Spotlight
A monthly podcast shining a light on philanthropy in Topeka and Shawnee County. Follow and watch on Youtube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.
Hosted by Marsha Pope, President, Topeka Community Foundation.
Episodes
Episode 1 | House to Home: Impact Investing with Topeka Habitat for HumanityFoundation President Marsha Pope sits down with Janice Watkins, CEO of Topeka Habitat for Humanity, to talk about an innovative program made possible by TCF’s Impact Investing program.
Release Date: April 1, 2026.
Episode 2 | The Power of Partnerships: Be Filled of South Topeka 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.
Release Date: May 1, 2026
Episode 3 | Intergenerational Care: Heritage HomeFoundation President Marsha Pope and Keith Warta, Chair of the Local Impact Investing Committee, chat with Erin Steele about a unique care home + childcare center located in Alma, KS.
Release Date: June 1, 2026.
Video & Audio Production by John Burns, Burns Productions
Episode 4 | Social Entrepreneurship: The Community Innovation ChallengeMarsha Pope is joined by Dr. David Price, Business Marketing Professor, and Emily Harmon, 2025 winner of the Brenneman School of Business Community Innovation Challenge, in which students pitch business ideas that focus on solving social issues.
Release Date: July 1, 2026