Categorized as: About us, MY JOB book and community, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories on April 20, 2019.
Related Grantees:
Jibu,
Agora Partnerships,
Upaya Social Ventures,
The BOMA Project,
Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation.
By Suzanne Skees, Founder and Board Chair Editor’s Note: SUZANNE SKEES serves as editor of My Job Books 1 and 2, where she’s privileged to experience and publish a collection of first-person stories by courageous people working a range of jobs from...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Job Creation, Leadership, Our Partners, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories on February 16, 2019.
Related Grantees:
Agora Partnerships,
Beneficial Returns.
Our family huddled around at the end of our amazing trip to Mexico! Editor’s Note: In 2017, Skees Family Foundation board members were gifted a very unique opportunity. The JasmineHugh Heart Fund was created, which is a privately funded grant program that allows board...Read more
Categorized as: Africa, Girls & women, Job Creation, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories & Tagged as: Impact Assets, Impact investing, Innovations for Poverty Alleviation, Village Enterprise Fund on February 2, 2019.
Related Grantees:
African Entrepreneur Collective,
Bean Voyage,
Jibu,
KadAfrica,
Kiretono Resource Centre through AID Tanzania,
LivelyHoods,
The BOMA Project,
Upaya Social Ventures,
Working Capital for Community Needs.
Cover photo: Village Enterprise students graduate out of poverty by completing their small-business training program. Editor’s note: How do you know if your impact investments are actually having impact? One way is how our newest partner, Village...Read more
Categorized as: About us, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Education, Girls & women, Grantee, Grantmaking strategy, Job Creation, Latin America, Leadership, Middle East, MY JOB book and community, Our Partners, Pacific Islands, Poverty Alleviation, Social-impact investments, Stories, Storytelling, U.S., Youth on January 7, 2019.
Editor’s Note: We had an amazing year at Skees Family Foundation. We made a lot of changes and are really looking forward to a great and productive 2019. Thanks to all of our partners and all of our readers for your hard work and dedication! Brienne Skees,...Read more
Categorized as: Job Creation, Latin America, Our Partners, Social-impact investments, Stories, Storytelling on October 13, 2018.
Related Grantee:
Beneficial Returns.
Impact Investing. Image Source: The Daily Journalist Editor’s Note: Skees Family Foundation partnered with Beneficial Returns by investing a portion of our endowment with their impact investing loan fund in 2017. This move aligns our investment activities with our...Read more
