November 2010:Dayton Business Connection, a cable television program produced by the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
Dayton Business Connection
Dayton Foundation President Mike Parks and Channon Lemon, executive director of the Minority Business Partnership (formerly Minority Economic Development Committee - MEDC) talk about the transistion of MEDC to the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce.
October 19, 2010:Dayton Daily News, Letter to the Editor from Dayton Foundation Governing Board Chair Gary L. LeRoy, M.D.
WHIO Reports: The Passing of Virginia B. Toulmin, The Dayton Foundation's Largest Donor
Click the arrow above to listen to a 13-minute interview with Michael Parks, president of The Dayton Foundation, as he talks about the passing of Virginia B. Toulmin, The Dayton Foundation's largest donor to date and longtime friend of the Dayton community.
October 28, 2009: ABC 22/Fox 45 Dayton's News Source
Feast of Giving: How You Can Help
Watch Dayton Foundation President Michael M. Parks talk about the Feast of Giving Fund established at The Dayton Foundation to help individuals support this longtime Dayton Thanksgiving dinner tradition.
August 23, 2009: WHIO 1290AM, WHIO Reports
WHIO Reports: The Dayton Foundation and the Greater Dayton Partners for the Environment Initiative
Click the arrow above to listen to a 30-minute interview with Michael Parks, president of The Dayton Foundation, and Barbra Stonerock, director of community relations, as they talk about the Foundation's newest leadership initiative and what it means for the future of the Greater Dayton Region.
April 10, 2009: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS,
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Watch Dayton's arts groups and Foundation president Michael Parks talk about how Dayton's arts organizations are weathering the current economic downturn.
March 2009: Ohio Grantmakers Forum, streaming audio interview
Giving Voices
This is a five-minute interview with Michael Parks, president of The Dayton Foundation, and Barbra Stonerock, director of community relations, about the economy's impact on philanthropic giving.
March 10, 2009: Classical 88.1, Dayton Public Radio, audio interview
ArtsFocus Interview with Michael Parks
Click the arrow above to listen to a five-minute interview with Michael Parks, president of The Dayton Foundation, about Mrs. Virginia Toulmin's $20 million gift to the Foundation and what her gift means for the future of the Greater Dayton community.
March 10, 2009: Dayton Daily News, A10, Our View: Philanthropy
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