WEST VIRGINIA (05/08/2020) – Take 5 to Give 5 Statewide Giving Day, on May 5, 2020, raises over half a million dollars from donations and match funds for short-term and long-term relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of donors contributed a total of $505,000 on the giving day to charitable relief funds statewide responding to […]
Strengthening Philanthropy in the Mountain State is the mission of Philanthropy West Virginia. In serving its 80 plus members, Philanthropy West Virginia is pleased to announce its 2020 Board of Directors Officers & Executive Team. Four philanthropy leaders from corporate, private, and community foundations have been elected to lead the state leadership organization serving grantmaking […]
Philanthropy West Virginia recognizes their past board chair and current board member, Susie Nelson, Executive Director of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley for a national appointment. Recently Nelson, serving as Executive Director of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV), was elected to chair the Community Foundations National Standards Board. The National […]
February 27, 2020 – Recently, the Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program announced that Paul D. Daugherty, president & CEO of Philanthropy West Virginia, has been selected as one of the 60 Scholars chosen for the program’s sixth annual class. PLS serves as a catalyst for a diverse network of leaders brought together to collaborate and […]
Philanthropy West Virginia’s membership has elected Megan Hannah of WV American Water and Elizabeth Pellegrin of the Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation to their first three-year term on the board of directors (2020 to 2023). They join a dynamic and diverse team of leaders on Philanthropy West Virginia’s board of directors. As the premier […]
The legacy of revered and impactful state leader Susan Stevenson Landis was recently honored by Philanthropy West Virginia with the inaugural Susan S. Landis – WV Spirit of Philanthropy grant awards. These grant awards made possible through the Susan S. Landis – WV Spirit of Philanthropy Endowment was created in 2018 in memory of the late Daniels, […]