La Crosse Area Community Foundation

Ready to make a splash with your year-end giving? 💦💥 Here's how to turn your donations into powerful, lasting change for our community.

Donating with a bang — Make your year-end giving count Year-end giving is the perfect time to maximize both your impact and the personal benefits of giving. Here's how to give for greater impact.

We talk about social capital a lot around here because it's so important for making La Crosse County a thriving, vibrant place to live. 🏡💪 Still not sure what social capital is? In a word, it's RELATIONSHIPS — and the more, the better!

🏠 Safe spaces aren’t necessarily a given, but New Horizons Shelter offers one that reshapes lives and rebuilds hope for those facing domestic violence. 💜 This week's introduces you to Director of Programming and Personnel Heidi Svee and shares how partnerships, education and community engagement combine to address domestic violence. La Crosse Tribune

Good Works: New Horizons Shelter works against domestic violence In La Crosse County, as in communities across the nation, domestic and sexual abuse affects thousands of individuals, many of whom suffer in silence. Research indicates that one in five

🎶 A small area school had a very passionate music teacher who desperately needed a new keyboard (piano) for the school.🎹 Their existing keyboard was used for all the music classes and events and was on its last legs. The school was hoping LACF could help.

With quick thinking, we thought of a fund holder whose philanthropic interests included music and education. When we reached to the fund holder, they immediately wanted to fund this project in full!

The school had a new keyboard in time for this school year, the music teacher and kids are making beautiful music 🎵, the fund holder is happy they could support this need in their community, and LACF is grateful to have been part of the process.

Jamie's last day as CEO of La Crosse Area Community Foundation has come and gone. 😭 But we'll see her again soon — November 14, to be precise. Please join us!

The search is on! Do you know someone who's a great leader, an organized administrator, and a people person? Are you that person yourself? Please share or visit this link to learn more and apply: bit.ly/lacf-ceo-search.

Today's Women's Fund of Greater La Crosse, Inc. Fall Luncheon inspired us in so many ways! 💜 With stories of resilience, leadership, and breaking barriers from La Crosse Moms United and Shailee Basnet (part of the first all-female team to conquer the Seven Summits), we're ready to take on new challenges and break through our own barriers!

📽️ Tonight's the night: at the Rivoli Theatre! Get your tickets now to see "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and join the conversation. 💜Tickets are only $5, and all proceeds will be donated to ! Tickets are available at https://bit.ly/3Xt1wxg. Hope to see you there!

💜 Sending a big thank you to the Hmong Cultural & Community Center who hosted our Networking & Sharing event last night. The eggrolls were SO GOOOOOD and someone here even learned to line dance.💃🏼 Also sending 🙌🏼 to our featured grantees: La Crosse Curling Club, La Crosse Public Education Foundation, Congregational Preschool, and First Teen Clothes Closet!

Save the date now for our next Networking & Sharing coming February 5!

🧀 Our fellow, NJ, had never had raw cheese (uncooked and eaten as a snack — basically a staple here in Wisconsin) — and didn't realize how many varieties of cheese there were. So being the good teammates (and cheddarheads) we are, we each brought a different variety of cheese and had a cheese-tasting for NJ. (NJ brought paneer, a staple in India where he's from.) His favorite? A classic: orange sharp cheddar.

Sandy Castek turned a personal trial into a lifelong mission: to help single mothers navigate the challenges of self-sufficiency and education. https://bit.ly/489OTMv

Sandy Castek's Mission for Mothers Sandy Castek is on a lifelong mission to help single mom navigate the challenges of self-sufficiency and education.

🔔 Don't forget! 🔔 Join us this Thursday to learn about innovations and network with other local nonprofit organizations network. You'll also get to see the Hmong Cultural and Community Agency's facility and learn about their work!

In case you missed it, our Jamie Schloegel is stepping down to spend more time with her family. While we'll miss working with her day-to-day, we'll all continue to benefit from the countless ways she's bettered our community for good and forever. See the full story in the La Crosse Tribune.

La Crosse Area Community Foundation CEO resigns to spend more time with family Jamie Schloegel steps down from La Crosse Area Community Foundation after six years of impactful work. Prioritizing family life.

Local nonprofit organizations are totally crushing it with fresh, innovative programming. 💡💪 See the link in bio for a sample of how some are redefining impact and turning new ideas into big wins for our community. 🌟 https://bit.ly/3Y9uyUd

Don't forget! Applications for mini grants (awards up to $15,000) are due next week. Learn more and apply now at https://bit.ly/4dHU746!