Strengthening Leadership
By motivating and developing community leaders, we eliminate barriers to growth.
Building a Network
We connect communities with the tools and resources they need. By sharing experience and expertise, we provide a platform for communities to succeed.
After becoming an affiliate, the Foundation connects communities to a deep network of support. We walk you through a process to set you up for success by working through long-range planning and strategy.
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Stories of Impact
The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky invests in people rooted in communities working toward lasting, positive change.
May 14, 2021
Rising Where We’re Rooted
“The Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky is a community foundation. But we’re more than that.” A year ago, we partnered with P&P Creative to create an authentic brand for the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky. The phrase “but we’re more than that” continued to come up with each discovery and strategy session. We realized that where we… KEEP READING
December 20, 2021
A Reflection on AIF’s First Five Years
Five years ago, the Appalachian Impact Fund (AIF) started with the passion of one family and a dream jotted down on a piece of paper that said we’d achieve a set of goals to redevelop downtowns, make impact investments into promising sectors, make grants to nonprofits creating economic opportunity, encourage new businesses, create new jobs,… KEEP READING
December 20, 2021
AIF’s Co-Founder Reflects on Impact
Impact. Often an ill used word, sometimes obvious, sometimes not so much. The work- “impact”- of AIF over the past five years has been obvious in helping business, their employees and families within the region survive pandemics, floods, and the collapse of a mono-economy. Perhaps not so obvious is how AIF touches so many individually… KEEP READING
December 20, 2021
A Message from Our CEO
It’s hard to know how to talk about what we have collectively been through as a country and a region over the last two years. It’s been a period of collective ambiguity, challenges, and a seemingly never-ending series of surprises. Many of us are ending this year wondering, “What could possibly come next?” The Southern… KEEP READING
