The Grand Island Community Foundation and the Heartland United Way are partnering to hold the 5th annual Go Big GIVE - a 24-hour, online giving event designed to raise both donations and awareness for participating nonprofit organizations in Hall, Howard, Merrick, and Hamilton counties. Go Big GIVE will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2018 with pre-giving starting online on Thursday, April 26. Matching…
The STOP (Stop Trafficking on the Plains) Fund held at the Grand Island Community Foundation will be holding its inagural fundraising event called "Voices for Freedom" on Saturday, March 24th at Riverside Golf Club. This event will feature dinner, a live and silent auction, as well as performances by three local vocalists who will remain hidden from view until the end when a winner is chosen by…
The Grand Island Community Foundation (GICF) board of trustees approved the addition of five incoming trustees. New board members elected to serve their first three-year terms are Katie Goering, Denise Myers, Jason Roe, Tim White and Brad Fegley.
“As…
The Grand Island Community Foundation recently awarded $64,924 to 11 area nonprofit organizations during its fall 2017 grant cycle.
Grant funds are made possible through both named funds established by area donors who wish to support community causes and projects. The Foundation also has established additional grantmaking funds to support the areas of arts and culture, basic needs, children…
The Grand Island Community Foundation (GICF) encourages students in pursuit of post-secondary education to complete the Foundation’s online application to apply for scholarships. The Community Foundation awarded 117 scholarships last year and expects to surpass that number this year. Each year scholarships are offered for both traditional and nontraditional college students. With one application…
The Grand Island Community Foundation is seeking nominations for the Kim West Dinsdale Excellence in Teaching Award.
To be eligible for the Excellence in Teaching Award, a certified educator must be employed by a school located in Hall County, public or private, in pre-kindergarten through 12th grades. Students, former students, parents, colleagues, and friends are encouraged…
The Grand Island Community Foundation has selected the following five organizations to participate in the second class of the Nonprofit Excellence Institute: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Island, Hope Harbor, Leadership Tomorrow, Stuhr Museum, and the Stuhr Museum Foundation.
Beginning in August, the executive directors of these organizations will meet monthly with Mary Lee Fitzsimmons…
In 2016, the Grand Island Community Foundation launched the Nonprofit Excellence Institute – a 12-month, intensive training designed to help local nonprofit organizations strengthen their organizations. Throughout the year, executive directors and board members of the selected organizations worked with cohort facilitator, Mary Lee Fitzsimmons of Mission Matters, to address capacity building efforts…
The Grand Island Community Foundation recently awarded $34,700 to 8 area nonprofit organizations during its spring grant cycle.
Grant funds are made possible through both named funds established by area donors who wish to support community causes and projects. The Foundation has also established additional grant making funds to support the areas of arts and culture, basic needs, children…
The Grand Island Community Foundation recently received a gift of over $400,000 from the Frances J. “Fran” Cronin estate to establish the Impact Fund at the GICF.
“The Impact Fund will help to create stronger, more sustainable nonprofit organizations in the area through programs such as the Nonprofit Excellence Institute, targeted workshops and seminars, and capacity building grants. Through…