Blog: Of People, Philanthropy and Fun

A CKCF Team Blog

Addressing our community’s needs together

The CKCF Board recently activated our disaster relief fund in light of the effect COVID-19 is having in our region. What does that mean? We know people in our community face challenges they never expected and need help getting through. And unfortunately, it’s a large number of people. At the same time, we also have many generous people who haven’t been as financially impacted and are looking for ways to help. [Read more…]

It’s time to give grace and roll with it

How are you doing? Maybe a strange way to start a written piece, which is obviously one-way communication. But that is what I really want to ask everyone reading this. Not just how are you physically, but how are you really doing? [Read more…]

Show love by giving to the Central Kentucky Cares Fund

You’re doing your part. You’ve been staying at home, washing your hands and social distancing. You’ve been doing what you can to flatten the curve. [Read more…]

Scholarship Central provides unmatched opportunity

Scholarship Central provides unmatched opportunity Opportunity. It was a word we heard over and over again at our first Scholarship Central Workshop. Students, accompanied by parents, work on their Scholarship Central applications Jan. 21 at our Scholarship Central Workshop at the Home of … [Read more…]

Play the day away

Today the phone rang. A lot. People came through the door. All the time. And the emails kept coming. So many good things and good ideas. But I could not keep up. It is 3:45 and I have not even touched my list of tasks that are supposed to be done today. As I started to succumb to my … [Read more…]

Finding philanthropy through tragedy

A person recently told me, “You’re invaluable.” Although I don’t feel like I am, she made me feel it was so. The crazy thing is, she had had just moved me to tears with her story of triumph and impact through tragedy. We often showcase examples of philanthropy’s impact through a series we’ve … [Read more…]

A Decade of Enhancing the Community

The end of the year seems to trigger all the Top Lists of the year. This year is even more significant with the turning of the decade. It’s hard to see some of these lists without thinking about how the decade has changed for the foundation, and I use the word foundation intentionally. For … [Read more…]

Consider benefits to year-end giving

We regularly work with local partners in several areas to carry out the philanthropic work of our community. From generous donors and financial advisors, to educators and nonprofit organizations, we couldn’t do our work without them. Sometimes one of our partners is the best person to speak about … [Read more…]

Investing in our community’s future through financial literacy

We regularly work with local partners in a number of areas to carry out the philanthropic work of our community. From generous donors and financial advisors, to educators and nonprofit organizations, we couldn’t do our work without them. Sometimes one of our partners is the best person to speak … [Read more…]

Lessons From Giving

Lessons From Giving As part of Community Foundation week, our CKCF staff, board and friends of the foundation went out in the community to do some volunteering. It sounded like a good idea a month ago when we planned it. But when today came it was just one of those days. And then someone came by … [Read more…]

Stories To Inspire

Stories To Inspire At Central Kentucky Community Foundation, we like to tell stories. We like it so much, we have a wall in our new Home of Philanthropy titled “Our Story.” Usually, the stories we tell are other people’s: How they make a difference in our community, their ideas, and how we work … [Read more…]