Posts Tagged ‘2021’
Women to Women Spring Forum – April 8, 2021
“Renewal and Recovery: The Future After COVID” will be the topic of the Women to Women Giving Circle’s virtual Spring Forum. Join us in conversation from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, April 8, with Dr. Danita Brown Young, moderated by W2W Steering Committee member Dr. Doris M. Houston. From recent news reports: “Young children are missing out…
Read MoreYouth Engaged in Philanthropy Participants Sought
BLOOMINGTON – High school students in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties are sought to participate in Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) during the 2021-2022 school year. An initiative of the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, YEP is a program in which high school students learn about philanthropy by allocating grant funds to local nonprofits. YEP…
Read MoreHow Some Groups Are Helping Seniors Navigate a Largely Online Vaccine Sign-Up Process
Reposted from The Pantagraph By Lyndsay Jones; Photos by David Proeber BLOOMINGTON — A “matter of milliseconds.” That’s how Carol Kalmes, 74, describes the process of snagging an appointment for the COVID vaccine online. It’s something Kalmes, a retired teacher, learned through trial and error — a learning process she feels lucky to have navigated,…
Read MoreIPCF Offers Grants in 3 Categories
Applications Accepted During February BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation will accept applications for grants in three categories from February 1-26, 2021. Interested applicants may find information about the grants on IPCF’s website along with links to the online applications. The Community Foundation expects to award more than $120,000 during this grant round. These grants…
Read MoreGrants Awarded to 16 Local Nonprofit Programs
BLOOMINGTON – Sixteen local nonprofit programs have been awarded a total of $52,212 in grants thanks to the Women to Women Giving Circle and Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) at the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation. The Women to Women Giving Circle seeks to improve the lives of women and children in Central Illinois and focused…
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