by Chris Riker | Dec 8, 2020 | Giving, Grant Impact Stories, Grants
Throughout our 49-year history, our Greatest Needs Fund has existed to provide support for the future needs that we can’t always anticipate. No year has demonstrated this more than 2020. While we have all been challenged by the upheaval that our world has faced since...
by GHACF team | Oct 8, 2019 | Donor Impact Stories, Donors, Giving, Ways to Give
“You have to change your ethos. When you’ve always saved, it’s hard to spend. So when you do spend, you want it to be worthwhile.” – Joyce CawthonJoyce and Andy Cawthon have always wanted to make a difference in the world. Joyce has a background grant writing for...
by Chris Riker | Nov 27, 2018 | Donors, Giving, Ways to Give
Giving Tuesday—a global day dedicated to giving back—is about ordinary people coming together to do extraordinary things. Giving Tuesday is an international day created in response to the consumerism that’s taken over the holidays. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are...
by GHACF team | Nov 28, 2017 | Donors, Giving, Ways to Give
A global day dedicated to giving back, when ordinary people come together to do extraordinary things. Giving Tuesday is an international day created in response to the consumerism that’s taken over the holidays. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all about buying...
by GHACF team | Aug 1, 2017 | Definitions, Funds, Giving, Ways to Give
The term “Endowment” is what sets us apart from other public charities. The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation operates as an endowed charitable foundation. While not every fund that we steward is endowed, it is our main mission to grow our endowment for the...
