We are grateful for the shout-out from the Shenandoah Alliance for Shelter in their Winter 2021 newsletter. They shared the importance of the Foundation’s COVID Emergency Relief Fund and the grant they received to meet the emergency needs of residents struggling to meet their housing needs during the last year. Donate to the COVID-19 Emergency…
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Shenandoah Community Foundation Awards $19,000 to SCPS
Shenandoah Community Foundation announced a grant award of $19,000 from its Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund to Shenandoah County Public Schools. The grant will be used to purchase art supplies for students that can be used in the classroom or from home in a virtual learning environment. This is the second grant awarded to SCPS from…
#Giving Tuesday
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there is #Giving Tuesday–a day of global generosity. It’s the perfect time to give to your favorite nonprofit, especially during this pandemic year when fundraising has been so challenging for everyone. Since the launch of #Giving Tuesday in 2012, hundreds of millions of people have participated. Last year, almost…
New Market Rotarians Learn About The Foundation
The New Market Rotary Club welcomed Shenandoah Community Foundation President Michael Funk to speak to them at a mid-August meeting about the Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Members were very enthusiastic to learn not only about the Foundation’s response to the pandemic but also about the many other ways they support and help the entire…
Fundraising Training for Nonprofits
GrantSpace has some helpful resources for the nonprofits in our community. We’ve just learned about their very reasonably priced online classes. Some are even free. The educational offerings are self-paced. Once you get to the site, you can also filter for free classes, podcasts, general knowledge base, and classes in Spanish. Of particular interest might…