Categorized as: About us, Leadership, Stories & Tagged as: Leadership, Philanthropy, Succession, Suzanne Skees on June 11, 2022.
Succession: Why now? What’s next? Beginning as an UnPhilanthropist Truth is, I never did like philanthropy. When I had the good fortune to launch Skees Foundation 18 years ago, I didn’t look like a “philanthropist” (being female, middle class,...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Caribbean, Girls & women, Grantmaking strategy, Latin America, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories on May 14, 2022.
Photo courtesy of Beneficial Returns’ LinkedIn: “Congratulations to Beneficial Returns borrower Nazava Water Filters. With a recent investment from Danone Communities, they are accelerating their work bringing affordable water filters to Indonesian...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Stories on April 30, 2022. Related Grantee: KadAfrica.
Photo Courtesy of KadAfrica-Training session Editor’s note: SFF began working with KadAfrica in 2019 as a new seed grant partner. They have done a fantastic job of “pivoting” through the COVID19 Pandemic and in spite of those obstacles, have endured, and even...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Stories on April 9, 2022. Related Grantee: Tech Me.
Editor’s Note: Skees Family Foundation has been working with Tech ME for a few years and we are always inspired by Jerry’s vision and diligence. Through education, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement, Tech ME empowers youth, women, and girls in Nigeria...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Grantmaking strategy, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories on January 22, 2022. Related Grantees: Bean Voyage, KadAfrica, Idea4Africa, Preserve International, Tech Me, Embrace Her.
Editor’s Note: 2021 was quite a year! Starting off hopeful (because honestly how could it be worse than 2020?!) but ultimately seeming like 2020 pt.2, it wasn’t really the year we’d wished for. However, that didn’t stop our partners! This...Read more