Category: In the News

 By Kim O’Brien, Executive Director, Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (NPLI) I am ready for my next adventure in my career!  After nearly seven years with the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (NPLI), I’ve decided the timing is right for me to step back and for the organization to move forward with the next leader.   I’ve been working closely […]

The pandemic pushed Kimberly Public Library to get creative in our mission to serve the community. We had to look for new ways to gather and connect patrons in safe and accessible ways. In the fall of 2021 and with funding from a grant from the Bright Idea fund within the Community Foundation (now called […]

There’s still time to take the Regional Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Survey. Nonprofits can participate in a northeast Wisconsin survey supported by the Community Foundation and other partners to give nonprofits access to free regional compensation and benefits data specific to nonprofits. The survey ends today. The survey gives nonprofit leaders one more gauge on […]

When it comes to workplace fairness, Equal Pay Day stands as a stark reminder of the persistent gender pay gap that continues. Observed annually, this day symbolizes the extra months and days into the next year that women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Beyond mere statistics, Equal Pay Day […]

Updates to an in-depth study of the quality of life in the Fox Cities provide a closer look at life here through the eyes of racial and ethnic minorities, poor families and the LGB community. The results show those groups face added challenges. Ten new data charts were added to the 2016 Fox Cities LIFE […]

Life-saving transformational gift to local hospitals provides much-needed ventilators By Megan Mulholland, Marketing Director, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region A donor with the Community Foundation has made a truly life-saving donation to area hospitals as they prepare to care for community members diagnosed with coronavirus. The anonymous donor gave more than $170,000 to […]

Thompson Center on Lourdes in Appleton is dedicated to the mental, physical and emotional well-being of adults over age 50 by offering more than 200 diverse programs and activities for this growing population in the Fox Valley. In 2023 Thompson Center received grants from 18 funds within the Community Foundation totaling $148,374 in support of […]

(WFRV)- It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to help donors make the best charitable choices when giving. In this segment, Michelle Weber, Chief Financial Officer of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, discusses her work with the foundation and explains what happens behind the scenes when donors make gifts or […]

(WFRV)- How do you truly determine the needs in a community? You look to trusted leaders like the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. In this segment, Megan Schuessler, vice president of donor services and gift planning, discusses how the community foundation identifies local needs. She breaks down the results of a recent survey […]

(WFRV)- The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region works tirelessly to identify and understand the most pressing needs in the community, and it provides donors with meaningful opportunities to help address those needs. In this segment, Lindsay Fenlon, the Vice President of Community Engagement for the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, shares […]

(WFRV)- Their mission is to strengthen our community for current and future generations by helping people make a difference in the lives of all. In this segment, Curt Detjen, President & CEO of The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, discusses what a community foundation is and the impact the organization has across the […]

(WFRV)- They are making charitable giving really count and connecting you to the community. In this segment, Megan Schuessler, Vice President of Donor Services and Gift Planning of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, discusses what the foundation does and why people choose to partner with it for charitable giving. She explains the […]