Participating in the 2020 US Census is easy, safe and important! The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, United Way Fox Cities, and Appleton Public Library are partnering to support local nonprofits and community organizations in advance of the beginning of the US Census in March 2020. NEW: Apply for a 2020 Census Mini […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/grants-scholarships/grants/census-2020/
Voices of Men event in 2018. This year’s Call to Action on November 21 is supported by grants from the Bright Idea Fund, the Women’s Fund and an anonymous fund, all within the Community Foundation. By Alex Hummel, Voices of Men Leadership Team After 10 transformative years, the Calls to Action continue. They must. On […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2019/11/12/voices-of-men-hosts-its-10th-annual-call-to-action-event/
O.C. Boldt clearly was an incredibly influential community leader, but he also was still the common construction worker who took over the modest family construction business in 1950. His last trip through the city he loved demonstrated that. He was one of the founders of the Community Foundation and a valuable and dependable friend to […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/06/19/oc-boldt-took-final-ride-like-a-construction-guy/
Love doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t pick and choose. Love isn’t pro this or pro that, but proactive and protective. When there’s so much to fight against, love fights for. When others flee, love runs toward. And when darkness prevails, love remembers its strength. For 156 years, The Salvation Army has loved all who feel lost. […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2022/11/29/salvation-army-fox-cities-loves-beyond-christmas/
When the latest chapter in the story of the JumpStart program’s Garage for Good was written May 13, it was a surprise ending for only three people — the staff of the nonprofit automotive repair garage that benefits domestic abuse survivors working with Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs in Appleton and the Christine Ann Domestic […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2018/05/16/garage-for-good-gets-better-with-new-location-in-neenah/
While the tables at the Red Lion Hotel Paper Valley in Appleton will be empty this year, the virtual tables at this year’s Women’s Luncheon will be full! By Julie Keller, Executive Director, Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region The Women’s Fund for the Fox Valley Region is excited to celebrate the 20th annual […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2020/08/26/womens-fund-to-celebrate-20th-annual-luncheon-virtually/
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 […]
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Competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. That’s what the Boys & Girls Club of Shawano instills in children who don’t have access to a stable, positive after-school environment. In the era of virtual learning, the need might look different, but the mission is still as critical as ever. “For the children who come to Club multiple […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2021/04/05/generosity-impacts-shawano-childrens-lives/
Cyber shopping this holiday season? Shoppers who do their gift gathering online have a great opportunity to benefit our communities in the Fox Valley. Amazon has a program called Amazon Smile that donates 0.5% of the price of all eligible Amazon Smile purchases to the charitable organization of the shopper’s choice. One of those choices […]
https://www.cffoxvalley.org/loop/2018/11/23/shopping-amazon-donates-to-the-community-foundation/