The Columbus Foundation’s Summer Fellowship Program is expanding in 2015, offering a total of 14 Fellowships to engage and inspire the next generation of nonprofit leaders. The Foundation selected the nonprofit organizations that will serve as host sites for 2015, and is seeking college or graduate students to fill the Fellowships.

Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world, will be honored as fellow aviators, historians, community leaders, and friends gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her flight.

Shelly Lewis named executive leader for volunteer center.

Columbus Youth Foundation To Honor 96 “Best All-Around Students” During 30th Award Celebration.

The deadline for Chillicothe and Ross County organizations to submit grant applications to the Robert E. and Genevieve B. Schaefer Fund of Community Foundations, Inc. is Friday, October 31, 2014.

The Columbus Foundation announced a new record for The Big Give, with a preliminary $15,002,597 leveraged to support 587 central Ohio nonprofits.

The deadline for Chillicothe and Ross County organizations to submit grant applications to the Robert E. and Genevieve B. Schaefer Fund of Community Foundations, Inc. is Friday, October 30, 2015.

Teens involved in Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbus’ West Side club will have a new place to call home thanks to The Columbus Foundation and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Capital Improvement Initiative Funding Partnership. A $110,000 grant will assist with the relocation of its Franklinton club, helping to purchase and renovate a property on Sullivant Avenue that will serve youth ages 13-18.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy featured a Letter to the Editor written by presidents of community foundations in four regions, explaining how spending deadlines on Donor Advised Funds would be a mistake.

Kelley Griesmer has been named director of Special Projects at The Columbus Foundation, the seventh largest community foundation in the United States. In this new position, Ms. Griesmer will be responsible for capacity building support for key partnerships, including The Columbus Foundation’s Gifts of Kindness Fund and other online philanthropic initiatives.