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Teams of volunteers create new living spaces for Pillars’ nationally recognized Single Room Occupancy (SRO) program, thanks to generous donors in the Fox Cities. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago awarded one of its “Community First Awards” to Pillars of Appleton, one of three nonprofits receiving the annual award. By Lisa Strandberg, Community Engagement […]

It wasn’t too long ago that my perspective of the Community Foundation reflected the general public’s.  What I knew about the Community Foundation was it was a very well respected place.  I knew the staff worked with some wealthy individuals and companies, and they had a robust grant-making program.  Three months in, I can say […]

By Austin Dyer adyer@cffoxvalley.org Hello everyone! My name is Austin Dyer and I am spending the summer as an intern here at the Community Foundation. I was born and raised on a ranch in Loveland, CO (a city located on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains). I am currently a rising senior at Cornell College, where […]

The Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region Team: Jen Peeters, Julie Keller, and Amanda Louden. March is a time for celebration! It’s a time when we honor and recognize the many achievements of women during Women’s History Month. And today, on International Women’s Day (March 8), we collectively celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and […]

The Fox Valley lost a true mover and shaker with the Oct. 31 passing of Joyce Bytof. That’s how I knew her from a distance through the years. An interview in May gave me a closer experience with this extraordinary woman. I saw beyond the successful businesswoman to an individual who was convinced her will […]

Attendees ham it up at last year’s Celebrating Volunteers annual gala event! The 2020 Celebrating Volunteers awardees have been selected! Each year we celebrate the people in the Fox Valley who go above and beyond to help make the community a better place with their gifts of time. Volunteer awards in six categories will be […]

We’re pleased to introduce our new Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) Fund Evaluation Group (FEG) Investment Advisors. As of March 1, 2020, the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region’s investment strategy is managed by FEG, whose advisors are working with our volunteer investment committee members, who are local experts in investment and finance.  With […]

By Kathryn Mawer, CFA, CAIA Vice President / OCIO Advisor, FEG Investment Advisors What was your impression of 2020? I don’t know about you, but it seemed to me like “rolling with the punches” was the tagline for the entire year! Amid several critical macro-related events—hostile oil negotiations, the impact of COVID-19 on the global […]

By Emily Pappin Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region A $4,352 grant through the Chilton Area Community Foundation is bringing exciting changes to art classes at Chilton Middle School. Chilton art teacher Brittni Nelson will introduce 10 iPads, complete with cases and a charging station, into her classroom this fall, as a way for […]

This week I, along with several of my colleagues, had the opportunity to represent the Community Foundation at the Council on Foundations’ Fall Conference for Community Foundations in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to learning about the current landscape of community philanthropy and hearing from dynamic speakers, we were also celebrating a birthday. Actually a big […]

Eat turkey leftovers. Check. Score Black Friday deals. Check. Shop Cyber Monday bargains. Check. On today’s to-do list: Join a global day of giving to encourage philanthropy and celebrate generosity. #Giving Tuesday has been happening on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving since 2012 to begin the holiday giving season and inspire people to take action to […]

The Fox Valley has lost a generation, its greatest generation. Not five months after the passing of construction giant O.C. Boldt, we lose Dr. John Mielke, a retired cardiologist who gave us his heart. Dr. Mielke died Wednesday morning. He once said he didn’t believe people should retire, but rather retire into something. The list […]