by GHACF team | Mar 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Want to make an immediate impact on where you live, work and play? Check out the Community Wish List of your local for-impact organizations. Wish list items include support for program and organization supplies, program and project expansion, professional...
by GHACF team | Mar 5, 2024 | Education, For Impact Organizations, Grant Impact Stories, Grantees, Grants, Recipients
Opportunity Thrive works to improve educator well-being through assessments, one-on-one coaching, and improving staff culture. This fall, we awarded a Community Impact grant to support its Educator Wellness Coaching Program within participating Northwest Ottawa County...
by GHACF team | Feb 29, 2024 | Arts & Culture, Community Foundation News, Diversity & Inclusion, Economic & Community Betterment, Education, Environment, For Impact Organizations, Giving, Grantees, Grants, Health & Human Services, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
In 2023, the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) granted the largest amount in its history: $110,600 in awards. Our YAC’s 20 high school students from Northwest Ottawa County give of their time as they meet throughout the year to...
by GHACF team | Feb 28, 2024 | Donors, Funds, Giving
For the last eight years, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University has published an 11 Trends in Philanthropy Report. Key highlights from this year’s edition include that Donor Advised Funds are one of the fastest-growing...
by GHACF team | Feb 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
The 2024 National Study on Donor-Advised Funds has arrived! It reveals that DAFs are “varied and flexible philanthropic vehicles that support a wide range of giving patterns and preferences.” Did you know that with just $5,000, you can open a DAF here at GHACF? This...
