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…
SCF News
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…
Four New SCF Board Members Announced
The Shenandoah Community Foundation is proud to announce the addition of four new members to its Board: Sharon Baroncelli, Mandy Belyea, Dennis Dysart, and Brandon Keller. Foundation President Michael Funk said he was very much looking forward to working with these individuals. “They are four outstanding members of our community. Besides their understanding of Shenandoah…
Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund Announced
(Woodstock, VA—March 31, 2020). Shenandoah Community Foundation has established a COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for Shenandoah County. The Foundation seeded the Fund with $35,000 that was made possible through the generosity of a legacy gift from Dr. Jacob Haun and Diane Gardner-Haun. Within one day, the Fund has grown to over $105,000 with major donations…