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The Community Foundation of Teton Valley announced today that it has welcomed two new Board members and designated a new Board Emeritus, as well as established new Board and committee
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Education Foundation of Teton Valley has an opportunity to invest $500,000 in an endowment to ensure the future sustainability of the organization. The donor, who will match up to $250,000 in contributions to the endowment, gave the local nonprofit five years to collect the other half. Over the course of the first two years, the board was able to raise approximately $210,000 during the private phase of fundraising. Now, as the effort moves into the public phase, the organization hopes to finish strong and collect the remaining $50,000.
âOne of my goals has always been to make the nonprofit sustainable,â explained Pam Walker, who is the outgoing executive director of the Education Foundation. âWith this endowment, we could weather bad times, or, if we have a really great project idea, we would be free to implement it immediately without having to first navigate fundraising.â Walker has been at the helm of the Tet
Effective Feb. 15, 2021, Kristin Livingstone will become the new Executive Director of the Education Foundation of Teton Valley. Kristin moved to the Tetons nearly a decade ago for the mountain lifestyle. She stayed because she discovered a way to positively impact her community while working in education. A passionate believer in every child, Kristin has made it her lifeâs work to ensure students have access to the opportunities they need to achieve their highest potential. She has been in the classroom teaching preschool, traveled across the country teaching experiential programs for high school students, worked with the Florida Center for Reading Research during University and taught public school in Colorado. Eventually, Kristin settled in Jackson, Wyoming and served as the Associate Director of Teton Literacy Center where she worked to ensure all students had access to high quality educational services.