Community Foundation for the Fox Valley RegionOctober, 2023 - Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

“Libraries in Bloom” cultivates a diverse library workforce

Posted on Oct 31, 2023, by Community Foundation

Libraries in Bloom (LIB) is a grassroots organization whose mission is to cultivate a diverse library workforce by providing professional pathways for young adults of color and elevate innovative and equitable library practices that serve communities more fully. A building block to their mission is their inclusive library apprenticeship initiative. The initiative provides selected young […]

Local painter focuses art on ‘harmony, wholeness and radiance’

Posted on Oct 26, 2023, by Community Foundation

A display of local art greets donors, nonprofit partners and community members when they enter the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. After the building was remodeled a few years ago, a wall serves as a rotating art display where local artists are invited to exhibit their work. The display and its prominence elevate […]

Healthy Teens: Sources of Strength

Posted on Oct 25, 2023, by Community Foundation

Do you know how our youth are doing, as far as mental health and wellness? How can we in the Fox Valley help our teens, and prevent the things that can lead to anxiety or even a crisis? The answers are complex, and challenging. There is no doubt our teens are in mental health crisis […]

New London Community Fund nears its $200,000 goal

Posted on Oct 24, 2023, by Community Foundation

Those behind the New London Community Fund, a permanent endowment within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region to support the New London area, have a big goal they want to reach — raising $200,000 before the end of 2023. To date, the fund has raised approximately $160,000 and has a $20,000 matching grant […]

Waupaca Area Community Foundation celebrates 20 years, awards 19 grants

Posted on Oct 19, 2023, by Community Foundation

The Waupaca Area Community Foundation started two decades ago with an idea Jack Rhodes brought with him from Ohio after he retired and moved to Waupaca. He had served for many years on a foundation board. He was talking to Dr. Roy Holly and wondered why Waupaca didn’t have one. They agreed it was a […]

‘Spooky’ things nonprofit leaders should watch out for

Posted on Oct 17, 2023, by Annette Look, NPLI Program and Communications Manager

It’s almost Halloween! While nonprofit leaders won’t be facing werewolves and witches, there are a few spooky things they face: The Invisible Line Item: The professional development line item seems to don an invisibility cloak too often, and it’s scary when nonprofit organizations don’t invest in themselves. Professional development has been shown to enhance job […]

Generous grant inspires youth robotics and technology teams

Posted on Oct 12, 2023, by Community Foundation

The support of the Waupaca Area Community Foundation, our regional affiliate partner, is helping to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers at the School District of Waupaca. Waupaca schools offer extracurricular robotics programming to students in grades 6-12 that few rural schools can rival. At Waupaca Middle School, students compete in the FIRST […]

Mental health: Tangible Solutions for the Fox Valley

Posted on Oct 11, 2023, by Community Foundation

The Northeast Wisconsin Mental Health Connection (The Connection) has shared a new report on recommendations to improve the mental health of adults in the Fox Valley. Raising the minimum wage; increasing walk-in services for mental health care; speeding up the state licensure approval process for new therapists; and adopting social connectedness strategies are among the […]

Foundations help local students with college costs

Posted on Oct 10, 2023, by Community Foundation

One way community foundations support their communities is by offering scholarships to local high school students. Two geographic affiliates with the Community Foundation recently featured students who received scholarships in their annual reports. The Clintonville Area Foundation awarded Jordan Lehman, a graduate of Clintonville High School, with two scholarships in 2022: A $2,500 Walter and […]

Rescuing Whispering Pines

Posted on Oct 5, 2023, by Community Foundation

Once a quirky private park open to the public, Whispering Pines (now part of Hartman Creek State Park) underwent a transformation led by the Friends of Hartman Creek Park and Waupaca Historical Society. Slowly and subtly, over 50 years, Whispering Pines fell into despair due to a lack of state funding. Much of the park […]

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