Category: CCP

The Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy is out with a new edition of The Philanthropy Circular, a newsletter that highlights the center’s work.

Last month, in the Governor’s Ballroom at Arkansas Northeastern College, more than 80 members of the Blytheville community pledged to work together to build a brighter future for youth in the community. The Blytheville Youth Coalition (BYC) was formed, per its mission statement, to empower youth and prepare them for the future.

Sierra Fowler has joined the Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy as the 2012 Community Philanthropy Leadership Fellow.

Oak Park Elementary will be the third school in the Pine Bluff School District to integrate the internationally recognized “Leader in Me” program in the fall. This was made possible by collaboration between the Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy, the Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation (PBACF) and the Trinity Foundation.

The Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy is set to host its second summit focused on “Racial Healing and Equity in the American South.”

The Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy and the Mid Delta Community Consortium kicked off a campaign last week to eliminate poverty in the Arkansas Delta by pairing low-income families with middle- and upper-income families that can connect them to resources and support.

The Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy has announced its Spring 2012 Scholars in Residence. The scholars will each spend a week at the school interacting with students and faculty and writing about a topic related to community philanthropy. This semester’s scholars are:

The Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy invites the citizens of Pine Bluff to attend a community conversation on the issues of race and equity.

The newsletter recaps the center’s first summit, titled “Pathways to Racial Healing and Equity in the South: A Community Philanthropy Strategy.” Hosted last spring, the summit brought together more than 120 stakeholders to discuss race and equity in society.

The study in the journal Foundation Review looks at giving, civic engagement and leadership development in small communities in Arkansas.