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Today, Senior Program Officer for Community Vitality, Rachel Hatch shared project updates about the IOOF Hall with the Downtown Collaborative. Facade improvements to the Hall, the oldest existing [...]

Here is a Downtown Redding construction update: daybreak image from this morning at the Block 7 project site in #downtown Redding, designed by architects Modus Studio and DMarc Studio. This […]

The McConnell Foundation is dedicating 2021 to focusing on the synergy created among our programs. Here is a recent distillation of the synergies between the Community Vitality program, Children, [...]

Today The McConnell Foundation joins with community partners to discuss the future economy in far northern California. Here is our presentation:

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Viva Downtown, a grantee of The McConnell Foundation’s Community Vitality program, collaborates with Enjoy Magazine for a “Downtown Details” feature. This month, it included a preview of [...]

Arts and culture are paramount to a thriving downtown. In 2017, the Board recognized this commitment through support for a grant to launch the Redding Cultural District. In 2018, The […]

Alongside organizations such as the James Irvine Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation, and California Forward, The McConnell Foundation has officially joined CalOZ. CalOZ is dedicated [...]

Viva Downtown, a grantee of The McConnell Foundation’s Community Vitality program, collaborates with Enjoy Magazine for a “Downtown Details” feature. This month, it included a preview of the [...]

Today Program Officer Rachel Hatch interviewed Jason Schwenkler, Courtney Farrell, and Alice Patterson for a preview of the 21st Annual Economic Forecast Summit coming up January 14th, 2021. In [...]