Good News is The Dayton Foundation’s national award-winning newsletter. It features the people, work and vision of this regional community foundation.
Good News is The Dayton Foundation’s award-winning newsletter. It features the people, the work and the vision of this regional community foundation. Good News strives to capture the spirit of The Dayton Foundation and to report back to people on the results of this collective community effort.
Summer/Fall 2025
Highlights: Memorial to Honor Fallen Officers for Generations to Come: Ongoing Community Support Is Needed; Your Opinion Matters: Thank You for Your Feedback on the Recent Donor Survey; The Dayton Foundation News; “Dayton Originals” Have Deep Dayton Foundation Roots; From the President: “Education Is the Key to a Thriving and Vibrant Community;” New Endowments; Recent Discretionary Grants; Grant Creates Safe Spaces and “Everyday Joy” for Teens; Tips on Charitable Giving: The Best Giving Strategies for a Fluctuating Market
Spring 2025
Highlights: Ellenae Hart Henry-Fairhurst Legacy Fund: AACF Receives $550,000 Unrestricted Gift; Stepping Forward for Children’s Mental Health; Captain Zach Hollingsworth Memorial Veterans Day Event Fund: Fund Honors Veteran’s Legacy of Supporting Military Charities; We’re Almost Ready...2025 Meeting Celebration; From the President: Leveraging Our Resources for the Collective Good; New Endowments; Recent Discretionary Grants; Tips on Charitable Giving: Donor-Advised Funds – Why Use a Community Foundation?; Grants in Action
Fall 2024
Highlights: R.C. Appenzeller Family Foundation and Scholarship Funds: $13.9 Million Gift Ensures Family’s Legacy for Future Generations; Meet the Foundation’s New Board Chair, Jan Culver; World-Renowned Dance Company Poised to Make Great Strides, Thanks to Grants; A Special Thank You to David Miller; From the President: Empowering Individuals and Our Region’s Workforce; New Endowments; Recent Discretionary Grants; Air Camp Founders Scholarship: Fund Helps Students Take Flight, Ignite Their Passions; The Mi’Che Movement: Fund Enhances the Quality of Life for Dogs and Women Through Connection; The Dayton Foundation News; Tips on Charitable Giving: How You Can Make a Greater Impact with Your Giving
Spring 2024
Highlights: Del Mar Encore Fellows Initiative: Fellows’ Work Brings Age-Friendly Enhancements to Greater Dayton; Gary and Deborah Hunt Charitable Funds: Donors’ Humble Beginnings Inspire Legacy of Giving; Celebrating the Life of Marva Cosby; From the President: Inspiring Change for a Better Dayton; New Endowments; Recent Discretionary Grants; Grant Helps Bring New Life, Vital Resources to Northwest Dayton; The Dayton Foundation News
Fall 2023
Highlights: Oakwood Schools Foundation: Community Helps Students “Flourish” Through the Arts; The William A. Lumpkin Endowed Scholarship Fund: Donor Honors Hometown, Supporters by “Pouring Blessings into Others”; The Dayton Foundation News; End-of-Year Giving and Grantmaking; New Endowment Funds; From the President: Celebrating Differences and Diverse Perspectives Helps Us All to Shine; Recent Discretionary Grants; Tips on Charitable Giving: Getting to Know The Dayton Foundation; Grants in Action; Be in the “Know” with a Charitable Checking AccountSM; Coming Soon! New Website to Better Help You Help Others
Summer 2023
Highlights: Foundation Leadership Initiative: $450K Grant to Help Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors; Yokley-Gamblin Family Scholarship and Foundation Funds: Donor’s Passion for Helping Others Inspires Her Purpose; Nonprofit Capacity-Building Partnership Aims to Empower Local Organizations; In Remembrance of Burnell Roberts and Dick Glennon: The Dayton Foundation Says Goodbye to Former Governing Board Members; New Endowment Funds; Chief Development Officer with “Greatest Job in the World” Retires; From the President: Education and Understanding is Key to Creating a Bright Future for All; Recent Discretionary Grants; Grant Helps Bring New Life to Northwest Dayton: Inclusive Housing Campus Underway for LGBTQ+ Older Adults and Allies
Fall/Winter 2022
Highlights: Del Mar Encore Fellows Initiative: Fellows Look to Expand Program’s Reach; David Miller Is the Foundation’s New Board Chair; Renewable and Completion Scholarship Funds: Continuing Support Helps Students Make It to the Finish Line; End-of-Year Giving and Grantmaking; From the President: DEI as a Community-wide Strategy Makes Greater Dayton Better for All; Thanks to Marva Cosby; Recent Discretionary Grants; The Dayton Foundation News; New Endowment Funds; Grants in Action
Spring 2022
Highlights: Montgomery County Ohio College Promise Program Looks to “Extend the Promise,” Help 500 Additional Students Chase Their Dreams; Professor E. Champ and Alma Warrick Scholarship Fund: Fund Honors Grandparents, Helps Students Pursue Their Dreams; Longtime Donor, Community Volunteer Believes that “Happiness Is Rooted in Helping Others;” New Endowment Funds; From the President: Collective Action Is Key to Making Significant Impact; Recent Discretionary Grants; The Dayton Foundation News: Foundation Announces Five Awards for Excellence in Community Leadership; Tips on Charitable Giving: Investing with Purpose
Fall 2021
Highlights: Trailblazing Through Time: Innovative Women of The Dayton Foundation; Centennial Culmination Event Was a Night to Remember! Foundation Announced Gifts to the Community Campaign Total $2.1 Million; 100 Years of Helping You Help Others: Donor Photos, Stories Remind Us of Why We Are Here; New Endowment Funds; From the President: Collective Action Is Key to Making Significant Impact; Northwest Dayton Partnership: New Initiative Aims to Build Economic and Racial Equity; CARE House: Grant Helps Children Feel “Safe, Supported and Believed”; Thank You to Our Centennial Celebration Sponsors
Summer 2021
Highlights: 100 Years of Helping You Help Others: Everyday Donors Who Care Are the Fabric of The Dayton Foundation; A Lifetime of Community Service: The Dayton Foundation Says Goodbye to Two Former Governing Board Chairs; Trailblazing Through Time: Innovators of the African-American Community Fund, Then and Now; New Endowment Funds; From the President: Equity and Inclusion Work Carries On, Thanks to Innovative Leadership; Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton: Grant Helps Families and First Responders Through Pandemic; Outdoor Theatre Brings the History of Ohio to Virtual Audiences, Thanks to Grant; Save the Date! The Dayton Foundation’s Centennial Celebration - 100 Years of Helping You Help Others
