Community Foundation announces lineup for next program in DonorConnect series Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:38 AM The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines will host the next in its DonorConnect series on April 28 to learn more from the nonprofit and foundation community about what s ahead in the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The next session of DonorConnect: Nonprofit Resilience as We Face the Future will feature Angie Dethlets-Trettin, chief community impact officer for the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines; Izaah Knox, executive director of Urban Dreams; Dawn Martinez Oropeza, executive director of Al Exito; Renee Miller, chief community impact officer of United Way of Central Iowa; Suzanne Mineck, president of Mid-Iowa Foundation; and Tray Wade, president and CEO of EveryStep. The discussion is scheduled from 11 a.m. to noon on Zoom. Registration is free. The foundation describes the event as an opportunity to learn from no
Community leaders hear call to action for Sesame Street in Communities initiative Thursday, January 28, 2021 10:52 AM
Iowa’s human services and health director got some face time Wednesday with one of Sesame Street’s most beloved Muppets, Grover.
Kelly Garcia, director of the Iowa Department of Human Services and interim director of the Iowa Department of Health, helped Grover who was frustrated about not being able to find his hat to wear for the video to talk about his feelings with some help from Teree Caldwell-Johnson, CEO of Oakridge Neighborhood. The skit played out not on television but on a live videoconference call aimed at introducing the new Sesame Street in Communities initiative to Central Iowa.