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| A publication from the Community Foundation of Western Nevada |
January / February 2014 |
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COMMUNITY MATTERS
Community Foundation of Western Nevada.... connecting people who care with causes that matter
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Thanks to you we are able to connect people
who care with causes that matter.
You'N-I (Youth Network Initiative)
Why You'N-I?
Partnership Grant helps Viginia City bring back library.
Your Estate Gift Will Build a Strong Nevada
New Nevadafund.org |
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You'N-I holds First Community-wide Convening
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Youth Network Initiative |
The Boys and Girls Club on 9th Street was hustling last Tuesday night. Parents and children were lined up for an immunization clinic and families were arriving with excited young basketball teams about to start their first game of the season; at the same time more than 150 people of all ages an d from all walks of life were there to take part in the You'N-I convening.
Participants were assigned a table and invited to enjoy sandwiches and cookies made by the Boys and Girls Club. Friends re-united, networking ensued, and introductions were made, all made more animated by the voices of 60 young people.
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Community Initiative for Homeless and Runaway Youth,
and Aging Out Foster Youth.
Why You'N-I ?
According to the "Point in Time" count conducted annually, about 300 youth under age 18 are homeless in Washoe County. This count is considered to be conservative because youth under 18 tend to go underground for fear of being picked up by law enforcement. Washoe County School District numbers are higher, counting about 2,300 youth "in transition," (living in motels, shelters, domestic violence shelters, Kids Cottage, doubled up, or just termed "unaccompanied youth.") The Washoe County Youth Parole Director reports that there about 200 youth each year that have been released after detention and are in need of transitional services, meaning that they have no family or guardian to go to upon release.
Youth age 18 and older is a much larger group, including those youth who are aging out of the foster-care system and an even larger number of youth who lack life-skills and family support to reach their goals of employment, education, and independence.
By uniting people and resources from throughout the community through You'N-I, we hope to create significant, widely shared, lasting positive improvements to their situation.
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Virginia City Pulls Together to More than Match Partnership Grant and Re-Open Library.
A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and survives them
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-Mark Twain Letter to the Millicent [Rogers] Library, 22 February 1894
Sometimes you don't value something until it is taken from you.
"Everybody has a library story" says, Pam Abercrombie, Development Director Community Chest in Virginia City, Nevada. After the local public library closed in 2012 Virginia City mourned its loss. Community Chest stepped up to store the books and create a small children's reading nook in their community center. Volunteers librarians kept the library open a portion of a few days a week. Community Chest won a $15,000 matching Partnership Grant in 2013 to bring back the library. They set to work raising the needed $15,000 in matching funds and ended up with a total of $55,655, enough to pay for a professional librarian and work toward public library accreditation. Storey County Community Library Director
How did they raise such an impressive amount in such a short time? Fundraising activities included a "Friends of the Board" fundraiser at the Core at the Cider Factory, presentations in front of community groups and housing associations, and direct mail appeal letters. The Community Chest engaged the residents of Virginia City to bring back the library.People responded to the call. This link to an article in the "Las Vegas Sun" features great photos: The Gold Hill Hotel collected donations on their ceiling and donation jars could be seen on counters up and down Main Street.
Mark Twain would be proud.
Reports Abecrombie, "Donors appreciate knowing just where their gift is going and how it is helping build our library. We created a sense of ownership between donors and the library."
"This is not your mother's library. It is a vision of libraries in the 21st century-a vibrant, multi-use facility that will attract many people with modern technology. We plan to implement creative library programs that engage residents of all ages. Programs include: garden 'seed library", book field trips, story time, 'how to' demonstrations, computer classes, art/poetry workshops, free books exchanges, etc. We intend to think way 'out of the box' for library programs and library use. We plan to expand library services to all the communities in Storey County and that includes Mark Twain, Virginia City Highlands, and Lockwood in addition to Virginia City."
The grant impact is what the Community Foundation hoped would happen when the Program Committee decided to enlarge the Partnership Grants and make them contingent on raising new matching funds. The grant, in Community Chest's capable hands, built a larger donor base, engaged donors and strengthened the community in a powerful and lasting way.
Your gift to the Partnership Grant Fund made this grant possible. Thank you.
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What Do You Love Most About Living Here?
Let it Snow!
Some days I particularly love the perimeter of mountains, reflecting the sun and moonlight, shielding us, training our eyes to lift to the sky. We hike their trails, ski their slopes and camp beside their lakes and streams. You can help keep Nevada skies clean, its forests healthy and the communities the mountains frame, a place generations of your family will love to call home.
Include a bequest to benefit our Nevada Community in your will or trust.You can designate the Community Fund, the Partnership Grant Fund or any of our endowments or simply a cause you are passionate about.
Contact Chris Askin, President & CEO, 775-333-5499 to talk about making your gift of a lifetime.
Check our website for a Wills planner. |
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Discover the New Nevadafund.org
- Simpler navigation, clean design and clear messages
- Frequently updated and posted news stories
- Available scholarships - Download applications
- Easy ways to give and to join the Community Foundation
We teamed up with Reno company Noble Studios Inc,.to bring you a website that informs and works for you and your professional advisor.
Let us know what you think! |
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Quick Links
Nevadafund.org
You'N-I Facebook
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Who We Are
Board of Trustees
Linda Smith
Board Chair
Thomas J. Hall
Vice Chair
Jim Pfrommer
Treasurer
Butch Anderson
Secretary
Sallie B. Armstrong
Kathie Bartlett
Rebecca Dickson
Barbara Drake
Matthew Gray
Nora James
Brian Kennedy
Diana Kern
Cary Lurie
Janice Rude Willson
Jennifer Satre
Norma Webster
Advisory Board
Kim Becker
Carina Black
Greg Brower
Steven Brown
Steve Frank
David Geddes
Ray Gonzalez
Klaus Grimm
Gail Humphreys
Craig King
Dong Joon "DJ" Lee, CAIA
Lance McKenzie
Teresa Mentzer
Doug Nelson
Susanne Pennington
Alicia Reban
Beatriz Robinson
Nancy Rodriguez
Beth Schuler
John Solari
Lilli Trinchero
Reggie Valenzuela
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
Lyndsey Crossley
Executive Assistant
Dani Lutzow
Program Officer
Maureen Mensing
Accounting Associate
Margaret Stewart
Communications Director
Melissa Tschanz, CPA
Controller
Tracy Turner, PhD.
Chief Philanthropy Officer
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and buy your chances today.
Nonprofits: Wildlife habitat reclaimation projects proposals are accepted
year-ound by the
NV Dream Tag fund.
For information about applying for a NV Dream Tag
grant call Chief Philanthropy Officer Tracy Turner at
775-333-5499.
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Attention Students
Searching for scholarships?
Look through the RECEIVE page
on the new
nevadafund.org
Most scholarships applications are due February 28.
Even if your student is not
yet a senior it is smart
to prepare early. Check out
16 Tips to Scholarships
Call Dani Lutzow, Program Officer 775-333-5499
for more information. |
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Nonprofit Connections
Nonprofit Connections Check it out and join in. Introduce your organization to Community Foundation fundholders and donors.
Let them know what your nonprofit organization is doing.
What are your funding priorities?
How can donors get involved?
To be included in Nonprofit Connections call Dani Lutzow 775-333-5499. |
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Upcoming Events | |
It's Your Estate Free Workshop Series Call 775-333-5499 to reserve your spot.
Wednesdays 3/19 - 4 /30
10:30 am- Sierra View Library 1pm - South Valleys Library 3pm - Neil Rd Community Center
It's Your Money Free Workshop Series Call 775-333-5499 to reserve your spot.
Thursdays, 3/13 - 4/24
10am - United Way 639 Isbell Rd. #460 Reno, 89502
Download flyer to view class calendar and topics, full venue addresses and sponsors.
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| Contact Information | | Community Foundation of Western Nevada
1885 S. Arlington Ave. Suite 103, Reno, NV 89509
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