Grand Victoria Foundation
Tasasha Henderson is an experienced professional currently serving as the Special Assistant to the President at Grand Victoria Foundation since January 2020. In addition to this role, Tasasha has been a Volunteer Co-Organizer for Love & Protect since January 2014, focusing on awareness and fundraising for incarcerated survivors of violence. Prior positions include Manager of Foundation & Corporate Giving at Umoja Student Development Corporation, where portfolio management and fundraising strategy development were key responsibilities, and Assistant Development Director at Connections for Abused Women and their Children, successfully securing over $600,000 in funding. Tasasha also has experience as a Research & Grants Coordinator at Heartland Alliance and a Grant Writer at Heartland Health Outreach, Inc. and A Safe Haven Foundation, with a proven track record in grant acquisition. Tasasha holds a Master's Degree in Public Service Management from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Radio, TV, and Film from Indiana State University, along with being a StartingBloc Social Innovation Fellow in 2019.
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Grand Victoria Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation was established in 1996 by the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin. Its mission is to empower communities to ensure Illinois is a great place to live and work. We envision a strong, livable, and equitable Illinois where every resident has an opportunity to thrive. Our grantmaking encourages systems change. We define this as work that improves conditions that hold social and economic problems in place. Our work celebrates the role of nonprofits in pursuing ideas and solutions with communities to improve the quality of life in Illinois. Our grantmaking is organized into five program areas – Economy, Education, Elgin, Engagement, and Environment. We partner with organizations working to achieve equitable outcomes that reduce disparities. Results that partners might realize are: -Improved policies or practices -Increased access to resources for people and communities of most need -Relationships that include viewpoints of people with diverse perspectives -Sharing and shifting of power to promote and achieve equity -Improved capacity and effectiveness to carry out systems change