The Commons in Conversation with Stephen Heintz and Katie Loudin

As federal Washington burns with division, some grant makers are trying to repair the country’s social fabric by strengthening communities. The Chronicle of Philanthropy's senior editor Drew Lindsay joined Rockefeller Brothers Fund president Stephen Heintz and Katie Loudin of the West Virginia Community Development Hub for a discussion of the year-old Trust for Civic Life, a philanthropic collaborative tackling America’s crisis of polarization through homegrown initiatives.

Heintz and Loudin share how their work bridging federal funding with philanthropy has resulted in stronger rural communities in West Virginia and beyond, and how the threats to federal funding are impacting rural communities like those Loudin supports in Appalachia.

The Commons in Conversation is a series of exclusive, one-on-one conversations with national and local leaders working to strengthen a fractured America, sharing ideas and promising solutions and how the philanthropic world — from major philanthropists to everyday nonprofit leaders — can contribute.

Watch the full video below, and read more at The Chronicle of Philanthropy.