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Foundation 2 Crisis Services CEO Blomme steps away, search begins
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (343+ words) Foundation 2 Crisis Services, based in Cedar Rapids, begins to national search for a new CEO as the current CEO Emily Blomme, announced her departure from the organization on Tuesday, Sept. 8. After more than 12 years at Foundation 2, Ms. Blomme helped the…...
Local employers, Monarch Research mark six years since derecho with tree-planting push
1+ week, 5+ day ago (304+ words) Six years after the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho impacted the Linn County community, local employers and Monarch Research are again turning recovery into action through a tree-planting program called Planting Forward. Through the program, employees of participating organizations who live in Linn…...
Kirkwood Foundation ends record-breaking campaign with $2 million donation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (211+ words) A replica of the statue of former Iowa Gov. Samuel Kirkwood sits in the roundabout outside Linn Hall at Kirkwood Community College. CREDIT KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE The Kirkwood Foundation‘s recent fundraising campaign, “The Community’s College – The Community’s Future,” has…...
Prairie Summit YMCA prepares for its grand opening ceremony
1+ week, 6+ day ago (171+ words) CREDIT YMCA OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS METRO AREA The partnership between the YMCA of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Area, the College Community School District and the City of Cedar Rapids will reach a significant milestone as their joint YMCA location,…...
United for Cures set to unveil new mural in Cedar Rapids
2+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) United for Cures, a nationwide network of patient advocacy organizations, is set to unveil an exclusive piece of artwork titled Iowa is United for Cures Saturday, Aug. 29 in Cedar Rapids. The artist behind the mural, Ryan “Yanoe” Sarfati, is an…...
Iowa Children’s Museum expands Cultural Collaborations with Johnson County grant
2+ week, 5+ day ago (213+ words) CREDIT: THE IOWA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM Johnson County, through their Quality of Life Program, awarded over $18,000 to the Iowa Children’s Museum in order to expand the museum’s Cultural Collaboration program. The fund “supports projects that enhance quality of life and strengthen…...
Iowa leaders selected for Leadership Iowa program, including five from the Corridor
3+ week, 2+ day ago (250+ words) Forty leaders from across the state have been chosen to take part in the 2026-27 class of Leadership Iowa, the ABI Foundation’s statewide leadership program, the organization announced. Leadership Iowa has run since 1982 and has brought together more than 1,500 leaders from…...
Dupaco Foundation awards grants to Cedar Rapids nonprofits
3+ week, 6+ day ago (318+ words) The Dupaco Community Credit Union Coralville branch. CREDIT B. KAPLAN Eight Cedar Rapids-based nonprofits will expand opportunities in housing, workforce development and entrepreneurship after receiving grants through the Dupaco Foundation’s Nonprofit Grant Program, part of $250,000 in funding awarded to 32 organizations across…...