“As I look eagerly ahead to the region-wide collaboration I can support as the leader of this organization, I’m taking the opportunity, at this early juncture, to dwell in the place where I believe collaboration begins: active listening.”
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation’s youth philanthropy program, Teens for Tomorrow, recently announced its largest total grant award ever—$15,500 to 10 area organizations working in domestic violence and abuse support, education, the environment, housing, and immigration support.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation recently undertook an evaluation of its Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants program. Here’s what we learned and what we’re doing with the findings.
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Project Renewal’s presence has endured over the last five decades thanks to the organization’s attention, every day, to the things the community’s children need to succeed. Now, a nonprofit endowment fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation will be a key part of how it endures for decades to come.
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After graduating from Scott Community College with his associate’s degree earlier this May, only one thing stood between Trevor Milne and his well-earned summer break—graduating from high school in June. As he heads to Carthage College this fall, two Community Foundation scholarships will help him build on his academic success.
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Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Quad Cities Community Foundation awarded $474,500 in new one-time and renewable scholarships to 46 local students.
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The Community Foundation is a vibrant platform, but it’s your passion, your commitment, and your generosity that shapes the transformational work we do with you.
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The Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation, administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, announced grants for dual-credit, Advanced Placement, and vocational education opportunities in Sherrard and Mercer County School Districts.
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As part of our commitment to helping our community understand all the ways they can work with us, we created this short and sweet video to show you what we mean when we say, “Generosity lives here.”
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Sue Hafkemeyer will be the next president and CEO of the Quad Cities Community Foundation. Joining the Community Foundation from the MercyOne Dubuque Foundation, Hafkemeyer brings decades of nonprofit leadership experience, a track record of fundraising success, and a passion for collaboration.
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“In my work as a leadership and diversity consultant across the Quad Cities, I see more organizations stepping up every day to make commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Yet for all their earnest desire to advance these issues within their spheres of influence, I also see that they don’t always know where to begin.”
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The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, now administered in partnership with the Quad Cities Community Foundation, recently announced $1.2 million in new one-time and multi-year grants to 43 local nonprofits.
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Handing back essays to the students in his writing class at Pleasant Valley High School in the early 1980s, Rex Grove could never have guessed that 40 years later, one of those students would be setting up a scholarship in his name.
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Hunt and Diane Harris recently converted their two private foundations into a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation. Read how the move will enhance their giving, relieving them of administrative burdens and allowing them to focus on what matters most—their philanthropic goals.
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“There was a time I could barely whisper. Now, I can yell. I’m using that voice to ask you to listen to and uplift the voices of the young people in your life.”
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Community members have reached out to ask what they can do to support refugees who have been displaced due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We have compiled a list of respected, reputable national and international nonprofits who are aiding in relief efforts.
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The Community Foundation is committed to connection and knowledge-sharing as guiding principles for a more vibrant, inclusive community.
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Donors made more than $19 million in new gifts through the Quad Cities Community Foundation last year, the second-highest total in the organization’s 57-year history.
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Since moving to the Quad Cities with his family in 2005, Steve Gottcent has never stopped learning about the place he calls home. As the Community Foundation's newest team member, he's ready to dive even deeper into what's happening in our community.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation has surpassed $100 million in all-time grants, a major milestone in the organization’s 57-year history.
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