The Village, the Stamford-based office property and event venue, has launched The Village Community Foundation (TVCF), a nonprofit focused on community engagement through the encouragement of local economic and entrepreneurial opportunity.
TVCF has recruited Jon Winkel, formerly CEO of The Stamford Partnership, as its president. The new venture will tap into the network of Wheelhouse ”“ the media, marketing and investment venture founded and run by CEO and The Village Founder Brent Montgomery in partnership with talk show host Jimmy Kimmel ”“ and focus on three key verticals: education and opportunity; arts, culture and community; and economic and workforce development.
“The Village is the region”™s premier economic and cultural hub, but it”™s also so much more. In our ever more virtual and digital world, the need for human connection, and physical space for personal and professional growth, has never been greater or needed more urgently,” said Winkel. “With high-impact programming focused on helping those that need it the most, The Village Community Foundation is well positioned to deliver opportunity to our community and uplifting, transformative experiences.”
“The entire mission of The Village and Wheelhouse is to bring people together who might not have met otherwise because we believe everything great starts with great connections,” added Montgomery. “TVCF will largely focus on those who are the least exposed to meaningful opportunity and we will tap into that philosophy in a major way across The Village and Wheelhouse verticals.”
Photo: Jon Winkel
