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The 2023 YMCA Staff Development Day proved transformative for our educators, embodying a culture of growth and collaboration. This annual event, attended by over 225 teachers, not only reaffirms the YMCA’s commitment to professional development but also provides a vital platform for connection, learning and insight-sharing. The subjects included child temperament, play-based curriculum, goal setting […]

WHBY interview with United Way’s  Peter Kelly and Community Foundation’s Curt Detjen.

Today kicks off Community Foundation Week, and it’s a great opportunity for us to let people in the Fox Valley know what we do. At a time of deep political divides in our nation, we want to share how community foundations serve a greater purpose in bringing people and communities together around common values that […]

The new free publication Appleton Monthly features Community Foundation President and CEO Curt Detjen in its December edition, giving him an opportunity to discuss what the Foundation does and why it works so well in this community. From the $5,000 check from Walter L. Rugland that acted as seed money 30 years ago, to the […]

By Amy Gosz Director of Programming and Community Engagement Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Throughout history people have used the arts to promote understanding and inspire change when faced with challenges that divide us. In February, a visiting troupe at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center will seek to encourage dialogue about race and diversity. […]

Photo above: Fox Valley Literacy The David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region (Nelson Family Fund) awarded 22 grants totaling over $2,500,000, giving nonprofits and local municipalities a much-needed financial boost.  The Nelsons, who lived in De Pere, made provisions during their lifetimes for a […]

With the support of a grant from the Jim and Mary Grist Fund for Waupaca, a fund within the Waupaca Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Dayton Community Connection Inc. is restoring the Lyman Dayton Trail in the Town of Dayton.    The restoration project is revitalizing a […]

The Community Foundation has more than $1 million in scholarship money available to students from 60 schools in the region, and the application deadlines are drawing near. Many scholarship applications are due by March 1. The Community Foundation’s scholarship webpage lists 200 scholarships available to students by school. Most are for graduating seniors, but there also […]

As you start receiving holiday and year-end giving appeals from your favorite nonprofit organizations, here are a few charitable giving tips: We’re here to support you! Share your stories and charitable interests with us and let us help you find the right fit for your giving. We can provide knowledge of current community needs, recommend […]

As we approach the end of the year, we’re entering what many call the “giving season,” when gifts to charitable organizations increase. But besides the time of year, what really motivates donors to give? Giving trends may shift in our ever-changing landscape, but the needs in our communities remain the same. That is why planned […]

The Brillion community is no stranger to getting things done. When an opportunity for improvement or a problem needs solving, the community acts. It’s that determination and drive that inspired Bob & Pat Endries to give $500,000 to the Brillion Area Community Endowment Fund – a match gift that inspires others to join them in […]

Dick and Terri Auchter make gifts of appreciated stock a key part of their charitable giving, using the Community Foundation to help them do it. “I tend to give almost all of my gifts to the Foundation in stock,” Dick, a former Board and Executive Committee member, said. The reasons, he summarizes as “taxes and […]