Jane and Clem Werner established their first scholarship fund with the Community Foundation. They paved the way for a new Foundation scholarship service in the community.
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This month, the Quad Cities Community Foundation was asked to join philanthropic foundations across America to stand together and remind people that there is hope in generosity, kindness and respect. That there is hope in community.
Read MoreJacki O'Donnell has a deep sense of respect and appreciation for the five key cultural and arts organizations in the community supported by the Quad Cities Cultural Trust (QCCT). It is a love and appreciation for their work that has been brewing for decades—one strengthened over the past few years as she has served as QCCT's administrative director.
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It seems fitting that one of my first memories of the Quad Cities was on the banks of the Mississippi River, as I sat entranced by the music of the Quad City Symphony. The riverfront was packed, and I can remember thinking—this place is so cool.
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“It’s a great day at the Community Foundation. This is Melanie. How can I help you?”
Call the offices of the Quad Cities Community Foundation—or step foot in the office just off of Middle Road in Bettendorf—and chances are you’re going to be greeted with a friendly voice and a warm smile from Melanie Jones (pictured right).
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Residents of Mercer County are invited to come together to envision what they want for the future of their county, and to work with one another to make it happen.
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When I think about the steady rhythm of our work here at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, and the many philanthropic victories we witness, I am more and more aware of the linchpin holding it all together—people.
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As an Accounting Associate at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, Krista DeJoode doesn’t always have opportunities to interact with the community in the way that other staff members do. She’s often behind her desk, helping to make sure nonprofits receive their grants and donors receive their fund reports—amongst a host of other things.
Read MoreThe way Amanda Manning-Maras sees it, the hot, humid weather and hard work earlier this month did nothing to deter a successful kickoff to the construction of the new STEM Early Education Technology Center and Outdoor Classroom and Playscape at the Van Buren County Hospital in Keosauqua, Iowa.
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As a Program Associate at the Community Foundation, he is in the unique position of working one-on-one with both donors and grant recipients. Seeing both sides up close—generosity and opportunity—has been one of the best aspects of the job, said Blessing, who has lived in the Quad Cities for more than 15 years. Individuals and organizations are always grateful when they receive news of support.
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There's something about spring. Change is literally happening before our eyes—from the azaleas and lilies blooming in preparation of summer to the graduates being ushered onto the next stage of life.
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Youth philanthropists, part of the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow Program, spent the past week visiting with, and presenting checks to, nonprofit organizations who have been awarded 2016 Teens for Tomorrow Grants.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation, which is the leading philanthropic organization in the region dedicated to transforming the community through the generosity of its citizens, has awarded 45 scholarships to 40 different recipients for a total of $234,278. Half of those dollars—$146,000—are renewable.
Read MoreJohn Howes is certain that when the young man he has mentored through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program walks across the stage to receive his high school diploma one year from now, no one will be more proud than he will be. "That's why we do it," said Howes, who has participated on and off with the program since the mid-1990s.
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Young students are getting the reading support they need at an earlier age so that they can flourish as kids, and later in the life, thanks to support from The Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund. Spring Forward Learning Center, a school-based after school program, pairs educators with at-risk students.
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Program seeks to ready nonprofits to meet increased need in times of crisis
With an average of 80 people each night staying at Davenport's Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc., a natural or manmade disaster that cuts off electricity, food or transportation would be crippling.
Read MoreWhen River Bluff Community Foundation Affiliate Advisory Board Chair Carol Machael received the “most wonderful” email from the Quad Cities Community Foundation, she turned that message into a matching gift opportunity for an area nonprofit organization.
Read MoreGiving knows no age.
The Quad Cities Community Foundation serves thousands of adults, in all stages of life. As they walk out their philanthropic goals, we are also helping set the stage for the donors of tomorrow.
Read MoreChristian Scott Jones' idea of philanthropy turned on a dime when he became a member of the Quad Cities Community Foundation's youth philanthropy group, Teens for Tomorrow (T4T). "The program shows that philanthropy is more than just giving out money to organizations," he said. "It is about helping out your community and improving the lives of the people that live within it."
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What does it mean to be prepared?
How are we planning today, as individuals, as organizations, and as communities, to ensure that we are ready for tomorrow?
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