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Work with our community grant writer, Angela Ventris, to craft a strong applicationn.
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How to Create A Nonprofit
Follow these steps to register your organization and apply for tax-exempt status.
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Board Boot Camp
Our two-hour program can help strengthen your board and increase your impact.
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Endowment Building
Build confidence to grow your organization’s endowment and sustain its mission forever.
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Capital Campaigns
Leaern how to execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy for your next project.
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Great Give Day
Be part of our region's biggest day of giving.
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McCarthy Center
Our multi-purpose conference center is perfect for your board meetings or other gatherings.
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Disaster Preparedness
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Collaborative Projects with Nonprofits
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Better Together
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Find a community initiative that connects with you:
Community Organizations Active in Disaster
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Rural Teacher Corps
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Energy Districts
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Northeast Iowa Environmental Action Network
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Northeast Iowa Community Investment Fund
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Inclusive Dubuque
Everyone deserves to live in a place where they are respected, valued and engaged in civic life.
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Brain Health
The brain is our most important organ — we need to be able to care for it to live our best lives.
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Press Forward Northeast Iowa
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Small-town Dreams Initiative
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Dyslexia Tutor Training and Resources
Reading proficiency by third grade is the most important predictor of high school graduation and career success.
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Every Child Reads
Reading proficiency by third grade is the most important predictor of high school graduation and career success.
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Dubuque College Access Network
Many students dream of college but face barriers to getting there.
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Greater Dubuque Housing Trust
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Project HOPE
We work to identify and break down barriers to economic opportunity and interrupt the cycle of poverty.
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Community Heart & Soul®
We provide the right tools to enhance rural vitality.
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Immigration Community Assessment
Read the Immigration Community Assessment
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Women’s Giving Circle
Together, We Share | We Build | We Give
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Vision To Learn
Uncorrected vision affects as many as 20,000 children in Iowa.
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YAPPERS
The values we instill in young people last a lifetime. That’s what our group of youth grantmakers is about.
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We can support your nonprofit.
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