The Loop

I discovered several more reasons to feel confident about the future. What I found were some well-grounded, caring young men sharing their thoughts and convictions about what they can do to change society’s often stereotyped views about women and girls. The voices were those of young men ages 14 and 15.

Excitement is in the air at the Community Foundation. No, not because it’s National Running Day or National Gingerbread Day (seriously?), but today (drumroll) …we start our new blog! Ta da!

An interview with Insight Magazine recently gave me a reason to reflect back on my first 10 years as president/CEO of the Community Foundation. I found that what has been most important to our success was not what happened in those 10 years, but in what has defined our community from the beginning.

Summer is near, which gives many of us a chance to catch our breath and reflect a bit on our work, and maybe get some answers to questions that have come up during the year.

Your client wants to make a gift to Rotary … or Disabled Veterans … or Whitetails Unlimited – but how do you know if the gift will be tax-deductible?  

Speaking at this year’s Fox Cities Book Festival, author Richard Louv said you shouldn’t wait for government, or even foundations, to arrange programs that expose your kids to nature. You have that power.

How do you fill out an employment history when you’ve spent the past 10 years in prison? Or explain a spotty job record caused by drug addiction? A job training program at Riverview Gardens has been the answer for some. About 30 adults and 15 high school students have gotten training in job and workplace […]

Sarah Schmidt says the Community Foundation is so familiar, it’s almost like a part of her family. That’s why she and her partner, Julie Matthei, feel very comfortable leaving a significant portion of their estates to a family foundation established within the Foundation.“We both recognize the significant skill and experience the Foundation brings to our […]

Rebecca Skowronski was a typical high school sophomore, her days filled with studying, athletics and friends, when her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis turned everything upside-down. “At the time I hadn’t really heard too much about cancer, at least not anyone that I was close to, especially a family member,” Rebecca said. Her mom had surgery […]

Curt Detjen has been the Community Foundation’s President and CEO since 2003. A product of Combined Locks,  Curt went on to earn degrees at St. Norbert College and Notre Dame University. After working in business consulting and as Appleton’s Community Development Director, he found in the Community Foundation the most effective way for him to […]