Congratulations to Stacy Reed, Program Director for the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, for being named one of the Forty under 40 by Springfield Business Journal Illinois!
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The Sherrard Academic Foundation through the Moline Foundation awarded three $1,000.00 scholarships plus two $750.00 scholarships to graduating seniors from Sherrard High School who plan to continue his/her education through an accredited program. One (1) $1,000 scholarship funded by the Farmers State Bank of Western Illinois will be awarded to a student attending a four
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The DuPage Community Foundation is pleased to announce that it recently awarded $298,000 in grants to 25 DuPage County not-for-profit organizations working in the areas of health and human services during its annual Spring Grant Distribution Breakfast held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Glen Oak Country Club in Glen Ellyn. The grants, which ranged
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Reprinted from ACT: One month ago, ACT issued a “Work Readiness Standards and Benchmarks” report that presented a first-ever definition of work readiness—an empirically-driven definition based on what is arguably the most extensive and detailed skills database in the world. Today we build on that foundation with “The Condition of Work Readiness in the United
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Take a look at what Sangamon County residents think of the quality of life in our community! Results from the 2013 Sangamon County Citizen Survey were released today. Click here for the report!
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This important annual publication from the Annie E. Casey Foundation is now available. You can download a copy by clicking here. Please feel free to share with the grantees in your region so that the projects they implement (and that you fund) have impact where it’s needed most!
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The beginning of 2013 brought exciting changes for the Morton Community Foundation (MCF). We moved to our new location on Jefferson Street in February. As we continue to grow and impact Morton, the Board of Trustees is mapping the plan for the costs of operating the MCF. Currently, operating revenue comes from our annual fall fundraiser, corporate
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The DuPage Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Charles B. McKenna (Wheaton) and Charles G. Mueller (Glen Ellyn) to its Board of Trustees. Charles B. McKenna is a retired partner of the accounting and consulting firm Crowe Horwath LLP, where he worked for more than 25 years. In addition to remaining of counsel with Crowe, Mr. McKenna
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The Minooka Community High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America welcomed guest speaker Julie Buck, executive director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County, to the club’s Thursday, May 2, meeting. Buck educated members on the difference between a for-profit and a nonprofit type of business. “Every career an FBLA member strives
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