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Shawano community benefits from $18,500 in grants

Posted on Jan 20, 2023, by Community Foundation

The Shawano Area Community Foundation has awarded $18,500 in grants through its annual competitive grant cycle to 11 nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of life in Shawano and the surrounding area! The grant money includes a gift of $2,500 to the Gresham School District for its accessible playground project and another $2,500 to SAM25 […]

Women’s Fund crucial for our community

Posted on Jan 17, 2023, by Julie Keller, Executive Director, Women's Fund

108 women. $1,000 each. Bold, brave women who over 27 years ago said things can be better for women and girls. And they made it happen. Historically, women have not been at the table or had the decision-making power to raise awareness and direct resources to issues and causes directly impacting them. Creating a women’s […]

Generous donors fund much needed infant care space

Posted on Jan 3, 2023, by Community Foundation

The need for child care in the Fox Valley has grown, and often the demand is higher than availability. Two grants from funds within the Community Foundation helped create space for infants at Lake Edge Learning Center in Neenah: The John and Sally Mielke Early Years Fund granted $5,000, and the Robert Dohr and Lilas […]

Waupaca boosts vocational skills training

Posted on Dec 29, 2022, by Community Foundation

Valley Packaging Inc. (VPI) is a community rehabilitation center offering a variety of human services and vocational skills training programs to individuals who experience disadvantages or have disabilities.  All of VPI’s programs are designed to support and guide individuals while they reach their own optimum level of independence in the community. With a $7,500 grant […]

A powerful gift of eCPR training from generous girls

Posted on Dec 22, 2022, by Julie Keller, Executive Director, Women's Fund

Lynn McLaughlin, founder of DandAlliance, LLC, has been through multiple grant interviews, but she says one with Girl-Powered Giving program participants was the one of the most in-depth. “The girls were all engaged and asking questions,” McLaughlin says. “It was wonderful to see what we were doing resonated with them.” Offered through the Women’s Fund […]

Indigenous history, culture at heart of Fox Cities Reads

Posted on Dec 15, 2022, by Community Foundation

In November, I was asked to reflect upon the 2022 Fox Cities Reads featuring indigenous author Tommy Orange and his book There, There. November was National Native American Heritage Month, as well as a very painful reminder of a dark chapter in our nation’s history. While many of us with European ancestry were busy overeating […]

December charitable tips to consider

Posted on Dec 8, 2022, by Megan Schuessler, Donor Services Manager

As you start receiving holiday and year-end giving appeals from your favorite nonprofit organizations, here are a few charitable giving tips: We’re here to support you! Share your stories and charitable interests with us and let us help you find the right fit for your giving. We can provide knowledge of current community needs, recommend […]

Salvation Army Fox Cities Loves Beyond Christmas

Posted on Nov 29, 2022, by Community Foundation

Love doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t pick and choose. Love isn’t pro this or pro that, but proactive and protective. When there’s so much to fight against, love fights for. When others flee, love runs toward. And when darkness prevails, love remembers its strength. For 156 years, The Salvation Army has loved all who feel lost. […]

Building for Kids thankful for 30 years of support

Posted on Nov 22, 2022, by Community Foundation

Thirty years ago, in November of 1992, the Building for Kids, Inc., originally called the Fox Cities Children’s Museum, opened its doors to the public for the first time. Located in the heart of downtown Appleton, the museum’s founders, Paula Meyer and Rochelle Lamm, sought to revitalize the downtown district while also providing kids and […]

Groundbreaking partnership keeps communities informed

Posted on Oct 27, 2022, by Community Foundation

A recent report from Northwestern University, “The State of Local News 2022,” painted an alarming picture of the loss of local journalism in communities across the United States, calling it a “crisis for our democracy and our society.” The annual study noted the country lost more than a quarter of its 2,500 newspapers since 2005 […]