
Our Path Forward: Chief Executive Nomination and Application Period Now Open
Over the course of several weeks, at the direction of the Search Committee, the consultive search firm has been engaging in one-on-one discussions with many within the Deaconess community to identify the qualities, skill sets, and experience desired in the next leader. The insight gathered from community leaders, former Deaconess chief executives and volunteer leaders, local...
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St. Louis Regional Racial Healing + Justice Fund Announces Inaugural Grant Recipients
After a four-month community-led grantmaking process, the St. Louis Regional Racial Healing + Justice Fund’s Community Governing Board selected the first set of community grant recipients to lead capacity and infrastructure development efforts in the racial justice movement through community organizing and healing arts. The targeted investment in the 13 organizations chosen aims to: 1)...
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February Newsletter | Rise Up: To Be Seen, To Be Heard
When the weight of systemic opression becomes too much to bear: People rise up. When justice does not roll down like water or righteousness like a mighty stream: People rise up. When a shared vision of transformative change is but a vote away: People rise up. In November voters rose to build a more inclusive...
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Deaconess Issues Requests for Proposals: Communications & Public Relations, Outsourced Chief Technology Consultant & IT Systems Support, and Landscaping Services
Communications and Public Relations Deaconess Foundation is seeking a full-service communications and public relations agency/firm to assist the Foundation in the development and implementation of a strategic and sustainable multi-year communications plan aligned with the Foundation’s power-building strategy to advance child well-being through racial equity and public policy. The communications plan will include strategies to...
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