Fayetteville Area Affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation

10/26/2026

🌟Grantee Spotlight: Grace Place | Lincoln, AR 🌟

We're kicking off our Grantee Spotlight series with Grace Place, an incredible volunteer-powered organization working to address food insecurity and strengthen the community in Lincoln and surrounding areas!

We're proud to provide funding for a new commercial cooler for Grace Place's client-choice food pantry. This addition will expand refrigerated storage and make it easier for families to access fresh produce, dairy, and other nutritious foods.

During our recent visit, we had the opportunity to see firsthand just how much Grace Place means to its community. Beyond the food pantry, volunteers operate a thrift store that helps support their work and maintain the Lincoln Community Garden that provides fresh food.

What makes this work especially meaningful is how interconnected it all is. From free family meals at the local Methodist church to gardening education and service opportunities for local students, Grace Place is part of a larger community-driven food system that brings neighbors together to care for one another.

We're grateful to support organizations like Grace Place that are doing more than providing food. They're building connections, creating opportunities, and cultivating a stronger community from the ground up.

10/20/2026

Don't forget the webinar is today!

ATTENTION NONPROFITS WANTING TO APPLY!

Interested in learning more about the Arkansas Full Table Fund grant cycle? Join us for an informational webinar on Tuesday, October 20, at 1 p.m.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about the fund, get familiar with the grant cycle and ask questions!

Join us October 20 at 1 p.m. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XYdUipDNRZqC9jt2cg02Yw #/registration

We look forward to connecting with you and answering your questions!

Learn more about the fund at arcf.org/fulltable.

10/14/2026

Over $39,000 invested in our community! 🍂

The Fayetteville Area Affiliate of Arkansas Community Foundation is excited to celebrate more than $39,000 in grants awarded through our 2026 Fall Giving Tree grant cycle!

These grants will support local nonprofits working to meet important needs across our community, from food insecurity and early childhood literacy to physical activity, disability services, and more.

We're grateful for the thoughtful work of our local grants committee, and the incredible organizations making a difference in Northwest Arkansas.

Stay tuned as we feature this year's grant recipients!

10/01/2026

ATTENTION NONPROFITS!

We are now accepting applications for the Arkansas Full Table Fund Grant Cycle!

The Arkansas Full Table Fund supports solutions that help every Arkansan get the food they need. Deadline to apply is December 7.

Learn more and start your application online today by visiting: arcf.org/fulltable

09/30/2026

Little Rock colleagues check out this great opportunity to join statewide philanthropy work!

We are hiring an Affiliate Philanthropy Manager!

The Affiliate Philanthropy Manager serves as the primary liaison between the Philanthropy department and the Community Foundation affiliates, providing strategic philanthropic support to affiliate Executive Directors and affiliate Boards. This position helps affiliates advance philanthropic and fund development goals through tailored strategies, training, resources, and connections to State office expertise, with particular attention to smaller affiliates.

Click here to read the full job description: arcf.org/jobs

09/25/2026

Happy Dolly Day! 📚

Arkansas Community Foundation has awarded $60,000 to Arkansas Imagination Library to start a long-term fund for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Benton and Washington counties.

The fund will help cover the cost of books mailed to local children each month and support efforts to reach more families.

Arkansas Imagination Library has received a grant from the Arkansas Community Foundation to establish a fund supporting Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

09/25/2026

An exciting day for Arkansas! Today Arkansas Community Foundation announced the new Arkansas Full Table Fund.

Anchored by a $10 million grant from the Walmart Foundation, with additional funding from Tyson Foods and Cargill, this statewide effort will support solutions to food insecurity.

Arkansas nonprofits can apply for grants beginning October 1. Learn more at https://arcf.org/fulltable.

09/23/2026

A familiar face to many of you here in Northwest Arkansas has a new role! Please join us in congratulating Jody Dilday on becoming Interim Chief Development Officer at Arkansas Community Foundation. 💚

We’re grateful for the relationships Jody has built in our community and excited to see her take on this role. Congratulations to Jody and all the team members featured in the post below!

Over the last few months, we’ve welcomed some new faces and celebrated some exciting new roles here at Arkansas Community Foundation!

Meet some of the team members who have joined us:

🟢Sydney Bowman, Digital Media Producer
🟢MiChelle Moore, Philanthropy Assistant
🟢Jenna Means, Program Assistant

And a few familiar faces who have taken on new roles:

🟢Jody Dilday, Interim Chief Development Officer
🟢Lesley Roberts, Senior Philanthropy Director
🟢Bethany Hilkert, Senior Stewardship Director

We’re excited about the experience, energy and expertise each of these team members brings to the Arkansas Community Foundation!

Learn more about our staff here>> https://www.arcf.org/about/staff/

09/21/2026

We held our September board meeting last week! One important role of our board members is helping us steward and celebrate our incredible fundholders. We took time during the meeting to write personal letters expressing our gratitude and sharing how their generosity continues to make a difference in our community.

Want to learn more about making an impact through giving with Arkansas Community Foundation? Visit our website: https://www.arcf.org/open-a-fund/ or reach out to us at [email protected].

09/11/2026

Our Philanthropy Club recently had the opportunity to learn about The Conservation Fund’s new Farms Fund initiative in Arkansas!

The program protects at-risk farmland and creates affordable pathways to ownership for local farmers. We were especially excited to learn about the first Northwest Arkansas farmer joining the program—Kings River Produce in Berryville. Through this partnership, the farm will remain permanently protected for agricultural use while giving farmer, Jacob Rowell, a pathway toward ownership.

We’re grateful for the chance to learn about this innovative approach to preserving farmland, strengthening our local food system and investing in the next generation of Arkansas farmers.

Learn more about the Farms Fund and Kings River Produce:

The Conservation Fund's Farms Fund has permanently protected its first Northwest Arkansas farmland, giving a new-generation farmer an affordable path to ownership and fresh produce to the community.