Throughout the year, we take a moment to gauge the Community Foundation's progress and share what we have learned with one another.
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For Northwest Bank and Trust, Vice President of Development Anne Calder explains the difference between giving to a nonprofit’s overall mission and to a specific program or project. What is the right choice for you?
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Rocío Ayard Ochoa joined the Quad Cities Community Foundation in August as our new major gift officer and director of engagement.
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The YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley has been creating recreational opportunities since 1858. That mission is supported by the Quad Cities Community Foundation who provides program grants and maintains the YMCA’s endowment fund.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation supports the nonprofits and donors who keep sports, recreation, and community spirit thriving in the Quad Cities region.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation has welcomed Thomas E. Shie as the newest member to be inducted into the Advisor’s Circle.
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The Community Foundation is launching new flagship programs housed in the Center for Nonprofit Excellence—two cohort-based programs that will focus on board governance and organizational effectiveness.
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Mildred “Millie” Crespin-Croegaert has been posthumously honored by the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) for her dedication and support of PVA’s mission to improve the quality of life for veterans and all people living with spinal cord injury and disease.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation has granted a total of $57,218 to Western Illinois University to support and develop Rocky’s Play Space, a bilingual early learning and family empowerment lab site opening this year in Moline.
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In Aledo, the Looser-Flake Foundation has committed $250,000 over the next five years to the Aledo Park District to support the construction of the Aledo Aquatics Center. Mercer County Family YMCA will manage and staff the new facility.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation is celebrating the adoption of new policy that amplifies philanthropy in the state of Illinois. See how this new legislation will impact donors and nonprofits in the Quad Cities region.
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Advocacy at the local, state, and national levels has been a key part of our strategic vision, and the Community Foundation will continue to prioritize these efforts to develop and promote local philanthropy.
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The Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its spring 2024 Capacity Building Grants. Nine local nonprofits have received a total of $150,000 to build and strengthen the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that they need to serve their communities.
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Summers in the Quad Cities are synonymous with outdoor entertainment. The Quad Cities Community Foundation and its donors are committed to supporting the nonprofits who fill summer with music, activity, and fun for all.
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More than 450 nonprofit professionals have participated in the workshops, seminars, and networking groups organized by the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence. Here is what a few participants had to say about their experience.
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Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed two pieces of legislation that will increase giving. The Quad Cities region’s three community foundations all celebrate the historic effort.
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We opened our doors to the community for a celebration of the Quad Cities Community Foundation's 60th Anniversary.
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No matter where your summer day takes you, it will almost certainly be made better by one of the more than 4,000 nonprofit organizations that call our Quad Cities region home.
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Nonprofits are an undeniable economic driver — the more than 4,000 Quad Cities nonprofits make our community a better place for young people to grow up, for tourists to visit, and for all of us to live.
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Jean Moran has joined the staff of the Quad Cities Community Foundation as the first director of corporate philanthropy. As she settles into this new position, Jean sat down to discuss the Community Foundation’s history of supporting corporate philanthropy and how that work is going to expand.
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