The Community Foundation of Sarasota County has promoted two internal team members to key leadership roles that help guide its community impact strategy and nonprofit partnerships. Kirsten Russell has been appointed Vice President of Community Impact. Abigail Oakes has been promoted to Director of Community Impact.

Russell has supported and guided the foundation’s two-generation focus on investing in families for the past five years. In this expanded role, he will assess community needs and determine high impact initiatives to strategically lead the foundation’s initiatives. Oakes previously served as Manager of Nonprofit Services, leading efforts supporting transparency in charitable giving through The Giving Partner and The Giving Challenge. She will also refine systems to better serve the foundation’s nonprofit partners, both through grants and connecting data across sectors to guide investment resources.

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