Who would you want around a strategy table to improve education in the Quad Cities? School district superintendents? Check! Business leaders? Check! College and university presidents? Check! Local funders? Check!
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I’m speaking for myself and probably a majority of the TGF team when I say that coming into this, I had no idea what an endowment was, I had never heard of half of the non-profit organizations that we visited this year, and I had absolutely no idea about all of the people in need within Henry County.
Read MoreThe community foundation, founded in 2002, will host the anniversary celebration from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Geneseo Country Club. The event is open to the public. For reservations, call 309-944-4438 or email gift@geneseogift.org.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation is pleased to welcome the Center for Alcohol & Drugs Services, Inc. (CADS) to our growing list of nonprofit organizations creating endowments at the Community Foundation!
Read MoreThe Quad Cities is one of 10 communities selected into the catalytic phase of the Target/United Way/Strive Learning Cohort to advance the work of Achieve Quad Cities.
Read MoreThis fall, over 100 Quad City parents participated in a series of “Parent Cafés”. A Parent Café offers a combination of knowledge and mutual support building related to the challenges of parenting.
Read MoreSenate Bill 1448 has passed out of the Senate Revenue Committee and is being considered by the full Senate!
Read MoreThe Illowa Partnership for Philanthropic Planning (IPPP) had a recent lunch and learn on Thursday, March 7th titled “Nonprofit Marketing Strategies for Philanthropic Success.”
Read MoreThe results are in! The Community Foundation and our Emerging Issues Committee are excited to announce the release of the 2013 leadership survey summary. Find out what nearly 450 community leaders had to say about our community qualities and sectors.
Read MoreLawrence and Marilyn Matteson Foundation Scholarships -- APPLY NOW
Read MoreAll nonprofits interested in applying for a spring 2013 Core Mission Grant should submit their letter of interest by close of business Friday, March 15th.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation announces the creation of the Crystal Neuhaus Memorial Scholarship.
Read MoreGrant application deadline extended for Teens for Tomorrow grants
The deadline for nonprofit grant applications has been extended to Wednesday, March 6th for those organizations interested in applying for a Teens for Tomorrow grant.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley serve at-risk youth ages 6-18 in Moline and Davenport after school and during the summer. Core programs help Club members achieve the priority areas of academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In early 2013 their new initiative, the Teen Center, will open to serve teens ages 13-18.
Read MoreHELP Legal Assistance
HELP provides high quality legal services, including advice, brief service, and full representation in court and administrative proceedings, to low=income and senior clients in civil matters involving basic human needs.
The GIFT Foundation (Geneseo Is For Tomorrow), an affiliate of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, is proud to welcome the Seth Ernst Memorial Soccer Scholarship Fund as one of its newest endowments.
Read More Posted on February 8, 2013 on QCONLINE.com press release submitted by Carol Slaughter
The Quad Cities Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of the Iowa/Illinois Regional Auto Show Scholarships:
This weekend's Iowa Illinois Regional Auto Show isn't just about showing off the newest cars, it's also helping out local college bound kids. Organizers with the Auto Show work with the Quad Cities Community Foundation to offer scholarships. Eligible recipients must have a parent working in the local auto industry.
Read MorePosted on Feb. 4. 2013 via the Carl Sandburg College website
The Carl Sandburg College Literacy Coalition has been awarded a $12,000 2012 Core Mission Grant by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, located in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Read MoreWe are so excited that Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) had its first radio interview yesterday with Sean Patrick for the Morning in the Cities program on Rewind 93.9 WYEC! T4T is a youth philanthropy group with 35 members from area high schools.
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