http://www.grfoundation.org/ The Giving in Grand Rapids Podcast is a production of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. The podcast is your connection to philanthropic news and information from a variety of resources in the Grand Rapids, Michigan community. Through Giving in Grand Rapids Podcast you will meet some of the foundations generous donors. Hosted by Amanda St. Pierre. For more information visit www.grfoundation.org. en-us Grand Rapids Community Foundation, 2008 Each year, teachers and students from Grand Rapids Catholic, Christian and public schools have the opportunity to apply for Excellence in Education grants. This year, 41 teachers and 21 students are winning grants that total $117,500. To hear how these grants are making a difference in our city's classrooms, we talked with a few teachers and students at the annual Excellence in Education award celebration. Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.grfoundation.org/audio/ExinEd.mp3 Thomas Czerney, a local professional advisor specializing in wealth management services with Beene Garter, demystifies charitable gift annuities. He explains how a charitable gift annuity works, describes who would benefit from this type of planned gift and walks listeners through an example. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.grfoundation.org/audio/CGA.mp3 Local philanthropist Judy DeLapa discusses her role as an advisor of the DeLapa Family Donor Advised Fund. Prior to establishing this fund, Judy and her husband Jim operated a family foundation. Judy shares her beliefs about giving and her experiences involving her family's next generation in philanthropy. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.grfoundation.org/audio/DAFJudyDeLapa.mp3 In this episode, we talk with Marilyn Zack, vice president of development with the Community Foundation about the many ways people can give and make a difference in our community before the year ends. Marilyn will touch on the options for making a gift and the benefits of doing so before 2007 comes to a close. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.grfoundation.org/audio/MarilynYearEnd.mp3 In September, Diana Sieger celebrated her 20th year as President of the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Under her leadership, the Community Foundation has grown from $35 million in assets in 1987 to over $237 million today. To mark this special occasion, Diana sat down with us to talk about Community Foundation milestones in gifts and grants over the last two decades as well as community philanthropy. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.grfoundation.org/audio/Diana20Years.mp3