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Why It Matters: Teton Valley Community Recycling

The Tin Cup Challenge is not only the single biggest philanthropic event in Teton Valley, a chance to support your favorite local nonprofits with a significant match, but also a fantastic gathering bringing together so many different people in our community to celebrate, connect, learn, and support the good work being done by all. For Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR), donations through the Tin Cup Challenge provides 65% of our annual operating budget. It also gives us a great opportunity to…

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Why It Matters: Teton Valley Food Pantry

Teton Valley Food Pantry (TVFP) leads the movement to end hunger in Teton Valley.  Even in good times, many of our community members still live without a secure source of food on a daily and weekly basis.  Last year more than 900 families in our valley needed to use the Food Pantry to supplement their food budget. The Teton Valley Food Pantry provides essential food for local low-income families and individuals at a safe, respectful, and convenient location.  We partner with community organizations,…

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Boots on the Ground

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”7881″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Here to Lend a Hand  Tinny represents all of Teton Valley’s hard-working nonprofits. At the Community Foundation, we appreciate the opportunity to help elevate all sectors of the nonprofit landscape in Teton Valley. By supporting the whole, we ensure that community members always have access to ready resources, education, and opportunities. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Donate Now!” color=”danger” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcfjh.iphiview.com%2Fcfjh%2FDonorView%2FAccountInformation%2Ftabid%2F495%2Fdispatch%2Faccountselection_id%2410906_hash%241c0c71b9a8078a604dbdfa2c94b19b5566a479d2%2FDefault.aspx|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the Community Foundation, we understand the need for a central support system for local nonprofits. Providing a hub for nonprofit staff &…

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Why It Matters: Teton Valley Foundation

The Teton Valley Foundation works to make the good life in Teton Valley even better through cultural and recreational programs that connect the community and boost the economy, such as Music on Main, the Kotler Ice Arena, and Cutthroats Youth Hockey. The Tin Cup Challenge helps us each year to continue achieving this mission. We rely on the Tin Cup Challenge contributions to cover operating expenses like ice rink staff, Zamboni maintenance, sound production at concerts, and band costs. This support allows…

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Why It Matters: Teton Valley Museum

When a second grader’s eyes light up as you tell them they can get in the wagon at the Teton Valley Museum, you understand what the museum means to the valley. It gives that young visitor a chance to imagine what it was like when his ancestors rode into the valley for the first time. When a family enters the Veterans exhibit on the second floor of the museum, it makes them proud to see their dad’s or granddad’s photo hanging…

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Why It Matters: Education Foundation of Teton Valley

Each year, the Education Foundation of Teton Valley supports our teachers and our students by raising money to purchase basic needs not included in the district budget or fund innovative new programs that take learning beyond the classroom.  In order to do this, we depend upon donations through the Tin Cup Challenge to sustain our work. Without these funds, we literally would not exist. It’s that simple.  The State of Idaho funds education at the MINIMAL level. The supplemental levies, generously supported by…

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Why It Matters: Teton Regional Land Trust

We are incredibly lucky to live within the largest intact ecosystem in the lower 48 states, where we have the opportunity to experi­ence the rugged and vast landscape and see wildlife on a daily basis. The Greater Yellowstone not only provides refuge for wildlife, but also provides places for families to enjoy and connect. The Teton Regional Land Trust has been working for almost 30 years to protect what makes our valley so special. Despite our success – almost 35,000 acres…

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PAWS MedFund makes a difference in Teton Valley

The Community Foundation granted $5,000 to PAWS of Jackson Hole during our 2019 Competitive Grant cycle. This grant helped PAWS establish a MedFund for Veterinary Financial Assistance in Teton Valley. With this fund, PAWS is able to help support pets and families in need. One such case that’s seen great success is Buddy, a male cocker spaniel, that picked up wandering around Driggs this past summer and brought to the Teton Valley Community Animal Shelter. Here, he was impounded for…

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Celebrating National Philanthropy Day & Our Generous Community

Happy National Philanthropy Day! Today is a special day. It’s National Philanthropy Day! Organized in the 1980s, this day is significant in recognizing the important role philanthropy has had on societal change. Today especially, we celebrate the change we’ve made, the change we’re making, and the change that is yet to come. Today we pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy – and those active in the philanthropic community, namely YOU – have made to our lives, our communities,…

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2019 Youth Philanthropy Grant Award Ceremony

— announced at a Teton High School Assembly — The Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy Program, in partnership with the Dual Enrollment Government class at Teton High School, announced this year’s grant award winners today at an Awards Assembly at Teton High School. Now in its 9th year, today’s award ceremony marks the granting of $37,000 in total via this multifaceted program. Youth Philanthropy provides an excellent opportunity to introduce the concept of philanthropy to the next generation while helping them better understand the…

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New Leadership Named for the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole

The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole today announced the appointment of Laurie Andrews to the position of President.  The Foundation conducted a national search to fill the position in partnership with Koya Leadership Partners, an executive search firm that specializes in recruiting mission-driven clients. “Laurie will assume the leadership of a vibrant and healthy organization on March 1, 2020.  We are thrilled to welcome her to the Community Foundation,” said Bill Hoglund, Community Foundation Board Chair.  “Laurie…

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ABC – Above and Beyond the Classroom: Computer Lab

$800 – Computer Lab: Engaging Students During this year’s Youth Philanthropy Program, participating Teton High School Seniors readily signed on to help the students enrolled in ABC by fully funding their ask for a computer lab. ABC – Above and Beyond the Classroom in Teton Valley provides academic, enrichment and wellness programs in a safe and supportive environment for at-risk children after school and for 8-weeks during the summer months. While students will be moving to the new Driggs Elementary…

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Family Safety Network: Counseling for Clients & their Children in Need

$960 — Counseling for Clients and their Children in Need Participating Seniors at Teton High School were touched by the work Family Safety Network does in their community. Through their quiet dedication, Family Safety Network works to partner with individuals and communities to eliminate violence, abuse, and oppression.  Victims of domestic violence and sexual assault can be effectively helped by individualized counseling that is often beyond their means to afford or otherwise obtain.  Counseling can provide a victim with the tools to…

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HAPI Trails: Veterinarian Stock

$1,000 – Veterinarian Stock Teton High School Seniors called on some of their more experienced peers to conclude the importance of a Veterinarian Stock for HAPI Trails during this year’s Youth Philanthropy Program.  Given that HAPI Trails takes in abused, abandoned and neglected horses, Seniors understood the importance of a solid veterinarian stock for horses that are not conditioned to being worked on or touched. “Equally,” as Julie Martin, Executive Director for HAPI Trails, explained when visiting the class for questions, “it’s…

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Seniors West of the Tetons: Fish Fund

$500 – Fish Fund Teton High School Seniors declared, “Let them eat fish!,” after hearing from Executive Director, River Osborn speak about specific benefits seniors would glean from the proposed Fish Fund, during this year’s Youth Philanthropy Program.  Seniors West of the Tetons provides health, nutrition, and social connections for seniors in Teton Valley. One of their cornerstone programs provides hot lunches to seniors in the community, five days a week, by donation – no one is ever turned away due…

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Teton County 4-H: Pig to Feed the Hungry

$600 – Teton 4-H Pig donation to help feed the Hungry The full-circle nature of this project’s impact spoke to the full funding Teton High School Seniors awarded during this year’s Youth Philanthropy Progam. Teton County Idaho 4-H connects youth with how their food is grown through hands-on learning. They’ve also stepped in to help reduce local food insecurity through youth-driven donations since 2017. Over the last two years, they have provided two 4-H market pigs and over 150-pounds of…

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Teton Valley Community Recycling: Education Programs

$500 – Recycling Education Programs for Elementary Students After calling Iris Saxer, Executive Director for Teton Valley Community Recycling, in for additional questions, participating Youth Philanthropy students understood the value in Teton Valley Community Recycling’s proposal to provide waste reduction/recycling education programs for all valley 4th and 5th graders.  Teton Valley Community Recycling plans to develop and implement a curriculum specific to our region, teach two 1.5 hour sessions in every classroom, and offer field trips to the County Recycling Center…

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Teton Valley Ski Education Foundation: Beacons are Lit!

$640 – Beacons are Lit! (Avalanche Beacons) Student Philanthropists partially funded Teton Valley Ski Education Foundation’s proposal to purchase 3 avalanche beacons for freeride athletes in order to help keep programming affordable, provide proper avalanche safety instruction, and ensure the safety of athletes.  Our community’s lifestyle centers around the mountains for which the valley is named; the Tetons. Due to the length of the winters, skiing and snowboarding are integral to that lifestyle for many. TVSEF aspires to invite and…

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Start-up Intensive Nonprofit Scholarship

The Community Foundation of Teton Valley and Central Wyoming College are teaming up to offer a $2,000 scholarship for a local nonprofit to take the Spring 2019 Start-Up Intensive.   The Community Foundation of Teton Valley and Central Wyoming College are offering one $2,000 scholarship for a local nonprofit to take the Spring 2020 Start-Up Intensive. The Start-UpIntensive is an in-depth entrepreneurial training program designed to provide participants with proven tools, frameworks, and skills that winning companies utilize to launch successful business ideas.  Developing and maintaining clarity around mission, priorities, fundraising, multiple stakeholders…

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A New Decade, a New Year, and a New Nonprofit Community Space!

It is with deep gratitude that we thank those who gave to our year-end campaign to build a new Nonprofit Community Space within our office. The doors are ordered and plans are being made to begin in earnest the first week of February! With many nonprofits operating out of small, or even home-based offices, finding a monthly place to hold Board meetings after 5 pm can be difficult – let alone an annual Board Retreat, or an impromptu donor meeting… The Community Foundation of Teton Valley is excited…

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