by Julianne Buck Executive Director, CFGC Morris Herald-News Published: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 5:30 a.m. CDT “Why?” This a question I ask – often. It’s not a critical “Why the heck do you do THAT?” It’s an understanding “Why do you do it? What are the underlying factors that cause your organization […]
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By Devan Gagliardo – Program Director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County Sept. 8, 2016 If you read my article last month, you’ll remember I said, “If you’ve seen one community foundation, you’ve seen one community foundation.” This is for the simple fact that each community is unique; therefore, each community foundation adapts its programs
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We have a busy fall coming up so please click here to read our August e-newsletter to get the dates on your calendar!
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Morris Herald-News – Local News and Videos from Grundy County, Illinois Endowing education on our children Published: Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 5:30 a.m. CDT Back-to-school time – yeah! For my family, that means marching band – parades, high school football, competitions, and for the first time, college football! It’s also a good time to
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By Devan Gagliardo is the program director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County Aug. 11, 2016 Prior to me starting my career at the Community Foundation of Grundy County five years ago, I had no idea what a community foundation was and if I’m being honest, I had never even heard of a community foundation
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By Devan Gagliardo is the program director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County. She can be reached at 815-941-0852 or [email protected]. July 14, 2016 Each year the Community Foundation of Grundy County provides grants to nonprofits from Grundy County and beyond through our donor funds and our competitive grant process. In 2015, $180,415 was awarded
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A June 24, 2016, update from our investment advisors at Balasa Dinverno Foltz: “The Impact of Brexit”
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What’s an easy way to leave money to your favorite charity? Name the charity as the beneficiary of your qualified accounts. For example, maybe you took out an insurance policy on your children when they were little. Now that they’re grown and have their own income and insurance, you might not need that
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By Devan Gagliardo – Program Director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County June 9, 2016 Have you ever wished you could change “the system?” My guess is everyone reading this has said that at some time about some system for some reason. In most cases, none of us alone will change “the system.” Instead,
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