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Resilient Cities Catalyst Expands Board of Directors, Welcomes Lt. General (Ret.) Thomas P. Bostick and Dr. Helene D. Gayle
Resilient Cities Catalyst Expands Board of Directors, Welcomes Lt. General (Ret.) Thomas P. Bostick and Dr. Helene D. Gayle
Bostick served as 53rd Chief of Engineer of the U.S. Army and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Gayle serves as President and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, and previously served as President and CEO of CARE.
Published 01-27-21
NEW YORK, January 27, 2021 /CSRwire/-
Resilient Cities Catalyst (RCC) today announced the expansion of its Board of Directors, welcoming two new members:
Before Covid-19, the Day of Philanthropy was just that a day. Now, with the S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation’s annual event coming around during the pandemic, why not expand it to several days? Why not put it online and open it up to anyone? Why not make it free?
Organizers answered those questions with a resounding “Sure, why not?”
So this year, the Day of Philanthropy will consist of seven separate online events running from January through March, and each will indeed be free to one and all.
The “Day of Philanthropy Festival” series will kick off Jan. 15 with a presentation from epidemiologist Dr. Larry Brilliant on maximizing community resilience during the pandemic, and it will end March 10 with a keynote speech from former Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin on building a more just world through philanthropy.
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