Month: November 2019

Giving appreciated stock gifts is a great way to strengthen your community and impact lives now and forever. The Community Foundation’s quick and easy electronic gift processing system allows donors like Greg and Julie Pawlak to transfer gifts of appreciated stock without delay. “We can give stocks at their highest valuation within about 10 minutes,” […]

By Curt Detjen, President and CEO, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region We are busily setting the table for Thanksgiving and for a busy December here at the Community Foundation. We’ll share many wonderful stories of giving from our donors, nonprofits and partners in the weeks ahead, along with giving opportunities throughout the Fox […]

By Jon Meyers, Shawano Area Community Foundation Board Chair Legacy means many different things to different people. The one continuous thread is passion. Most people want to be remembered in a way that aligns with their own passions. As the chairman of the Shawano Area Community Foundation (SACF), it has been my privilege to bear […]

A grant from the Zion United Methodist Fund within the Brillion Area Family of Funds helped contribute to the cost of citizenship for a new pastor, Pastor Sang You and his wife, Chun Young (Grace) Kim, to Zion United Methodist Church in Forest Junction, Wis. “I’m from Forest Junction, Wisconsin!” By Pastor Sang You On […]

Established in 2001, the Chilton Area Community Foundation’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for the people of the greater Chilton area. By Derek McDermott, Board Chair As a geographic affiliate of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, the Chilton Area Community Foundation continues to help and support philanthropy in our […]

L to R: Our own Jen Peeters, Tammy Geenen, Carolyn Desrosiers, Megan Mulholland and Dave Horst at the National Philanthropy Day event in Neenah, sponsored in part by the Community Foundation. Today is National Philanthropy Day, which provides an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of giving and all that it has made possible. Specifically, […]

Voices of Men event in 2018. This year’s Call to Action on November 21 is supported by grants from the Bright Idea Fund, the Women’s Fund and an anonymous fund, all within the Community Foundation. By Alex Hummel, Voices of Men Leadership Team After 10 transformative years, the Calls to Action continue. They must. On […]

Brillion Board of Directors. Front Row (l-r): Carla Buboltz, Co-Chair; Audrey Buboltz; and Sarah Pielhop, Co-Chair Back (l-r): Larry Dietz, John School, George Petrie, Don Mathiebe, Treasurer; Dennis Miller and Earl Herring. Absent: Steve Klessig, Vice Chair; Steve Meyer, Secretary; Doug Buboltz, Carrie Dieter and Beth Wenzel. The Brillion Area Family of Funds has launched […]

Apricity is a nonprofit organization that provides men and women in recovery with residential treatment and ongoing recovery support services. (Photo courtesy of Apricity). By Laurie Lewis, Development Director, Apricity Mana is a Hawaiian name which means “positive life energy.” It’s also the name of the peer-run home that is part of Apricity’s sober living […]

Nonprofit Leadership Initiative’s Board Connect events help community members interested in volunteering at a leadership level connect with nonprofits that have opportunities to serve. Kristin Cates attended several Board Connect events and shares her experience. By Kristin Cates, Marketing Coordinator, PALS Program Ever since attending the first Board Connect event, I’ve found more and more […]

The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region is nearly doubling its current offices to better respond to the needs of donors and nonprofit organizations. The Community Foundation, which employs 26, will add almost 10,000 square feet currently occupied by Community Care Inc. The Community Foundation also includes the Women’s Fund and Nonprofit Leadership Initiative, […]

In times of natural disasters, community foundations are a great resource and convenor for helping those impacted. The California Community Foundation is sharing several ways that folks can help support communities ravaged by multiple wildfires, which are threatening neighborhoods and forcing people to leave their homes: “This year follows one of Southern California’s largest and […]