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  • The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. (TPI) is a not-for-profit organization offering individuals, foundations, institutions and corporations a disciplined and results-oriented approach to philanthropy. Since it was founded in 1989, TPI has helped hundreds of donors to have an impact on some of society's most complex challenges through strategic philanthropy. TPI encourages a positive climate for philanthropy and actively promotes giving though its work with community foundations, Regional Associations of Grantmakers and others. TPI has researched and developed grants initiatives targeting a wide range of issue areas, including education; diversity; issues affecting children, youth and families; hunger and nutrition; housing and homelessness; community and economic development; environmental issues; and the arts. Strategy, combined with the values and passionate concerns of donors, brings about giving that makes a difference in society and in lives. It is philanthropy that can move donors toward a deeper understanding of the issues they care about and guide them through the demanding process of creating meaningful change.
  • The Boston Foundation, one of the nation's oldest and largest community foundations, has an endowment of close to $675 million. Last year, the Foundation made grants of $51 million to nonprofit organizations and received gifts of $41 million. The Boston Foundation is made up of 750 separate charitable funds, which have been established by donors either for the general benefit of the community or for special purposes. The Foundation also serves as a civic leader, convener, and sponsor of special initiatives designed to build community. For more information about the Boston Foundation and its grant making, visit www.tbf.org, or call 617-338-1700.
  • Founded on the belief that effective social change can be created at the grassroots, The Lenny Zakim Fund (LZF) identifies, supports, and connects small community based organizations operation "below the radar screen" of other foundations and government agencies. The Lenny Zakim Fund makes small and meaningful grants to support some of the most amazing and effective grassroots programs in Massachusetts. Our goal is to support these agencies in every way that we can, so we do a whole lot more than making grants. The Lenny Zakim Fund continually nurtures these organizations toward growth and sustainability by providing the resources, training and other supports that are often unavailable to small organizations.
  • Kim Westheimer is a diversity consultant, educator, and writer. She conducts workshops and designs written materials related to organizational diversity and strategic planning. Kim is the coauthor of *When the Drama Club is Not Enough: Lessons from the Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students*. Her work has also been published by Phi Delta Kappan, The American Psychological Association, and the Center for the Study of Social Policy. She formerly directed The Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students at the Massachusetts Department of Education. Organizations which have hired Kim to address their membership include the California Association of School Health Educators, The National Institute for Teaching excellence, The Centers for Disease Control Division of Adolescent School Health, congregation Agudat Achim, Casey Family Services, and Harvard University's Askwith forum. Kim received her master's degree in Urban Policy from Tufts University and her bachelor's degree from Cornel University. She has taught undergraduates at Harvard University and graduate students at Framingham State University. She has received numerous awards including a Health and Human Services research grant; a Harvard University Certificate of distinction in Teaching; and an honor award for service from the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network.
  • Michon Boston is founder and principal of Michon Boston Group Ltd., providing consulting and strategic planning to media makers and organizations on impact campaigns to reach and inspire their target audiences. Her client projects include the documentaries “River City Drumbeat,” “Hillbilly,” “Raising Bertie,” and media campaigns launched by ITVS, Firelight Media, Smithsonian Institution, AFI DOCS, and engagement events for films featured on PBS and HBO. Boston has worked in television programming for PBS and was director of programs for DC Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is also a journalist and playwright. Her articles are published in The New York Times, Washington City Paper, The Washington Post magazine, Oberlin Alumni magazine, and The Root. Her play “Iola’s Letter: The Memphis Crusade of Ida B. Wells,” about the anti-lynching activist, suffragist, and journalist, is published in Strange Fruit: Plays on Lynching by American Women. Boston is also a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for her research project, “A History of Black Women at Oberlin College,” which is now part of the collections of the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
  • Violence broke out in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday during a white nationalist rally, when a man plowed his car through a crowd of protesters, killing a…
  • Veronique LeMelle joined the staff of the Boston Center of the Arts as Executive Director in January 2009. Before coming to Boston, lead the Louisiana Division of the Arts from the Spring of 2005. As the Division's Executive Director, she successfully restructured Louisiana's Grants Program and implemented a streamlined grant application process. During her tenure, she was also instrumental in creating the structure and mission for Louisiana's first private cultural foundation, the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation. Before moving south, Ms. Le Melle worked for four years in the Office of Queens Borough President as the Director of Culture and Tourism. Her responsibilities included the oversight of cultural policy, grants administration and the development of tourism strategies for the Borough of Queens. Her charge was to support and advise both the established Queens cultural institutions and new community-based arts groups who provide vital services within their neighborhoods. She was also responsible for the oversight and preservation of the borough's historic houses and landmarks. As for her role in the borough's tourism economy, Ms. Le Melle was able to create strategic linkages between the hospitality sector and our cultural community. This often entailed facilitating dialogue between our local economic retail sectors and our resident independent artists. From 1992 until October 2001, Ms. Le Melle served as the Executive Director of Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Inc. (JCAL) which currently is enjoying its third decade as the premiere cultural and educational Center in Southeastern Queens. She first joined JCAL in 1990 as a management consultant before being appointed Deputy Director for Programs six months into her tenure. As Deputy Director for Programs, Ms. Le Melle was responsible for supervision of public programs and fundraising. Her initiatives brought about stabilization in the Center's budget and increased revenue 143% in seven years. As Executive Director, Ms. Le Melle was responsible for the overall direction of the Center's programs, operations and financial management while still maintaining contact with the Southeastern Queens community as the Center's chief community liaison. Prior to JCAL, Ms. Le Melle was the Administrative Director of Children's Art Carnival, Executive Director of Red Hook Arts and Program Associate at the New York State Council on the Arts. Ms. Le Melle is a former member of the Arts & Business Council's Board of Trustees, as well as, the national Boards of both ArtTable and Grantmakers in the Arts. A native of Queens, New York, Ms. Le Melle holds an MPA in Public Policy & Administration from Columbia University-School of International and Public Affairs; an MFA in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College and a BA in Economics/Business Administration from Colorado College. She is married and a mother of two, daughter Taylor age 21 and son Gaelen age 16.
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