrastructure approach attracting national attention. Neighborhood Hubs facilitate...
The Big Tell Filmmaker Feature | Not Just Any Restaurant
Filmmaker Matt Mealer shares behind the scenes insight from his experience creating The Big Tell documentary 'Not Just Any Restaurant'. What was the filmmaking process like? On a project of this nature and scale, at least the way I work, you begin and end on your own....
The Big Tell Filmmaker Feature | Little Big Gym
Filmmaker Rigoberto Moran shares behind the scenes insight from his experience creating The Big Tell documentary 'Little Big Gym'. What was the filmmaking process like? The filmmaking process for “Little Big Gym” was a great experience. It was my first time taking on...
Giving Tips from the CVCF Team
With the busiest time of year for charitable giving upon us, the CVCF Team has comprised a list of tips to help maximize your investments during this critical time of year when our community relies on your generosity. Make The Most of Local Expertise In our region,...
Roosevelt High Grad Receives TWO Scholarships from CVCF Funds on her way to Cornell
This year Metztli Maldonado received a scholarship from not one, but two funds at Central Valley Community Foundation—the Jason Leal Scholarship Fund and the Fresno Unified School District Scholarship Fund—helping her as she began her first semester at Cornell this...
The African American Education Fund (AAEF) makes a lasting impact on Valley students as they reach big goals.
The African American Education Fund (AAEF) at CVCF seeks to provide scholarship support to African American and BIPOC students involved in the African American experience, who seek degrees at four-year college institutions. The fund also supports organizations that...
Local families share COVID’s impact on learning
By Artie Padilla, Senior Program Officer Local families share COVID’s impact on learning Learning challenges brought on by COVID: Families with school-aged children share their perspective The Fresno DRIVE Initiative is a 10-year investment plan to develop an...
Juneteenth is a Unifying Holiday
By Cherella Nicholson, Program Officer Juneteenth is a unifying holiday What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers,...
Center for Community | Free Meeting Space at CVCF
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate Note: Reservations for the Center for Community are currently closed until further notice. The Central Valley Community Foundation’s Center for Community started as a way to provide a space for our community...
The Big Tell 2019 | Meet the Filmmaker Christopher Velazquez
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate We are 2 days away from The Big Tell Showcase presented by Bank of America! Central Valley Community Foundation would like to invite the community to join us on Friday, October 25th from 7:00- 9:30 pm at the Tower Theatre...
The Big Tell 2019 | Meet the Filmmaker Carlos Burgos
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate We are 3 days away from The Big Tell Showcase presented by Bank of America! Central Valley Community Foundation would like to invite the community to join us on Friday, October 25th from 7:00- 9:30 pm at the Tower Theatre...
The Big Tell 2019 | Meet the Filmmaker Joshua Krause
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate We are 4 days away from The Big Tell Showcase presented by Bank of America! Central Valley Community Foundation would like to invite the community to join us on Friday, October 25th from 7:00- 9:30 pm at the Tower Theatre...
The Big Tell 2019 | Meet the Filmmaker Adán Ávalos
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate We are 6 days away from The Big Tell Showcase presented by Bank of America! Central Valley Community Foundation would like to invite the community to join us on Friday, October 25th from 7:00- 9:30 pm at the Tower Theatre...
The Big Tell 2019 | Meet the Filmmaker Karen Dusek
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate We are 7 days away from The Big Tell Showcase presented by Bank of America! Central Valley Community Foundation would like to invite the community to join us on Friday, October 25th from 7:00- 9:30 pm at the Tower Theatre...
The Big Tell 2019 | Meet the Filmmaker Orlando J. Gomez
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate We are 8 days away from The Big Tell Showcase presented by Bank of America! Central Valley Community Foundation would like to invite the community to join us on Friday, October 25th from 7:00- 9:30 pm at the Tower Theatre...
The Big Tell 2019 | Meet the Filmmaker Haley White
By Laura Ramos, Community Engagement Associate We are 9 days away from The Big Tell Showcase presented by Bank of America! Central Valley Community Foundation would like to invite the community to join us on Friday, October 25th from 7:00- 9:30 pm at the Tower Theatre...