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Photo caption: Wesley Hunting with Hunting Studio Glass, Riley Seib, the Museum’s Glass Studio and Program Manager, and Taylor Moeller-Roy, the Museum’s Glass Studio Manager.  By Amy Moorefield, Executive Director, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass  Ranked in the top five glass museums in the country, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah provides extraordinary glass experiences to […]

An exhibit presented by the History Museum at the Castle in downtown Appleton that received support from the Community Foundation has been selected for two substantial awards. “Asylum: Out of the Shadows” received the Wisconsin Historical Society’s 2017 Exhibit Award, as well as the 2017 Award of Merit from the Leadership in History Awards Committee […]

The Fox Valley Symphony will repeat its successful experiment of adding graphics to music to help its audience understand the composition, this year combining it with a project involving about 1,000 Appleton Area School District students. For Big Arts in the Little Apple, the students produced artwork to illustrate the score to Route 66 by […]

When the latest chapter in the story of the JumpStart program’s Garage for Good was written May 13, it was a surprise ending for only three people — the staff of the nonprofit automotive repair garage that benefits domestic abuse survivors working with Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs in Appleton and the Christine Ann Domestic […]

Hello! My name is Carolyn Desrosiers and I am thrilled to serve as the newest community engagement manager here at the Community Foundation. I am a week into the job and am learning so much about the astounding impact of the Community Foundation. The more I learn, the more excited I am to roll up […]

Three years ago, I was “the new kid in the cube” at the Community Foundation. Today marks my last day and with that a time for thoughtful reflection as I would ask of any grantee. When I first was asked about the executive director position at the J. J. Keller Foundation, I was cautious, simply […]

Juan “Mito” Kudaka believes history repeats itself, because he’s lived it. At age 17, his grandfather left Japan and relocated in Peru. Even though he was unable to speak Spanish, he succeeded enough to send his three children through college. Mito benefitted from that belief in education and was better prepared when he arrived in […]

It’s almost Halloween! While nonprofit leaders won’t be facing werewolves and witches, there are a few spooky things they face: The Invisible Line Item: The professional development line item seems to don an invisibility cloak too often, and it’s scary when nonprofit organizations don’t invest in themselves. Professional development has been shown to enhance job […]

Flexible seating options are now available to students at Chilton Middle School. With the help of a $2,000 grant from the Chilton Area Community Foundation, special education teacher Emily Bancroft was able to purchase a standing table, whiteboard table, various seating options and standing travel tables for her classroom. For many students with special needs, […]

Before Bob and Mary Karisny’s five grandchildren could start tearing apart their presents this past Christmas Day, they had some charitable business to attend to. This has been the routine at grandma and grandpa’s house for their two children, their spouses and the grandkids for the past 10 or so years. The Menasha couple’s Bob […]

Us 2 Behavioral Health Care, Inc. is an Appleton nonprofit whose mission is to advance health equity by removing barriers and creating an inclusive community where people can reach their full potential. Pictured: Sheng Lee Yang, MSW, LCSW, executive director, and Kou Yang, director of operations and finance By Kou Yang, director of operations and […]

As a new message of hope goes up in the form of a mural on the side of a garage at the Harbor House domestic abuse shelter, the person who financially made it possible knows the result will be art proving its power to uplift and empower people. Katherine Westover is supporting the project from […]