Categorized as: About us, Grantmaking strategy, Job Creation, Leadership, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories, Storytelling on December 7, 2019.
Editor’s Note: We are so excited to share some of the amazing changes we are making, starting in January. We hope you enjoy our updates and feel free to reach out with any questions. By Shelly Skees, Secretary 2019 has been a reflective year for our board here...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Storytelling, Youth on November 23, 2019.
Editor’s Note: The last half of 2019 saw both growth and challenges from our grantee partners. I am struck by the universally positive and resourceful approach our partners take to roadblocks that sometimes come their way. Whether it’s getting children to...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Middle East, Our Partners, Pacific Islands, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Storytelling, U.S., Youth on September 7, 2019.
Editor’s Note: Every so often Skees Family Foundation uses the services of the Nueva School, a school for gifted students in the Bay Area in California. The school matches their curriculum and extracurricular activities to meet the needs of their students. Part of...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories, Storytelling on August 24, 2019. Related Grantee: Resonate.
Resonate Facilitator: Delice Fatiro, Resonate’s Program Associate and Training, leading a Storytelling for Leadership workshop with young women in Gahanga, Rwanda. Editor’s Note: Storytelling transforms lives. At Resonate, we know it because we live it every day...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Education, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Poverty Alleviation, Stories on August 10, 2019.
Laudex offers alternatives to reduce the payment of your tuition fees! Photo courtesy of the Laudex Facebook page. By Shelly Skees, Skees Family Foundation Secretary Editor’s Note: As most of our readers might remember, the Shelly-Brienne family took a trip to Mexico...Read more