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Grants to help viewers dive to Door County shipwrecks

Photo credits: Wisconsin Historical Society In June 2020, members of PBS Wisconsin’s production team and the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Maritime Archeology department set out on the blustery waters of Door County’s infamous Death’s Door. Headed toward Washington Island, their intended destination was not the island itself but below the surface of the water. They were […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2021/10/28/grants-to-help-viewers-dive-to-door-county-shipwrecks/

Generous Gift Provides Another $6.24 million to Northeast Wisconsin Nonprofit Organizations

Thirty-two nonprofits throughout northeastern Wisconsin received a much-needed boost when the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region awarded more than $6.24 million in grants. The fund has provided over $21 million in grants since its creation four years ago. The Nelsons, who lived in […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2022/07/19/generous-gift-provides-another-624-million-to-northeast-wisconsin-nonprofit-organizations/

Fox Cities LIFE Study: Suicides increased in Wisconsin and locally 

According to the most recent data available in the Fox Cities LIFE Study, the suicide rate has increased in Wisconsin and across all three counties of the Fox Cities region. In 2018, the rate of death by suicide (completed suicides per 100,000 population) was higher than the rates in 2014 and 2016. The rate in Calumet County […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/08/12/fox-cities-life-study-suicides-increased-in-wisconsin-and-locally/

Northeast Wisconsin News Collaborative Gets Started with Support from Microsoft

Today the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and Greater Green Bay Community Foundation announce the formation of the NEW News Lab (Northeast Wisconsin News Lab), a new collaborative effort providing technology support, capacity building and additional funding to boost local journalism and newsrooms. It includes six news organizations: Fox Valley 365, The Post-Crescent, […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2021/05/25/northeast-wisconsin-news-collaborative-gets-started-with-support-from-microsoft/

Report shows Fox Valley gives

We have been eagerly awaiting the release of the latest “Wisconsin Gives Report” from the Donors Forum of Wisconsin, a Milwaukee-based industry group for grant makers on whose board I serve. It arrived this week and gives the Fox Cities plenty to feel good about. Outagamie is fourth among Wisconsin’s 72 counties in grants awarded, […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2014/11/07/report-shows-fox-valley-gives/

Report Shows Conservation Funding Down Even as Outdoor Recreation Rises

Written by Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts. Earth Day is April 22, 2023. Last month, the Wisconsin Policy Forum released an in-depth report on the importance of natural resources in Wisconsin and the state of conservation funding. Dive in and read the full report. Here are some key takeaways: Outdoor recreation is a […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2023/04/16/report-shows-conservation-funding-down-even-as-outdoor-recreation-rises/

Northeast Wisconsin celebrates philanthropy

The Association of Fundraising Professionals – Northeast Wisconsin Chapter is taking time out this morning to recognize the incredible contributions of philanthropy and the people who remain diligent in the philanthropic community. This year’s celebration is virtual! The 2020 National Philanthropy Day Awards Celebration honors outstanding philanthropists who shape our communities and give with a […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/11/18/northeast-wisconsin-celebrates-philanthropy/

Wisconsin’s Niagara Escarpment: It’s “Ledge-ndary”

By Eric W. Fowle, AICP, Founding Co-Chair, Niagara Escarpment Resource Network You’ve seen the scenic rock formations that make High Cliff State Park and other natural areas in Wisconsin special. But did you know that these rock ledges belong to a more than 1,000-mile-long international geologic feature that connects Eastern Wisconsin with the grandly iconic […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2021/11/11/wisconsins-niagara-escarpment-its-ledge-ndary/

Two Wisconsin authors link past and present at UW-Oshkosh

The public can join a discussion about inspiration native people take from one of Wisconsin’s greatest nature writers and hear one of its most popular contemporary writers as part of the 25th International Symposium for Society & Resource Management (ISSRM) at UW-Oshkosh this week. A free panel discussion will allow members of the public 8-10 […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2019/06/03/two-wisconsin-authors-link-past-and-present-at-uwo/

The opening of new opportunities at Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin

Community members gather to celebrate the newly formed Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin and the opening of its new facility in Neenah.  The Community Foundation assisted as convener in the merger of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Fox Valley Region and Best Friends of Neenah Menasha. The merger took effect Jan. […]

https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/02/13/the-opening-of-new-opportunities-at-big-brothers-big-sisters-of-east-central-wisconsin/