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Shawano Area Community Foundation celebrates 2023 year of giving

Posted on Jul 15, 2024, by

Our Shawano Area Community Foundation affiliate partner recently released its 2023 Community Report celebrating charitable giving that’s making a lasting impact. In 2023, the Foundation awarded $428,870 in grants to 102 nonprofit organizations. This total includes $37,000 in grants from its Shawano Area Fund to 17 local nonprofits serving the Shawano area. Bridge the Gap‘s one-to-one […]

Celebrating Disability Pride Month: Empowering Healthy Relationships and Sexual Health for Women with Disabilities

Posted on Jul 12, 2024, by

July is Disability Pride Month, a time dedicated to honoring the achievements, history, and struggles of the disability community. This month is not just about celebrating diversity, but also about fostering a deeper understanding and awareness of the issues faced by disabled people.   Women with disabilities often face a double bind of discrimination due to […]

Clintonville Area Foundation highlights annual community impact

Posted on Jul 9, 2024, by

Our Clintonville Area Foundation affiliate partner awarded $50,071 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations in 2023, as highlighted in its recently released 2023 Community Report. The Foundation also awarded 14 scholarships totaling $15,616 to help local students further their education. After receiving $144,904 in contributions last year, its assets increased to $1,382,030. The report includes […]

Creating a Sustainability Mindset though Financial Leadership

Posted on Jul 8, 2024, by

Every nonprofit organization is guaranteed to have a few things in common.   Their nonprofit tax-exempt status.  They all have a mission that centers on the work that they do.   They all need or have budgets.   At the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (NPLI), we’ve always integrated financial education into many of our programs, including our year-long Leadership […]

Waupaca Area Community Foundation continues making a difference

Posted on Jun 27, 2024, by

Our Waupaca Area Community Foundation affiliate partner celebrated its 20th year of improving the quality of life in Waupaca area communities last year, and its recently released 2023 Community Report highlights examples of its impact. Last year 15 scholarship awards totaling $108,000 helped area students further their education. Grants of $748,937 were given to 50 […]

Kimberly Loop the Locks New Trail Segment

Posted on Jun 26, 2024, by

The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region’s tagline Together, we flourish. is an appropriate theme of the Loop the Locks trail network.  June 5, 2024, marked the official ribbon cutting celebration of this regionally connecting loop system. Individually, the communities of Appleton, Combined Locks, Kaukauna, Kimberly, and Little Chute have expanded trails during the […]

New Community Fund Milestone Reached in New London

Posted on Jun 25, 2024, by

An effort to create a permanent source of funding for community needs in New London has reached its first fundraising milestone of $200,000 contributed by 71 donors. For two years, Joe Van Alstine and Lori Dehlinger Van Alstine have been connecting with community leaders, businesses, organizations and individuals to raise awareness and support of their […]