Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region

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After 10 years, the call to action is more important than ever

Posted on Jan 16, 2020, by Amy Spreeman

As Voices of Men begins planning its 2020 event, treasurer Alex Hummel takes a look back at a decade of progress. Last year’s event was supported by grants from the Bright Idea Fund, the Women’s Fund and an anonymous fund, all within the Community Foundation. Contributed by Alex Hummel, Treasurer, Fox Valley Voices of Men […]

WHBY LIFE in Motion series receives Wisconsin Broadcasters Association award

Posted on Jul 2, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

The LIFE in Motion Radio series hosted by Josh Dukelow and Hayley Tenpas of radio station WHBY has received an award of excellence from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association. The series received second place in the category of Best Significant Community Impact. You can listen to a sample of the award-winning series online. Beginning in 2001, three nonprofit […]

What’s New for LIFE in the Fox Cities?

Posted on Mar 27, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

By Nanci Micke, vice president of marketing and communications, United Way Fox Cities Last week marked the release of 26 new data charts in the Fox Cities LIFE (Leading Indicators for Excellence) Study, funded by United Way Fox Cities, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and the Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce and Industry. […]

Imagine Fox Cities to help shape a living vision for the area

Posted on Mar 14, 2019, by Amy Spreeman

How do you define well-being in a community? Imagine Fox Cities is a new, inclusive community-wide initiative created to be more intentional about shaping the future of the Fox Cities to improve individual and collective well-being. Many communities define well-being differently but most include common threads of housing, safety, health care, lifelong learning and more. The initiative was […]

STAR program narrows grad gap in Fox Valley

Posted on Nov 6, 2018, by Amy Spreeman

The gap is real. Wisconsin was 41st nationally in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2017 ranking of equity in graduation rates, college success and other measures of child welfare. The gap in graduation rates between white students and African Americans in the Fox Valley is greater than Milwaukee’s. (More info here and here.) One of […]

Nonprofits agree: Agency fund management is a wise investment

Posted on Oct 18, 2018, by Amy Spreeman

One of the ways the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region strengthens the communities we serve is to help hundreds of charities and nonprofit agencies manage their funds. In other words, when organizations like Fox Valley Symphony, the Kaukauna Public Library, Rawhide, Navarino Nature Center, Community Clothes Closet, and even school systems and churches […]

A day to do something

Posted on May 17, 2018, by David Horst

The Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region, in partnership with the Community Foundation, is encouraging teens to do something charitable and is helping them figure out what their “thing” is. Up to 16 Fox Cities students from grades 8-10 will explore a range of charities for Do Something Day on June 12, 8 a.m. to […]

Foundation among 9 area nonprofits with top rating

Posted on Dec 4, 2017, by David Horst

A leading website for evaluating the impact of charitable giving has given its top rating to nine charities in the Fox Valley region, including the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. Charity Navigator gives a four-star rating — its highest — to the these nine local charities: Boys and Girls Club of the Fox […]

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