Spotlight

In this episode, TCF President Marsha Pope is joined by Dr. David Price, Professor of Business Marketing at Washburn University, and Emily Harmon, 2025 winner of the Brenneman School of Business Community Innovation Challenge. The Topeka Community Foundation partnered with the business school to establish the challenge in 2023, providing students with an opportunity to pitch business ideas that fo...

There is a home in Alma, KS, that is innovating to solve two major challenges facing our region: quality long-term senior care and accessible childcare. Erin Steele sat down with Foundation President Marsha Pope to share stories from Heritage Home, an intergenerational care facility housing up to 24 seniors and a full-time childcare center. They are also joined by Keith Warter, Foundation Board Vi...

Foundation President Marsha Pope is joined by Jamie Jalil, Executive Director of Be Filled of South Topeka, to discuss the role of one nonprofit in one unique neighborhood. Jalil emphasizes the importance of building partnerships and capitalizing on the strengths of the people and organizations that call South Topeka home. What you'll learn: -All about Be Filled of South Topeka -How grants help no...

Topeka Community Foundation President Marsha Pope is joined by Janice Watkins, CEO of Topeka Habitat for Humanity, in the first episode of Spotlight. They sit down to discuss an innovative program, made possible by innovative funding through the Foundation's Impact Investing program.  What you'll learn: -All about Topeka Habitat's House to Home program. -How Contracts for Deed are different from m...

Get ready to join Marsha Pope, President of the Topeka Community Foundation, as she talks with the leaders, donors, and innovators who are making an impact in the Topeka region. Episode 1 of Spotlight will be released on April 1, 2026.