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Innovation in education often begins when someone is willing to do things differently.
David Blair, Executive Director of Orange County Schools Bright Futures Foundation, joins FutureCurrent to share how a foundation built to serve all 28 school districts in Orange County is acting as a catalyst for change. From the new Future Innovators Initiative with Hyundai to the creative classroom solutions that deserve to be spotlighted, the conversation explores what becomes possible when private philanthropy, public education, and community partners are aligned around the same vision.
David also reflects on his own path from professional opera singer to nonprofit leader, why he believes the answer should always come after the question, and how the foundation works alongside districts, schools, and local foundations rather than in place of them.
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Connect with David Blair
Orange County Schools Bright Futures Foundation: ocschoolsbff.org
About Our Guest:
David Blair serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the Orange County Schools Bright Futures Foundation. A product of Orange County’s public schools and now a parent raising the next generation in the same community, David brings a deeply personal connection to the Foundation’s mission, and more than 15 years of nonprofit leadership experience to carry it forward.
Before joining the Foundation, David spent over a decade serving youth across Orange County, building and strengthening partnerships with donors, educators, corporate sponsors, and civic leaders to expand college access, career readiness, and youth engagement programs reaching thousands of young people across multiple cities.
David’s commitment to community extends well beyond his professional roles. He is actively engaged in community and civic leadership through local chambers of commerce and serves on the boards of multiple organizations dedicated to bettering Orange County. He has completed both the Philanthropy Leadership Institute and the Developing Annual Sustainability program through Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
A classically trained vocalist and former opera singer, David brings the same creative energy and ability to connect with an audience to his work in philanthropy, whether he’s on a stage, in a boardroom, or standing beside the students and educators this Foundation was built to serve.
