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It’s Amazon Prime Day, and if you’re an avid online shopper, you can use our Community Foundation Amazon Smile link. It’s a great opportunity to benefit our communities in the Fox Valley. The Amazon Smile program donates 0.5% of the price of all eligible Amazon Smile purchases to the charitable organization of the shopper’s choice. […]

For professional advisors in the Fox Valley region, helping clients achieve their charitable giving goals just got a little easier. The Community Foundation is providing several new avenues to give advisors, legal consultants, estate planners and other financial advisors the tools and resources they need. A new website portal launched last week allows advisors to […]

Appleton professional advisor Paul Bonikowske has encouraged his clients to explore charitable giving options and create funds within the Community Foundation. The Community Foundation has enjoyed longtime partnerships with legal and financial advisors across the Fox Valley. This year we launched new online resources to help professional advisors tailor a gift or a charitable fund […]

In the Waupaca and surrounding school districts, 40 percent of students qualify for free or reduced lunches.  So great is the need for nutritious food that the Waupaca Area Community Foundation is stepping in to stave off hunger. A $7,500 grant from WACF is funding Project Backpack, a program run by the Shepherd of the […]

By Kathryn Mawer, CFA, CAIA Vice President / OCIO Advisor, FEG Investment Advisors In the past inflation was expected to be approximately at the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2%. And since the early 1980s, we have been close to that. But in October 2021, the consumer price index (CPI) leapt to 6.2%. The move […]

For the first time in history, there are five generations over the age of 21. This generational diversity has a tremendous impact on all areas of our culture, including family philanthropy. An organization called 21/64 created a Generation Impact training course for families with foundations, community foundations, and wealth and philanthropy advisors to help multiple […]

Neenah and Menasha elementary students will have a piece of hometown history in their hands for the 2018-19 school year. With the help of a $10,000 Bright Idea Fund grant from the Community Foundation, Wisconsin Public Television was able to create educational, multimedia resources that complement the Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Neenah-Menasha documentary. The materials include a […]

When we learn that there’s an opportunity to improve our community, what is our obligation to act? For the past six months, I’ve been learning and gathering input about how folks in the Fox Cities feel about the outdoors through interviews, focus groups, and a survey. I’m now convinced that the Fox Cities have a […]

Pictured is the LAST surviving Duluth-style Life Saving Station on the Great Lakes. Due to the threat of COVID-19, the Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands delayed the restoration of two range lights on Plum Island to be funded in part by a $200,000 grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within […]

Job training that includes behavioral health is one of many ways Rawhide helps to heal and support the youth they serve. Often, the kids who need help the most are denied community programs because of their past. They may not get the support they need to learn career skills or receive technical training — leading […]

There is a good chance you know someone who has autism or is caring for an autistic child or adult.  The latest analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 68 children has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The term “spectrum” means there are a wide range of symptoms and levels […]

Last Friday was a big day for us at the Community Foundation and for the Fox Valley. Several of our charitable funds made it possible for us to offer a dollar-for-dollar match up to $50,000 for the Salvation Army – Fox Cities’ Match Day December 1, and once again we exceeded that amount!   YOU DID […]