$900 - Subs for Santa Youth Philanthropists fully funded Subs for Santa's proposal for student volunteers to help their program by purchasing Christmas gifts for teens that are age and gender-appropriate, which will be distributed to pre-selected teens in need over the holidays. Teens have, traditionally, been the most difficult age group to satisfy - who would know better than a teen what's …
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Turkeys to Families in Need for Thanksgiving
$700 - Teton Valley Food Pantry Youth Philanthropists from Teton High School were pleased to fully fund the Teton Valley Food Pantry's proposal to offer a turkey to community families whose resources are stressed during the holiday. They usually serve approximately 60 households per week and would offer the turkeys during a one-week period prior to Thanksgiving. Teton valley food pantry …
Victor Elementary School Garden Supplies
$500 - Mountain Roots Education Youth Philanthropists partially funded Mountain Roots Education's proposal to secure fundamental garden supplies for Victor Elementary School in order to build and establish a school garden on school grounds. As the garden program continues to develop, students will need gloves, wheel burrows, and shovels to engage with the space. The garden program delivers …
Bound for Success (Pilot Program)
$800 - Education Foundation of Teton Valley High School Seniors from this year's Youth Philanthropy program partially funded the Education Foundation of Teton Valley's proposed Bound for Success college and career readiness pilot program. Funds will be used to provide expert coaching to both students and teachers over the course of a 10-week program to build scalable, long-term support in …
2021 YOUTH PHILANTHROPY GRANT AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Youth Philanthropy Program, in partnership with two Dual Enrollment Government classes at Teton High School, announced this year’s Youth Philanthropy grant winners at an Awards Assembly at Teton High School. Now in its 11th season, today’s awards mark the granting of $51,000 in total and working with nearly 400 students via this …
Exceptional Board Fundraising
Boards have a role to play in ensuring their nonprofits have adequate resources to advance the mission, but what exactly is that role? What is the Board’s role as a group, and what is reasonable to expect from individual board members? And what do we mean by “fundraise?” Similarly, Executive Directors have a role to play in ensuring the Board is prepared to participate in fundraising, support …
Community Raises $18.2 Million in 14 Years!
On Wednesday evening, the Community Foundation of Teton Valley hosted the 14th Annual Tin Cup Challenge Awards Ceremony. This beloved community event brought nonprofit leaders, donors, and volunteers together to celebrate the results of the 2021 Tin Cup Challenge. After recognizing the significant contributions of the Foundation’s Board, staff, and volunteers who support the success …
Resilience – What do we continue to do? What do we create? What do we shed? (Part 2)
Resilience is a way of being that allows us to move through adversity with clarity, courage, and intention. The dispositions of resilience help us learn from adversity so that we can fulfill our purposes in life, and thrive on the personal, professional, and organizational levels. The COVID-19 pandemic presented us with unprecedented challenges. It has also provided a unique opportunity to reflect …
Fundraising after a Crisis
Moving From Crisis Fundraising to Long-Term Strategic Fundraising. We all know that the past 18 months have been truly unprecedented, not just around the globe, but in the nonprofit world. Early into the pandemic, we braced for our funds to dry up and nonprofits to close down. But that didn’t happen. What happened instead, and what we could not have predicted, is that in our very generous …
Tin Cup Challenge Grant Program
After a hard year for everyone, it's good to feel the warmth and lightness of summer. For nonprofits that spent the pandemic reimagining programming, funding alternatives, and budgets, June 1st marked not only the beginning of a new season but also the beginning of something we can all count on - the Tin Cup Challenge. The Tin Cup Challenge provides a …