If you are reading this from the comfort and safety of your home or office, I am grateful, for as I write this we know thousands of Americans are reeling from the second catastrophic hurricane to hit our shores in the last three weeks.
Read MoreGrant applications will be accepted for the Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation, a private foundation provided with grantmaking services by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, beginning Tuesday, August 15, 2017.
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Mark Schwiebert hopes the first round of grants from the Mark W. Schwiebert Fund for Environmental Studies will not only increase awareness about the environmental challenges posed by climate change, but also provide funding for…
Read MoreIt’s a perennial question from grantseekers: what are grantmakers looking for in the applications they consider and the projects, programs, or organizations they fund? I asked it myself when I was a grantwriter, and now that I’m on the funding side I know the answer(s).
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It’s one of my favorite times of the year, when the warm weather ushers us out the door and into our beautiful Quad Cities.
Read MoreIt started slowly and with much caution, but the founders of the Fulton Association for Community Enrichment (FACE) say they could not be more pleased with the strength and reach of the organization this year as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Read MoreIt’s a perennial question from grantseekers: what are grantmakers looking for in the applications they consider and the projects, programs, or organizations they fund? I asked it myself when I was a grantwriter, and now that I’m on the funding side I know the answer(s).
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The parallels between her former work at a food bank and now the Quad Cities Community Foundation are very clear to accounting associate Tiffinie Newman. “It was food, and now it’s money—that’s the basic difference,” said Newman…
Read MoreIf you wait to prepare for a disaster until it hits, you’re late.
That’s one of the messages Andrew Blessing, Grantmaking Associate, hopes to continue to get across to the community after returning last month from the Philanthropic Preparedness, Resiliency, and Emergency Partnership (PPREP) conference in St. Louis.
Read MoreIt looks and sounds a bit like school, but Two Rivers YMCA staff are confident the students taking part in this year’s Summer Enrichment Camp will want to return every year. “They’ll go to the zoo, art museum, library and the Y for swimming,” said Jeff Cornelius…
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An early childhood learning center in West Branch, Iowa, will be a safer, more secure place for students and staff once the renovation work made possible through a Community Foundation of Cedar County grant is finished later this summer.
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I recently returned from a trip with 14 other local Quad Citizen leaders to Greenville, South Carolina, as part of CEOs for Cities. The Quad Cities Community Foundation made an investment in the opportunity last year because we recognized the strength in bringing together leaders from a cross-section of our community.
Read MoreOn June 30, it will be a full year since the public roll out of the Q2030 plan.
We will leave an official assessment of where we are with this essential regional action plan today to the people intimately involved in realizing its goal to grow talent, jobs and economic opportunity in our six-county Quad-Cities region.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has awarded more than $100,000 to eight local organizations to help them build their capacity.
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Sometimes major improvements to an organization can be in the form of something as little as books and art supplies. That was the case for the Little Home Learning Center in Lowden, Iowa, after it received a grant from the Community Foundation of Cedar County.
Read MoreIt was a proud moment for Laurie Elliott when she picked her daughter up from a Teens for Tomorrow meeting and the high school student couldn’t wait to share with her mom what she had learned about local nonprofits.
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Mary Marker credits a renewable scholarship through the Quad Cities Community Foundation with helping her do more than pay for college.
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Spotlight on Community Foundation of Van Buren County
Project AWARE (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition) is not for the faint of heart. It is, however, for those who care about the environment, don’t mind getting dirty and like a little adventure.
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It was with renewed excitement that Sherry Ristau left a meeting last month with lawmakers, volunteers and fellow Iowa Community Foundation Presidents and colleagues. Organized annually in the state capital in Des Moines to talk about the importance of two state of Iowa programs that benefit donors to community foundations, the annual gathering is an important way to communicate with leaders and legislators.
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Anne Calder comes to the Community Foundation from Augustana College, bringing with her a background in donor stewardship
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