Growing up in the 1960s and 70s in Urbana, Ill., without an Asian American community, I struggled to grasp what the Chinese American part of my identity meant to me. We were children of Chinese Filipino immigrants, born when my father came to pursue his PhD in civil engineering. My family was close, but they […]
Irene Strohbeen (highlighted) and her 5th grade class. By Irene Strohbeen, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region volunteer Growing up in the 1960s and 70s in Urbana, Ill., without an Asian American community, I struggled to grasp what the Chinese American part of my identity meant to me. We were children of Chinese Filipino […]
U.S. Venture’s Greg Vandenberg is part of the Community Foundation’s grant team, collaborating to fund vital programs that help the most vulnerable individuals and families in our community
Looking to make a difference in the Fox Valley? Grant dollars from the Community Foundation’s Bright Idea Fund are helping United Way Fox Cities quickly mobilize an additional four to eight AmeriCorps members to serve the Fox Valley area by increasing the capacity of local nonprofit organizations engaged in COVID-19 pandemic response. AmeriCorps is a […]
N.E.W. Mental Health Connection, Inc. is conducting a study of youth suicide-related behaviors, thanks to grants totaling $10,000 from the Bright Idea Fund and the Joyce Hoerig Memorial Fund, both within the Community Foundation. The study will bring local youth and expert researchers together to better understand why 12-18-year-olds in our region attempt suicide at […]
Hello. My name is Lisa Lanphear and I am thrilled to have joined the Community Foundation as an administrative associate. My background in development crosses the country with experience with the United Way in Oak Ridge, Tenn., the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce in Alaska, a therapeutic riding academy in Loudon, Tenn., and CHAPS Academy in […]
Nineteen Fox Valley schools will send more than 300 freshmen to invest a day at the 2018 Teen Symposium in hopes that the payoff will be informed leaders who will leave their mark over the rest of their high school careers. The symposium will be held Feb. 12 at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in downtown […]
United Way staff members accepted the grant checks en masse. From left are Josh Kilgas, Peter Feldkamp, the Foundation’s Shelly Leadley, Sarah Wright, Tony Gonzalez, Andrew Konkel, Mary Wisnet, the Foundation’s Kathy Rechner, Lisa Smith and Rhonda Hannemann. Usually it’s the mail carrier that brings Community Foundation grant checks to nonprofit organizations, but this Friday […]
Registration is available now for a workshop that promises to provide a tool for nonprofits to achieve sustainability to better accomplish their missions. “Pursuing Nonprofit Sustainability: Using the Matrix Map to Make Strategic Decisions” is designed for nonprofit staff and board members. It starts 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Bridgewood Resort Hotel & Conference Center, […]
Maps — used properly — lead us to a desired destination. On Oct. 4, area nonprofit leaders will be taught how to use a matrix map to get their organizations to the financial viability they desire. “Pursuing Nonprofit Sustainability: Using the Matrix Map to Make Strategic Decisions” will begin with registration and continental breakfast at 8 […]
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