In this episode of Forever Forward, community stewards Gregory Owens and Cleve Warren sat down with TCF’s Vice President of Civic Leadership, Wanda Willis, to discuss the Eartha M.M. White Legacy Fund. The endowed fund has made more than $1.3M ...

John Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St Louis. His latest book is “Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect.” Inazu spoke...

August is Black Philanthropy Month, a time to celebrate the ways that Black communities give their time, talent, and treasure. Dr. Gail Christopher is a past Senior Advisor and Vice President of the WK Kellogg Foundation -- and she's also a fri...

In our first episode of Season 2, TCF President Isaiah M. Oliver sits down with TCF Board Chair Michael DuBow to reflect on his inaugural year as President of The Community Foundation. In July 2023, Isaiah moved with his wife and four children ...

TCF President Isaiah M. Oliver led a conversation former Presidents Nina Waters and Andy Bell to talk about the past, present and future of The Community Foundation during a celebration of our 60th anniversary.

In the last episode of our first season, Nina Waters sits down with Isaiah M. Oliver, the new president of The Community Foundation. Isaiah tells the story of his journey to Jacksonville -- how he came into community leadership in Flint, MI, ho...

Nancy and Gary Chartrand are well-known names in our community. Their philanthropy has made a positive impact on many important nonprofits in our area. But not everyone knows their whole story.In Episode 8 of our podcast series, which lo...

Cindy Edelman is a dear friend, a former chair of our board of trustees, and a champion for public education.  I’ve been privileged to work with Cindy for more than two decades in my role as president of The Community Foundation. Ci...

Michael Meyers is an attorney, a trustee of The Community Foundation, and the first president of the LGBTQ community Fund for Northeast Florida.  He grew up in Jacksonville, and lived for many years in New York City. Lucky for us, h...

Sherry Magill has been a mentor to me and a partner in crisis for more than two decades.  She led the Jessie Ball duPont Fund as President during much of my time here at The Community Foundation. She had the incredible vision ...

I met Rachael Tutwiler Fortune about 13 years ago. Back then, Rachael had just left the classroom to take a role at the nascent Jacksonville Public Education Fund.  The Community Foundation helped found JPEF as an independent think-...

Kathleen Shaw and I go way back. She and I started our nonprofit careers together at the PACE Center for Girls.  We were working moms together, juggling the multiple responsibilities of parenting and careers, and we have...

When Bill Scheu was awarded our Prize for Civic Engagement, the selection committee described him as a “Civic Superman.” Bill is one of just two people we have honored with the Prize.A partner at Rogers Towers, Bill has been a trusted me...

In this episode, Nina Waters, President of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, looks back on more than 30 years of community work with Judge Brian J. Davis, a federal judge and chair of The Community Foundation's Board of Trustees,&...

Nina Waters, President of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, takes you behind the scenes on some of our community's biggest issues -- food security, public education reform, and disaster relief -- talking with some of our community...