After the Diamond tornado, and especially in response to the Coal City tornado, the Grundy County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (GC-COAD), formalized and, as a result, was ready to respond within minutes of the first reports of the Morris Lithium Battery Incident. COADs (or VOADs – Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster) are year-round networks …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2021 TO RESIDENTS EVACUATED DUE TO MORRIS BATTERY FIRE Kendall/Grundy Community Action has been able to access grant funds to assist residents evacuated due to last week’s lithium battery fire on the east side of Morris. Each household evacuated due to the fire is invited to apply for a grant. …
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May 13, 2021 Next in our series Nonprofit Tools for Success, the topic is outdoor fundraisers and how to plan for them. Outdoor fundraisers have a much higher level of planning involved, so be sure to include all of these tips. The first tip is to plan early. Outdoor events often need municipal or …
March 18, 2021 While thinking about family philanthropy, I typed the word “legacy” into the thesaurus and was surprised that the first words to pop up were “endowment,” “bequest,” “estate,” and “gift.” These are words that I use daily, but I doubt most of you use them when thinking about family and philanthropy. Typing …
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February 18, 2021 February starts what I hope is only a six-week crabby season. Is it a coincidence that the groundhog declaring six more weeks of winter also launches tax preparation season? We’re in that time of year when we focus on our finances. Paying off credit cards from Christmas shopping. Getting W-2s …
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In our continuing series “Nonprofit Tools for Success,” we take a look at Gift Acceptance Policies. As always, here’s my disclaimer: I am not an attorney nor accountant, but I do base my opinion and recommendations on experiences with a number of nonprofits of all shapes and sizes over my career. Always check with your …
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