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Clintonville Foundation awards $10,850 in grants

Posted on Feb 22, 2024, by Community Foundation

The Clintonville Area Foundation distributed $10,850 to six area nonprofit organizations at its 2024 grant distribution last week at the Living Room Coffee Shop in Clintonville. The grants, which benefit a range of community causes, were awarded from various charitable funds within the foundation this year. Grants were awarded to: The Compassionate Connection Center: $2,000 […]

Embracing Art and Community: Trout Museum of Art’s Exciting Journey to a New Home

Posted on Feb 6, 2024, by Community Foundation

For over six decades, the Trout Museum of Art (TMA) has been a pillar in the visual arts, shaping cultural experiences and fostering creativity in the Fox Cities community. Now, as it begins a new journey, TMA is set to redefine its future with the construction of a new state-of-the-art facility and community space. TMA […]

Documentary’s impact felt a year later

Posted on Feb 1, 2024, by Community Foundation

A year ago in February 2023, I was packing my bags to head up to the Fox Valley Region to share my film, “The Exchange In White America: Kaukauna & King 50 Years Later,” with audiences in Kaukauna, Appleton, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Lawrence University and Fox Valley Technical College. I never expected to show the […]

Celebrating the value of mentorship

Posted on Jan 25, 2024, by Community Foundation

January is National Mentoring Month, and the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region is celebrating the positive effect mentors have on community members and our community overall. Many mentors, including Julie Keller, executive director of the Women’s Fund, said they get back just as much as they put into a relationship with their mentee. […]

Community Foundation supports Fox Cities NEA Big Read

Posted on Jan 23, 2024, by Community Foundation

The Fox Cities Book Festival is excited to bring renowned, best-selling author Patricia Engel to Appleton Friday, April 5th at 6:30 p.m., for a presentation that’s sure to unite the community and spark important conversations. The festival is grateful to the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region for a $2,500 Community Vision Fund grant […]

Community Vision Fund making a difference for Atlas Science Center

Posted on Jan 18, 2024, by Community Foundation

My name is Austin Hammond and I work as the development director at the Atlas Science Center (formerly the Paper Discovery Center). Last August, I started with Atlas and was excited to learn my role was made possible because of a grant from the Community Vision Fund within the Community Foundation. The Community Vision Fund […]

SAC Developmental Disabilities Fund makes a powerful impact

Posted on Jan 16, 2024, by Community Foundation

The SAC Developmental Disabilities Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region annually supports community organizations dedicated to improving the lives of people with developmental disabilities through education, independence, and social opportunities. The fund provided $24,500 in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations to support inclusive and accessible programs from equine therapy to installing […]

Heckrodt leader shares how NPLI enhanced his leadership skills

Posted on Jan 4, 2024, by Community Foundation

I’m honored to share with you the impact that Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (NPLI) has had on my personal journey in the nonprofit world. After working in mission-driven programming for over 12 years at Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, I knew I was ready for the next chapter of my leadership journey. Thankfully, NPLI’s Leadership Institute was there to […]

Local painter creates “a dance with the creative process”

Posted on Jan 2, 2024, by Community Foundation

A display of local art greets donors, nonprofit partners and community members when they enter the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. After the building was remodeled a few years ago, a wall serves as a rotating art display where local artists are invited to exhibit their work. The display and its prominence elevate […]

Calder Family’s Generosity will Live on

Posted on Dec 28, 2023, by Community Foundation

At age 90, Dick Calder still gave of his time and great knowledge of the Fox Valley to help efforts to improve the community. At his side was his wife, Christine. They married in 1955 and raised four children. In 1994, the couple established the Dick and Chris Calder Fund, an endowment fund within the […]

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