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WHBY Focus Fox Valley: Nonprofit Listening Sessions

Published on March 4, 2026

“How do we share the missions of these organizations that are doing incredible work across our community? Sharing those stories right now is so important.”

Hope Schaefer, MS, Executive Director of Nonprofit Leadership Initiative within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and Jenny Krikava, Director of Community Engagement at the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region joined Hayley Tenpas on Focus Fox Valley to talk about recent learnings and feedback we heard during our Nonprofit Listening Sessions.

The sessions included:

99 individuals across
79 nonprofits
+ 200 survey responses

Topics brought up during these listening sessions:

What do words like advocacy and capacity building mean to you?
Volunteers are an aging work force.
Training and skill building trends especially around burnout and board training.
Nonprofits hold a significant understanding of the community and hold a significant impact on our economy.

Listen to the segment, starting at minute 32

View the survey report

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