Mar 12, 2024
In the Business today, Juan Alanis sits down with Robert Burns, the Home Region Program Director for the Walton Family Foundation. The Walton Family Foundation is a family-lead philanthropic organization that focuses their attention on education, environmental conservation, and improving local communities in the home region of the Walton family, Northwest Arkansas, and the Arkansas- Mississippi Delta. Robert goes further into depth about the philanthropic efforts the Walton Family is passionate about, including promoting equity through means of education and financial security, and helping to build a more vibrant and inclusive economy for their local community. Tune in to learn more about the granting processes at the Walton Foundation, and listen as Robert gives the audience more insight into the Northwest Arkansas region as a whole.