"Join me."

Sue Rector recently worked with the Community Foundation to open the Rector Family Fund for CASI, an “acorn” or starter endowment she will fully fund through smaller monthly gifts over the course of five years.

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Eric McDowell
Advancing our collective vision

I’m learning what a tremendous privilege it us for us at the Community Foundation to sit down and listen to our community members’ visions for the future. That simple act, repeated over time, affords us a precious window into our community’s collective vision.

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Eric McDowell
Doing something right

Siri Pothula was at school when she got the good news. “I saw the email, and my first instinct was to just stare at it. I was like, ‘This is not real. I did not do that.’” Read how Siri and other Teens for Tomorrow members raised over $5,000 to expand their grantmaking budget.

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Where collaboration begins

“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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Eric McDowell
What does it mean to be a positive presence?

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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Eric McDowell
Nothing left to chance

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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Eric McDowell
Because of you

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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Eric McDowell