06 Aug 2020

United Way Rolls Out 21-Day Challenge to Help Foster Equity by Changing Habits

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 6, 2020) — As communities across the country continue to assess how to overcome structural racism and inequality, United Way Quad Cities and partners Quad Cities Community Foundation, Visit Quad Cities, and Quad Cities Chamber are leading an effort to develop a deeper understanding on how inequity and racism affect our lives and community by launching the 21-Day Equity Challenge on August 24.

05 Aug 2020

United Way Community Campaign Kicks Off with a ‘Fall Sprint’ to Raise $2.5M by October 1

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 5, 2020) — United Way Quad Cities is kicking off its community campaign today, nearly two months early, and is inviting everyone — businesses small and large, individual donors and foundations — to commit whatever support possible to help get kids back on track in school, adults back to work, and enable residents t

03 Aug 2020

Partners for Good: Midwest Hope and Healing Makes Awards

By Paul Plagenz

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 3, 2020) — For 17 years, Midwest Hope and Healing offered encouragement and comfort to more than 3,800 breast cancer patients with the distribution of their signature healing baskets. Through the generosity of donors, Midwest Hope and Healing established a grantmaking fund at The Moline Foundation to continue their legacy of caring for those newly-diagnosed.

03 Aug 2020

United Way Asks Families to Complete Survey to Assess Economic Impact of COVID-19

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 3, 2020) — United Way Quad Cities needs your feedback to help determine the economic impact COVID-19 has had on area families.

27 Jul 2020

Family Giving with The Community Foundation

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 27, 2020) — Lynn and Dennis Quinn (top center, with their children and grandchildren) started an endowment fund and seeded it with “a small amount” at the Quad Cities Community Foundation many, many years ago. Their intent was to begin a relationship with the Community Foundation, and then go from there.

13 Jul 2020

Former Junior Achievement of the Heartland President Returns to Her Roots

By Tawnya Hambly

 

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (July 13, 2020) — Junior Achievement of the Heartland has announced Christy Kunz as Vice President of Education for the organization. Junior Achievement (JA) provides volunteer-delivered, K-12th grade programs fostering financial literacy, work-readiness, and entrepreneurship skills, and the use of experiential learning to inspire students to reach their full potential.

13 Jul 2020

United Way’s Stock the Schools Drive Aims to Collect Enough Supplies for 10,000 Students This Thursday

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 13, 2020) — United Way Quad Cities wants to make sure 10,000 local students have the supplies they need to succeed as the area braces for a return to school like none other.

09 Jul 2020

Rosecrance Receives Grant from Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund

By Matt Hawkins

ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS (July 9, 2020) — Rosecrance is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 grant from the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (ICRF) that will help sustain critical services in the community.

09 Jul 2020

The Moline Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners and Surprises 29 Students with Extra $1,000

By Paul Plagenz

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 9, 2020) — Nothing about Spring 2020 has been usual for graduating seniors and college students. And so students were thrilled to receive an extra $1,000 scholarship award from The Moline Foundation in addition to the regular scholarships they won.

07 Jul 2020

Ten Quad Cities Non-Profits Receive Nearly $110,000 in Capacity Building Grants from the Quad Cities Community Foundation

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 7, 2020) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has awarded nearly $110,000 to 10 Quad Cities non-profits to strengthen their ability to do their work. The Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants provide funding to local organizations for staff-training, board-development, strategic-planning, technology, and more to help them carry out their missions.

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