December 3, 2019 The ninth annual Big GIVE for Poweshiek County raised $189,252 for 61 local funds and nonprofits supported by the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF). The annual campaign sponsored by the two foundations reaches over 2,000 households via a mailed catalog of giving [...]
October 1, 2019 During the month of October Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) launch the 2019 Big GIVE fundraising campaign. Big GIVE Month is a focused effort to help donors—first-time and repeat—to find the fund or project that best matches their giving interest or to [...]
November 16, 2018 The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's annual Big GIVE for Poweshiek County Campaign raised $146,000 for 50 local funds and nonprofits supported by GPCF. The month-long fund drive in October encourages donors to think locally when they consider their giving priorities and contribute to the many nonprofit funds that affect Poweshiek County. [...]
September 26, 2018 Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation will celebrate the launch of the 2018 Big GIVE fundraising campaign with the annual Spirit of Giving event which applauds the important role donors and volunteers have in community success throughout the county. The public is welcome to attend the event to celebrate with the Foundation. Heavy hors d’oeuvres [...]
June 21, 2018 Community members and business leaders met at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. Wednesday for an initial meeting to reveal the results of the childcare analysis being conducted by First Children’s Finance. According to a 2017 report from the Center for American Progress, Poweshiek County was declared a Childcare Desert. In an effort to address [...]
