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Seven years ago the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln’s “Women for Women” set out to recruit 100 Founders — women who committed to giving $1,000/year for a minimum of three years to help build The Women’s Fund, an endowment at the Community Foundation that supports local women’s and children’s issues. This year, “Women […]

The National Philanthropy Day website has great resources for your community foundation to use during the month of November.  Be sure to credit them as your source when you re-print their materials. And may we be the first to wish you a “Happy National Philanthropy Month!  

The Indiana Grantmakers Alliance will be offering their “Community Foundation Bootcamp” on April 24 & 25, 2014, in Toledo, OH. “Bootcamp” is a kicked-up version of the Council’s “CF Fundamentals.” Members of the Alliance of Illinois Community Foundations will be able to attend at deep discount due to our membership in Midwest Community Foundation Ventures.

The Community Foundation of Grundy County hosted their 8th annual growth conference on Friday, October 11th.  The topic was “Schools, Business, and Community: Meeting Today’s Needs and Building a Pipeline for Tomorrow’s Workforce.” Videos, handouts, and media coverage can be found at https://cfgrundycounty.com Questions about the event can be directed to Julie Buck or Devan

Stacy Reed (Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln) and Matt Mendenhall (Community Foundation of the Great River Bend) are highlighted in a Fall 2013 edition of the Partners in Nursing (PIN) newsletter, PinPoint.  Great work, Stacy and Matt!! Click the link below to open the PIN newsletter: PIN_5-2 You can learn more about Partners

A private foundation recently gifted assets of nearly $1.5 million to the Community Foundation of the Quincy Area. The private foundation’s trustees gave permission to announce the gift and share why it made the decision to gift all of its assets. “We are also honoring the desire for anonymity,” said Jill Arnold Blickhan, executive director

What if…donors invested just 5% of their wealth in endowed funds at their local community foundations???  How much grantmaking would occur in your community?  What impact would it have?  Which issues are most important to your donors and community…education, fine arts, people in need, mental health, conservation, historic preservation? As we all know, an endowed

Alliance members are cordially invited to Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s “Charitable Organization Information Session” on Wednesday, September 18th, from 1-2:30 pm in Chicago. Please click on the following link to open the pdf invitation for details:  IL AG mtg.09.18.13      

The next meeting of the Alliance of IL Community Foundations will be November 7-8 in DeKalb, hosted by the DeKalb County Community Foundation.   Details will be coming soon, but please plan to arrive at least by dinnertime Thursday.  Dan and his staff will send hotel info as soon as they can.

The DuPage Community Foundation is pleased to announce the employment of David A. Weisz as Director of Finance and Joelyn M. Kott as Marketing and Communications Officer. As Director of Finance, Weisz will work directly with the Foundation’s President to develop broad organizational goals and policies, as well as be responsible for accurate and timely accounting