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Schmelzle, Haemmerle Scholarships Deadline: July 1st
The Dr. James and Gail Haemmerle Scholarship This scholarship was established this past year to assist one non-traditional student with FULL tutiton (up to $20,000) for an associates degree, technical diploma or certificate program in ANY field of study....
Event: Flag Day – Friday, June 14
The Dunn County Veterans Memorial Committee, The Community Foundation Of Dunn County, and Downtown Menomonie host an annual ceremony on Flag Day at the Dunn County Veterans Memorial. Join us at 10:00 am to honor local veterans and induct new bricks at the memorial...
Register for the 7th Annual Hands for Hospice Golf Outing
We are pleased to announce our 7th Annual Hands for Hospice Golf Outing on Wednesday, July 17, 2024! Through your generosity, we can continue meeting our mission of keeping Hospice alive in our community to support life and death with dignity.
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Nonprofit Organizations
Fundraising: Stack the stats in your favor
By the time summer rolls around, reflecting on what happened last year may feel like cognitive whiplash. That’s not the case, though, with the statistics from the annual Giving USA report that are released every June for the prior year. The team at the Community...
Trends worth watching
The team at the Community Foundation of Dunn County is committed to keeping an eye out for trends and developments that impact charitable giving and your ability to raise funds for your organization’s mission. Here are three developments you'll want to track: 1....
Your endowment: Helpful language to engage donors
Your donors are likely very familiar with the term “endowment,” but they might not know how it works or how important it is to help sustain your mission for the long term. If you’ve established your organization’s endowment fund at the Community Foundation of Dunn...
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Professional Advisors
Legal developments: We’re watching!
As your go-to resource for charitable giving techniques, the Community Foundation team pays close attention to best practices in addressing the broad range of your clients’ charitable intentions to support both near-term and long-term community needs. This includes...
Left behind? Why companies need philanthropy advice, too
It’s relatively straightforward to see how philanthropy figures into the financial and estate plans you build for individuals and families. After all, many of these clients are already supporting their favorite community causes, and it’s your job to make sure they...
Advising the charitable millionaire next door
At the end of 2024’s first quarter, an estimated 485,000 Americans could count themselves among the so-called “401(k) millionaires,” meaning the balance in their employer-sponsored retirement plans has reached the $1 million level. Thanks in part to stock market...