May 2021 Edition
DeKalb County Community Foundation (IL)
What Gives!
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Happy Spring! Thank you for taking a few minutes to catch up on news and updates from YOUR Community Foundation. #Philanthropy
Give DeKalb County 2021
Thank you! Through AMAZING donor generosity, over $1.5 million (and counting) was raised in support of 130 organizations and Funds during this year's Give DeKalb County event. And thank you to the Community Partners and Media Sponsors for their tremendous partnership. 

A grand total for the giving event will be announced in late May/early June once the final mail-in donations (postmarked by May 6) have been received.
Internship Fund Promotes Racial Diversity and Opportunity
The Community Foundation and the Ellwood House Museum are excited to announce the Ellwood House Racial Diversity Internship Fund. This new Fund contributes to funding an annual internship opportunity. The internship is exclusively for a person of color, who is a currently enrolled college student or a recent college graduate.

Scholarship Opportunities
Applications are open for the following Community Foundation scholarships:
  • Ed and Kim Kapper Physical Therapy Scholarship (For graduate students pursuing a degree in physical therapy)
  • Renaissance Scholarship (For an individual who is returning to school after being part of the workforce)
  • Spinoso Masters Scholarship (For students pursuing a post-undergraduate or master's degree)

YEP Awards $13,591 in Youth Impact Grants
Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) is pleased to announce their distribution of $13,591 in youth impact grants. Grants were awarded to ten community organizations for a variety of youth serving projects and programs in DeKalb County.

Internship Program Update With Brittany
Meet Brittany Blomquist, a recent participant in the Internship Program. Brittany was a spring 2021 intern with Fox Valley Community Services. She is currently a student at Northern Illinois University with a Nonprofit & NGO Studies and Cultural Anthropology double major. So what opportunities and experience did she gain from her time as an intern? Find out!

The Internship Program is a collaboration between the DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership, the Center for Nonprofit Studies, and Career Services at Northern Illinois University, supported by the Douglas C. and Lynn M. Roberts Family Foundation.
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