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Winners of the DCF and Mikva Challenge's Project Soapbox competition on stage

“Project Soapbox” Inspires Wilmington Students

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

We’re in a kind of civics education revival in America. For too many years, civics education has in too many circles been seen as a kind of quaint afterthought. We’ve cut back the time and importance of civics in our schools. And we thought it wouldn’t really matter. But what we’re all finding is that the core value of democracy…

5 Questions with Stu: Michelle Taylor, President & CEO, United Way of Delaware

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

Michelle Taylor has served Delaware’s communities through her work at United Way of Delaware for almost 20 years – more than half of that as the organization’s president & CEO, where she leads the organization’s focus on early education, college and career readiness, and financial stability in eight “promise communities.” She is an important voice among Delaware’s nonprofit infrastructure, and…

5 Questions with Stu: Talking Philanthropy with Nick Moriello from Highmark

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

I’m very pleased to introduce a new element to my blog. Each month – beginning today – I’ll be posting another in a new series we’re calling “5 Questions with Stu.” Each month, we’re asking local philanthropic leaders to answer five questions about how they view philanthropy in their work, their lives, or their organizations. It’s a chance to hear from…

Going Far Together

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

It’s long been said that if you want to go quickly, you go alone. But if you want to go far, go together. Yesterday’s Focus on Wilmington showed the power of going together. It was DCF’s first community engagement session this year, and brought together 14 collaborative programs in the city, with a hundred citizens, leaders and activists – to…

Quality Early Childhood Education Can Change Everything

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

It would be hard to identify an issue that could have a greater impact on Delaware than high quality early childhood education. In this op-ed, from the January 22 News Journal, Lynn Kokjohn, (Chair of DCF’s Fund for Women) and I talk about why this matters. *** How can we really expand opportunity for kids in Delaware? Plain and simple,…

Arsht-Cannon Fund: The Epitome of Good Philanthropy

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 3 Comments

(In Spanish below) Focus. Strategy. Persistence. These are the qualities of the Arsht-Cannon Fund, one of the DCF’s most exciting donor advised funds. Under the leadership of Adrienne Arsht and Dr. Christine Cannon, the Arsht-Cannon Fund is making a powerful impact on Latino families and communities in Delaware. As we approach this year’s Delaware Hispanic Commission Summit on October 30,…

Charity and your IRA

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

This is a modified version of a column that was printed in the Oct 16 issue of the Delaware Business Times. *** Being generous with our money is one of the great joys in life. Whether we’re giving to help communities ravaged by natural disasters, local schoolchildren, for environmental cleanup, arts programs or any other passion, giving helps make our…

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