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The Leadership Institute is a year-long series of seminars led by experts in their competencies and enhanced with peer-facilitated discussion groups for new executive directors or those in the pipeline. Topics cover management, board governance, marketing, fundraising, operational excellence and much more. Graduates receive a Nonprofit Management Certificate from Fox Valley Technical College and NPLI. […]

Mentors give us wings! January is National Mentoring Month, celebrating the positive effect it can have while encouraging individuals to mentor. Several members of the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors shared how mentoring has impacted them, including Michelle Schuler, pictured above. David Gross, SECURA “Mentoring has been so important to me throughout my life. From […]

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 […]

The Chilton Area Community Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year! Here is a guest Loop article from a local nonprofit making a huge impact thanks to Chilton’s incredible generosity. By Greg Logemann, Executive Director/CEO, New Hope Center The Chilton Area Community Foundation has been instrumental in helping New Hope Center over the last […]

By Louise Marum, Naturalist Supervisor, Ledge View Nature Center Ledge View Nature Center is a 105 acre park and interpretive center that is part of the Calumet County Parks system. While the park is most famous for the caves, visitors can also enjoy an educational interpretive center, 3 miles of hiking trails, a 60-foot observation […]

Imagine your family starting life over in a new country where everything from the education to the language to the food and the people are different. In this episode, we continue our conversation about the challenges of people resettling here in the Fox Valley from other countries, a timely topic as we welcome our newest […]

During 2021, your Community Foundation’s board and staff members have been deeply involved in two consultant-led planning efforts including the creation of a new strategic direction that will guide our work into the future and a diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism assessment. Here are some insights into what we learned, what we envision, and actions […]

Hello! My name is Amanda Barth, and I have officially joined Nonprofit Leadership Initiative (NPLI) as their administrative associate. I earned my Administrative Associate degree from Fox Valley Technical College. Before graduating, I was fortunate enough to intern for NPLI, where I stayed for about 1.5 years, and now I am back! NPLI has offered […]

Snow is falling, it’s getting colder, and your mailbox is full of year-end appeals from your favorite charities.  As you gear up for another busy holiday season, here are some charitable giving tips to consider: We are here for you! Share your stories and passions with us and let us help you find the right […]

In this episode we cover the resettlement of people from Afghanistan seeking refuge and starting a new life in our communities. It’s difficult for us to imagine the trauma these newcomers had to experience in their country, and they didn’t plan on being uprooted and evacuated to the U.S. Now, the first of many have come here, and more are coming.  Here’s […]