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| A publication from the Community Foundation of Western Nevada |
May 2013 |
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 COMMUNITY MATTERS Community Foundation of Western Nevada.... for 15 years connecting people who care
with causes that matter
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Greetings! ,
Thanks to you we are able to connect people
who care with causes that matter.
Consider Adult Scholarships
Nevada Youth Empowerment Project Supported
NV Dream Tag Funds NDOW Reseeding Efforts
Partnership Grant Program Update
Scholarship Roundup Numbers
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Tracy Turner PhD
Program Officer |
Adult Scholarships Help Raise the Quality of Life
for our entire Community.
Consider the possibilities for our community and our economy if under-employed adults in northern Nevada had the opportunity to apply for financial support to achieve a certificate or degree (or just upgrade their skills) that would help them secure a higher-waged job.
Consider the impact in the long term on their families if that educational boost allowed them to have greater independence and less dependence on community resources.
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Foundation Fundholders Invest in
Nevada Youth Empowerment Project.
 | | Students living at NYEP and students from UNR volunteer to clean up a Truckee River park. |
Recently two large grants from donor-advised funds were mailed to Nevada Youth Empowerment Project in support of their efforts to help teen and young adult women who may otherwise be homeless. NYEP is a small nonprofit working with a handful of women at time.These young women are referred to NYEP by their social worker, parole officer, or teacher as a place to live and learn how to be successful adults. For some of the students in the program it is their first chance to have a close and positive relationship with an adult mentor.
" I appreciate the generosity of the fundholders and their support of the Challenge grant made to our Community Living Program. We reached our goal! This assistance means so much to us - the staff,
but even more to the young women who benefit from the program."
- Monica DuPea Executive Director
Life under NYEP Community Living Program's rules is not easy, but the responsibilities and expectations are clear and there is support at every turn. Students are encouraged to reach their education goals, work part-time and volunteer to help others. In addition they are responsible for the home and garden up-keep, for learning life skills such as money management, healthy living, cooking and shopping skills. They also work on job seeking and social skills such as etiquette, typing, and positively interacting among a group.
NYEP's Community Living Program gives young women: a home, comprehensive skill building, community involvement in a meaningful way and a stable relationship with a caring adult. It is a formula that works and they have the statistics to prove it. We encourage you to learn more about Nevada Youth Empowerment Project. |
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NV Dream Tag Proceeds Sowing Seeds of Sustenance.
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Reseeding efforts outside of Elko, NV. |
What looks like an Antartic experiment is a reseeding project in the Nevada High Desert paid for, in part by the proceeds of the NV Dream Tag sales in 2012.
$5.00 chances helped turn $50,000 into much more to buy seed.
The NV Dream Tag fund awarded $50,000 to the Nevada Department of Wildlife to use as needed match money for a much larger reseeding project. NDOW planted the seeds on public lands burned in 2012 wildfires that scorched more than 600,000 acres. Land that is home to our state's wildlife.
Reseeding will help restore areas where primarily sage grouse and mule deer are established and suffering from habitat damage. Seeds were applied through aerial drops and drill seeding efforts.
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Buy your chance today! |
Your $5.00 NV Dream Tag chance
could be your lucky break at a hunt
of your lifetime.
It is a sure thing for Nevada's Wildlife.
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 Partnership Grant Cycle Begins in June.
Invitations to submit a 2013 Grant Letter of Intent will be mailed to northern Nevada nonprofit organizations at the end of June 2013. The LOI will be due to the Community Foundation in mid-July. Invited proposals must be received in August and the grants will be decided upon in September.
The switch from Spring to Fall grant cycle was initiated in order to compile the Community Foundation donor advised funds investment earnings for the previous year. Some fundholders donate their fund's earnings or a portion of the earnings to the Partnership Grant Program.
If your favorite nonprofit organization is more than 5 years in existence and has not received an invitation to submit a letter of intent in the past, please email Dani Lutzow with your organization's name and full contact information. |
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Scholarship calls brings smiles and cheers. |
Scholarship Roundup
Scholarship calls are going out daily to excited students and very proud and relieved parents.
This year we administered 28 scholarship funds.
Scholarship grants went to more than 100 students and totaled more than $250,000!
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Who We Are
Board of Trustees
Linda Smith
Board Chair
Butch Anderson
Vice Chair
Jim Pfrommer
Treasurer
Thomas J. Hall
Secretary
Sallie B. Armstrong
Kathie Bartlett
Seth Berry
Rebecca Dickson
Nora James
Brian Kennedy
Diana Kern
Cary Lurie
Janice Rude Willson
Jennifer Satre
Norma Webster
Advisory Board
Kim Becker
Greg Brower
Barbara Drake
David Geddes
Matthew Gray
Klaus Grimm
Gail Humphreys
Craig King
Dong Joon "DJ" Lee, CAIA
Lance McKenzie
Teresa Mentzer
Doug Nelson
Susanne Pennington
Alicia Reban
Beth Schuler
John Solari
Lilli Trinchero
Jim Webster
Emeritus Board
Robert Armstrong
Richard Barnard
Fred Boyd
Kathie Dees
Mendy Elliott
Nancy Fennell
Mark Knobel
John Mulligan
David Turner
Ronald Zurek
Staff
Chris Askin,CSPG, CFRE
President and CEO
Dani Lutzow
Program Associate
Maureen Mensing
Accounting Associate
Margaret Stewart
Communications Director
Melissa Tschanz, CPA
Controller
Tracy Turner, PhD.
Program Officer
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Calling Nonprofits
You know what you need most.
Tell our donors. Update your
Nonprofit Connections landing
page with your most recent funding priorities. |
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Upcoming Events | |
Scholarship Ice Cream Social
July 28, 2 to 4pm Nevada Discovery Museum
CFWN Annual Meeting October 9th, Location TBD
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Thank You | You touch the world with your generosity and kindness. Let's keep in touch.
Let us know if you want to know more about something you've read here. If you like Community Matters, we would appreciate it if you pass this letter on to your friends. If you don't want to receive monthly enews, email me, Margaret Stewart and I will take you off the list. |
| Contact Information | | Community Foundation of Western Nevada
1885 S. Arlington Ave. Suite 103, Reno, NV 89509
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