Doing Good: Remember Glenn Allen Scott

In the fall of 2001, Rev.  Anne C. Brower, M.D. and Glenn Allen Scott married in Norfolk,

Glenn & Anne on their wedding day

Virginia at the Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church where she had served as a minister after a career in medicine.

Both of the newlyweds were in their 60s and had full households so they “didn't need anything," Glenn has shared. 

 

This is how the Glenn Allen Scott and Anne C. Brower Cultural Endowment Fund formed in honor of their marriage at the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. The permanent fund continues to support Hampton Roads arts and culture over a decade later.

This generous couple is gone now -- Anne passed away in 2013 and Glenn passed on February 8, 2016. But the Scott-Bower Fund they started will continue to do good forever in tribute to their marriage and love of their community. Indeed, the fund has already awarded over $21,000 in their names with the most recent grants going out from the community foundation to two cultural groups just days after Glenn passed away. 

While we are saddened by the recent  loss of Glenn, we fondly remember him and his work with the Virginia-Pilot for 45 years where he retired as associate editorial page editor. He was a champion for philanthropy. Learn more about Glenn’s amazing life and make gift in his memory to the Scott-Bower Fund by clicking here or mailing your donation to 101 West Main Street, Suite 4500, Norfolk, VA 23510.

Giving Back: Jane & Bill Charters Help Vulnerable Citizens

In honor of Valentine's Day coming up this weekend we salute the late Jane and Bill Charters, a

Jane & Bill Charters loved their community.

Norfolk, Virginia couple who loved each other and their community. The Charters continue to shower some of the region's most vulnerable citizens with opportunities for better lives.

Thanks to Jane's estate planning, she and Bill have provided more than $3.7 million in grants to 40 organizations in southeastern Virginia since her death in 2004. (Bill died before her 22 years earlier.)

All grant recipients are Hampton Roads nonprofits that daily help struggling citizens keep roofs over their heads and food on the table while also having access to health care and chances to improve their lives. 

The Charters' work is done quietly in partnership with the Hampton Roads Community Foundation where Jane left a generous $6 million bequest to start the William A. and Jane M. Charters Fund. She wanted her field-of-interest fund to be for basic human needs such as shelter, food, medical care and clothing.

In 2015 alone the Charters Fund of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation has helped

• Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia provide financial and housing counseling to help get clients out of debt and on the road to stability.
• Goodwill Industries of Central Virginia implement job training programs for 150 unemployed or under-employed people. 
• HER Shelter start a program to help domestic abuse victims immediately find a safe place to go.
• Judeo-Christian Outreach Center implement a housing stabilization program for formerly homeless citizens. 
• Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia expand services to help citizens resolve legal issues that are barriers to housing and employment.
• Park Place Health & Dental Center expand the hours a dentist is on duty to treat patients with dental problems and no health insurance.
• PIN Ministry provide medical and dental care for the homeless.
• Samaritan House, Genevieve Shelter, HER Shelter and the YWCA of South Hampton Roads collaborate to start a regional hotline that homeless citizens can call to connect with needed services.
• Virginia Supportive Housing provide services for formerly homeless residents of the new Crescent Square apartments in Virginia Beach. 
• Volunteers of America Chesapeake hire a coordinator to find permanent housing for formerly homeless residents. 

Who were the Charters? Jane was a retired federal employee who worked as an administrative assistant with the Navy and also sang professionally. Bill started work in a bank and went on to co-found Investment Corp. of Norfolk in 1927, which introduced the region to the idea of home mortgages. He went on to lead more than 20 real estate companies. 

Both Jane and Bill Charters quietly and generously supported their community during their lifetimes. And, they will always continue to do that through their permanent fund at their community foundation.  

 (The Hampton Roads Community Foundation is a regional community foundation started in 1950 as the first community foundation in Virginia. It is among nearly 750 community foundation around the country serving specific geographic regions. It is the largest grant and scholarship provider in southeastern Virginia and manages more than 400 charitable funds created by donors from all walks of life. Over the decades it has provided more than $230 million to improve life for residents living in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, including the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Smithfield, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. It also serves people in Isle of Wight and Southampton counties and the Eastern Shore of Virginia, including Accomack and Northampton counties. Learn more at hamptonroadscf.org. You can click here to locate a community foundation near you.)

Giving Back: Rebekah Huber Keeps Arts Vibrant

If Rebekah Huber were alive today, she would likely be enthralled with Hampton Roads’ vibrant

Rebekah Huber

arts scene that now includes the NEON District near Downtown Norfolk and ViBe Creative District near the Virginia Beach oceanfront. 

A generous Norfolk resident who loved the arts, you would find her at symphony and opera performances as well as simply dancing while in line at her favorite grocery store. In 1985, she and her family created a Hampton Roads Community Foundation field-of-interest fund for the arts. The Paul S. Huber Fund pays tribute to her late father, a Norfolk newspaperman and its grants helped start the Business Consortium for Arts Support and continue to support it each year. 

Since 1987, the consortium has provided more than $20 million in operating support to 31 established area arts and cultural organizations. 

Sadly, Rebekah passed away at the age of 92 in 2007, but we can image how thrilled she would be to know that her legacy lives on and she continues to support the emerging arts districts through her permanent fund. Indeed, funding from the Huber Fund, along with four other Hampton Roads Community Foundation funds resulted in a $473,800 grant for the consortium which is underpinning the arts in 2016. 

We thank Rebekah Huber for her foresight and generosity along with these community foundation arts funders --  the Ashinoff Family, Lee A. and Helen G. Gifford, William A. Goldback and John L. Roper 2nd and Sara Dryfoos Roper Fund. The donors named here have all have passed away but left legacies through their community foundation to keep the arts humming in Hampton Roads.

 

You can also leave a legacy, click here to learn how to start a fund at the community foundation or donate to one.

New Year, New You: Time to Plan Your Professional Development for 2016

In 2016 there are great opportunities for nonprofit professionals in southeastern Virginia to

Nonprofit Academy students learn new skills.

learn new skills and broaden their horizons. The Academy for Nonprofit Excellence offers snort, focused courses led by experts who share the latest trends and best practices related to nonprofit staff members, board members and volunteers.

The academy is a collaborative effort supported by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and Tidewater Community College, which work to keep quality high and costs low. The goal is for nonprofits to quickly gain knowledge that can be put to work immediately helping them accomplish their missions. As a bonus nonprofit professionals get to network with others their field. Students who take enough classes can earn a Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Be sure to take advantage of all the academy has to offer:

Course & Workshops –  one-day sessions generally run from 9 a.m. to3:30 p.m. and are held at TCC's Center for Workforce Solutions, 7000 College Drive, Suffolk, Virginia -- a location convenient for all of Hampton Roads.

·         Communication Planning: Creating Your Blueprint for Action – January 27

·         Customer Service & Marketing: The Secret to Distinguishing Your Brand – February 18

·         Marketing on a Nonprofit Budget – March 24

·         Using Infographics & Dashboards – April 7

·         Effectively Engaging and Managing Volunteers – April 14

·         Pass to Excellence: An Ethics andAccountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector – April 21

·         Navigating the Minefields of Nonprofit Law – April 28

·         Winning the Grant Writing Game: A Four-Part Series on Writing, Researching, Evaluating, and Reporting Grants – a four-art series offered on May 19, May 25, June 9, and June 16

Also offered are Do-It-Yourself DIY) Workshops – shorter, three-hour sessions each focus on a hands-on application. 

·         Constant Contact: The NEW Nuts and Bolts of Email for Today’s World – February 10

·         Constant Contact: The Email Subscriber’s Experience – February 17

·         Constant Contact: Beyond Email, How Best toManage Events, Volunteers, Surveys, and Donations – February 24

·         How to Keep More Donors and Lose Less Sleep – April 6

·         Fundraising Compliance: State and FederalRequirements – April 20

·         How to Start a Nonprofit – May 5

Start planning now for a productive 2016!

Find Funding: Baseball & Softball Grants Available for Your Youth Teams

Are you a coach or volunteer who helps youth softball or baseball leagues in southeastern

Dal Paull loves baseball

Virginia?

Do your teams need new equipment or uniforms? Does your field or sports complex require capital improvements? 

If so, the Dal Pall Fund might be an opportunity you can’t pass up! 

Administered by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, the charitable fund provides grants ranging from $500-$1,500 in support of youth programs that help children in Hampton Roads or on the Eastern Shore of Virginia learn to play and enjoy baseball and softball. Donor Dal Paull loves the games and appreciates what they teach young people. He tarted his donor-advised fund at the community foundation in 2005 and has recommended grants annually since then.

Past Dal Pall Fund award recipients include Bennetts Creek Little League for uniforms, Fleet Park Little League for break-away bases, Ocean View Little League for equipment and gear, and the Portsmouth Schools Foundation for field repair.

·         Eligibility – any 501(c)3 nonprofit youth baseball and softball programs operating in Hampton Roads area is welcome to apply for a grant.

·         Deadline – completed applications are due by 5 p.m. on February 15. Recipients will be notified by April 1 of request results and grant checks will be sent later in the month.

·         How to Apply – applications must be submitted online here to the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. You can preview the application here. 

Still have questions? You can contact our friendly grant program staff at (757) 627-9686 or email voden@hamptonroadscf.org.