Future Philanthropists Visits Humane Society

Future Philanthropists introduces youths, typically, ages 6 to 13, to at least one nonprofit organization each year as well as the idea of giving, volunteering and philanthropy in general. If participants decide to donate to the organization, the Foundation matches each gift up to $100.

Last night's donations went to both general operations of the Humane Society and to help the organization build an awning for its outdoor kennels. For more information on Future Philanthropists, please call the Foundation office at 882-3731 or
email us.
MAKING NEW FRIENDS - Several people enjoyed a tour of the Glacial Lakes Humane Society last night during the first-ever Watertown Community Foundation's Future Philanthropists' event. In the foreground, Youth Council Chairperson Katey Ulrich meets a new friend with 6-year-old Cloey Phillips.

Grants & Scholarships Awarded

Women & Giving
The 2011 Women & Giving event raised nearly $20,000. Women designated a total of $5,740 for the Women & Giving Endowment. There was $2,579.27 remaining from last year's granting dollars, so the total available for granting this year was an impressive $16,522.96.

The Women & Giving Steering Committee awarded the following grants:
Interlakes Community Action - Smile Mobile ..........................$1,250
Kiwanis Coats for Kids ............................................................$500
LATI Educare .........................................................................$500
Lake Area Zoological Society Girls Rule .................................$3,000
Elementary Schools' Social Worker ...........................................$750
PACH (People Against Child Hunger).....................................$1,000
Volunteers of America - Dakotas ...........................................$1,000
Watertown Area Special Olympics .........................................$1,000
Watertown Police Dept. Explorers ..........................................$2,000
Watertown Regional Library......................................................$500
Watertown Resource Center ..................................................$1,000
"Needy Fund" Watertown High School .....................................$500
LATI Scholarships:
Krystal Weber ......................................................................$1,000
Michelle Sterry .....................................................................$1,000 LATI Scholarship
2011 Fall LATI Scholarships (set aside)..................................$2,000

The Women & Giving Endowment Fund now has just over $10,000 so it will begin distributing earnings for 2012 grantmaking. All of the above grants and scholarships will no doubt help Women & Giving fulfill its mission: To help women and children in the community overcome barriers, increase their opportunities and achieve their goals. Thank you Women & Giving!

Sprucing Up Landscaping Gets Makeover at the Mellette House

The south and east landscaping at the Mellette House is being revitalized thanks to a grant from the Foundation. Thank you donors.

Sioux Valley Nursery and the Mellette Memorial Association worked together to select plants that were attractive and appropriate for the historic house and which require little maintenance. Lake City Tree Service also trimmed trees.

Take the opportunity this summer to visit the Mellette House. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. through September.

Shelter Welcomes Helping Hands & Hearts

The first nonprofit organization to be featured in the Future Philanthropist Program is the Glacial Lakes Humane Society of Watertown.

Currently, the animal shelter is home to 25 dogs and 50 cats. The shelter is always looking for volunteers to help with walking dogs, feeding, bathing, etc. The Humane Society's current wish list includes a shade cover for the big kennels outside.

Future Philanthropists will see and hear first hand how the shelter works on a tour this summer. Participants will get the opportunity to help this nonprofit organization that serves so many animals in need.

Future Philanthropists Wants You

Future Philanthropists introduces children, typically ages 6 to 13, to at least one local nonprofit organization each year as well as the idea of giving, volunteering and philanthropy in general. Familes will get a behind-the-scenes tour, learn about the specified organization and get the opportunity to help that nonprofit.

The program is a win-win as parents and/or grandparents teach their children/grandchildren about organizations and the importance of giving while the nonprofits gain new friends as well as dollars for their efforts. The Watertown Community Foundation will match each family's gift up to $100 for the organization.

If you would like to sign up for Future Philanthropists or would like more information, please call the Foundation office at 882-3731 or email: assistant@watertowncommunityfoundation.org

Fun at the Zoo

DESIGN TIME - Watertown Community Foundation Youth Council member Alexa Moeller paints a special picture on the wrist of Grace Highbear of Watertown during the annual Free Day at Bramble Park Zoo sponsored by the Youth Council. More than 800 people attended the event which included informational programs on conservation as well as various species at the zoo.

Girls Share Service Projects

FURRY FRIEND - Here Girls Rule participant, Kenedy, shares information about guinea pigs with Jan Johnson of the Watertown Community Foundation Women & Giving group. This year was the third consecutive year that Women & Giving supported the Roots & Shoots program for 16 local girls at Bramble Park Zoo. The girls shared this year's projects at their last session for the year. The projects ranged from dogs, the Humane Society, Jenkins Living Center and cats to turtles. Women & Giving and Watertown Area Transit provided transit tickets to the girls so they can continue their projects this summer.

May Grants at a Glance

At this month's Foundation Board meeting, the following grants were awarded:
$2,000 to Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation to support the purchase of yellow roses. The roses are for Yellow Rose Week which raises funds for the Suzanne B. Jacobson Memorial Fund which awards grants to people with life-threatening illnesses.
$500 to support a fundraiser this summer for the Mellette House and Town Players. The event will include the comedy
play, "Fully Committed," and desserts by Bill Zubke.
In other business, Dave Weigel, representing the local PACH (People Against Child Hunger) spoke to the Board. Weigel said the pilot project, which sent nearly 100 backpacks of food home with various students each weekend through April and May, went well and thanked the Foundation for its support. Plans for the 2011-12 school year are under way.

Meet the Governor

LATI GOVERNOR'S LUNCHEON - The Watertown Community Foundation was the major underwriter of the annual Lake Area Technical Institute Governor's Luncheon which raises dollars for LATI scholarships. Pictured at the event, held earlier this week, are from left, Tom Paulson, LATI Foundation executive director; South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, keynote speaker; and Jan DeBerg Watertown Community Foundation executve director. Laurie Benson, WCF Board member, also spoke at the event.

Women Gather and Give At Annual Foundation Event

GREAT DAY - Enjoying the annual Women & Giving event are from left, Ann Sigelman, a former Foundation Board member who helped implement the local Women & Giving program; Ruth Hayden, financial consultant, educator and author who gave the keynote address: 'Women & Giving;' and Prudy Calvin, sponsor of the event. About 100 women enjoyed Hayden's presentation which was funded through the Paul & Ann Sigelman Fund.


EVENT SPEAKERS - Approximately $18,000 was raised as a result of the annual Women & Giving event. The gifts will be used to benefit local women and children. From left are event speakers, Staci Smunk, 2010 Women & Giving scholarship recipient; Laurie Benson, Foundation Board member who was mistress of ceremonies; and Paula Davis, a 2010 Women & Giving grant recipient as an elementary school social worker.

Help choose this year's Celebrate! Award nominees.

Volunteers are building a better community. It may be a Habitat for Humanity house that needs building, workers at Special Olympics sporting events, helpers for American Cancer Daffodil Days or Relay for Life, Senior Olympics, Prairie Lakes Hospital and Hospice or many, many other agencies in the community needing help, there you will find a volunteer.

Help us celebrate extraordinary deeds performed by ordinary people by nominating someone you know for this truly magnificent honor and recognition.

The Watertown Community Foundation is proud to sponsor the 4th annual Celebrate! Award. This award will honor an outstanding community service adult volunteer and youth volunteer, nominated by you and chosen by a committee of Watertown community leaders.

Please make your nominations by Friday, May 27. The winners will be announced on June 28, 2011, at the Watertown Volunteer Center annual fundraiser "Hors d' oeuvre Extravaganza" at County Fair Banquet Hall and the adult winner will earn the right to designate a $1,500 grant to a local charity of their choice,* and the youth winner will earn the right to designate a $500 grant to a local charity of their choice*.

Now that's worth a standing ovation!

*Grant award subject to verification of designated charity's nonprofit status and approval by the Watertown Community Foundation Board.
Please submit your nominations on an 8 1/2 x11 piece of paper and include the nominee's name and contact information as well as your own.


ELIGIBILITY & CRITERIA: Nominees must reside in the Watertown area and must have a demonstrated track record of community service in Watertown. In-kind or compensated service is not eligible. Elected officials and paid staff of community service agencies and organizations are not eligible. One nominee per submission, one submission per person.
Submit them to: Watertown Community Foundation
PO Box 116
Watertown, SD 57201
or Fax: 753-5731

April Grants at a Glance

At this month's Foundation Board meeting, the following grants were awarded:
$2,898 to Watertown Area Transit to purchase new computer equipment for their office.
$550 to the Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities. This grant will help fund a recognition event set for October in Watertown.
$2,500 to support costs of conducting the SD Afterschool Partnership survey project coordinated by SD Voices for Children.
$2,000 to support marketing and advertising for the upcoming Thursday Night Live season.

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Youth Council Teams Up with Zoo for Saturday

ROOTS & SHOOTS GROUP - Here, instructor Barb Struwe and some Roots & Shoots members take a moment to enjoy and learn about the variety of flowers and plants at the Bramble Park Zoo. Interested youths will get the chance to sign up for Roots & Shoots at the annual free day this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the zoo.


This Saturday proves to be fun for all ages. The Watertown Community Foundation Youth Council is again sponsoring the annual Youth Council Free Day at the Bramble Park Zoo. Admission is free for all ages from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors are welcome to bring a non-perishable food item that will be donated to a local food pantry.

In addition to viewing the exhibits, you will have the opportunity to participate in several Roots & Shoots activities/programs, including: African Animal Encounters, a Dr. Seuss movie, Migratory Birds, biography of Dr. Jane Goodall, Benefits of Composting, Animal Enrichment Projects, Recycling 101, turtle races, reusable bag campaign and signing up for the Roots & Shoots program.

Thank you Youth Council and thank you donors.

Effort Feeds Families

Backpacks Get More Than Books
The Watertown area PACH (People Against Child Hunger) Program works with school staff to provide complimentary snacks and meals to students who may need an additional food resource over weekends during the school year.
The local program began this month with roughly 90 meals being packed on Thursday evenings and distributed to Watertown students each Friday.

The pilot project will proceed through this school year. This fall PACH plans to resume for the entire 2011-2012 school year.
The Watertown Community Foundation contributed $3,000 to the pilot project. Thank you donors!


HELPING THE HUNGRY - A new program, PACH (People Against Child Hunger) in Watertown aims to help families who run short of food on the weekends. From left are PACH volunteers, Stephanie Schaefer, Dave Weigel, Becky Schaible, Julie Gonsor, Sue Luken, Linda Fiebelkorn, Wayne Fiebelkorn, Ellie Vilhauer, and Dr. Robert Packard.

March Grants At A Glance

At this month's Foundation Board meeting, the following grants were awarded:
$7,500 to sponsor the annual LATI Governor's Luncheon.
$2,000 to the Benedictine Multicultural
Center to fund cell phone service for interpreters and advocates.
$6,750 to the Urban Renewal District to purchase bike racks for uptown Watertown.
$770 to support the Youth in Harmony program organized by Glacial Lakes Harmonizers.
$20,000 to purchase supplies and equipment at Joy Ranch.
$4,250 to build outdoor shelters for the animals at the Glacial Lakes Humane Society and Shelter.
$1,200 to Watertown Area Transit to purchase electronic equipment to be used in the Trolleys to provide on-going promotion of local historic sites.
$550 to support a local fundraiser for the National Alliance on Mental Illness - SD.

Youth Council Awards Grants

Youth Council members announce the following grants.
$500 to the Post Prom Party.
$842 to the Boys & Girls Club to purchase a multimedia projector.
$1,700 to the Salvation Army to purchase school supplies for students in need.
$500 to Watertown Area Special Olympics to purchase equipment and supplies.
$1,500 to the Lake Area Zoological Society to sponsor the WCF Youth Council Free Day at the Bramble Park Zoo.
$1,500 to Joy Ranch to purchase safety and first aid supplies.
$500 to the Watertown Area Soccer Association to purchase equipment and make repairs.

Unity & Diversity

People of All Ages Enjoy Two-Day Event

PROMOTING PEACE - Here Jacob Clark, WCF Youth Council member, addresses people who attended the Unity & Diversity event last week. Previously, Clark had written an essay about
peace and won the opportunity to attend the national peace convention. He shared his experience and what he had learned during his presentation "Understanding Compassion from Peace Promotion." Other activities during Unity & Diversity, held at the Redlin Art Center, included music, cultural presentations, inspirational stories and ethnic food. The Watertown Community Foundation was one of the event's sponsors.

Workshop Helps Students Make Tough Decisions

CHOICES - Here Ray Lozano works with a teen on stage to teach 127 youths about the effects of alcohol. Lozano was the keynote speaker at the Northeastern Prevention Resource Center Youth Conference last week in Watertown. Seventh- through 12th-graders attended the event which included seven workshops focusing on stress management, healthy relationships, the myths of marijuana, personality, alcohol prevention, safe driving and Students Against Destructive Decisions. Students came from Watertown, Tiospa Zina, Enemy Swim Day, Sisseton, Castlewood, Redfield and Tea. The Watertown Community Foundation granted $5,800 to support the event.

February Grants Awarded

At this month's Foundation Board meeting, the following grants were awarded:

$3,150 for landscaping at the Mellette House.

$3,000 to the Watertown Area PACH program to purchase food for students who may need an extra food resource over the weekends.

$1,469 to repair the air handler motor on the air conditioning unit purchase a new door at the Senior Citizens Center.

$1,500 to support two youth productions at Town Players this summer.

Plans Under Way for Women & Giving Event

DATE SET - Prudy Calvin, event sponsor, and Jan DeBerg Watertown Community Foundation executive director, are in the midst of plans for the annual Women & Giving event. This year marks the ninth consecutive year for the event which raises money to support programs and organizations that benefit local women and children. Mark your calendars for Friday, April 8.

Networking

Series of Executive Coffees Begins


TALKING IT OVER- The Watertown Community Foundation has begun to host a series of executive coffees for non-profit organizations. Non-profit executives, from left, are Waneen Polly, executive director of the Arrow Education Foundation; Tom Paulson, executive director, LATI Foundation; Loren Diekman, president/CEO, Jenkins Living Center; and Chuck Sherman, president/CEO, Human Service Agency. The coffees provide an opportunity for the organizations to share what is going on in their organizations, talk about the community and network. The coffees will proceed weekly for the next month.

WCF Youth Council Now In Its 10th Year

2010-11 YOUTH COUNCIL - From left are Watertown High School students Alexa Moeller, Olivia Schlueter, Katey Ulrich, Jacob Clark, Kirsten Titze, and Abbey Ulrich.

The Watertown Community Foundation Youth Council has been a learning and leadership experience for many local youths. Since its inception in 2001, the six-member council has granted more than $75,000 to Watertown nonprofits, organizations and programs which affect young people. Previous grantees include Camp Chance, Watertown Area Special Olympics, Lake Area Zoological Society, Post Prom Party, the Salvation Army, Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Watertown Boys & Girls Club.

Making Smiles Women & Giving Members See Grant At Work

ALL ABOUT IT - Carrie Mikkonen (far right), Dakota Smiles Mobile manager, gives a detailed tour of the Smile Mobile to Women & Giving members, from left, Jill Duklet, Jan Johnson, Colleen Hestad and Nancy Linneman.
The Dakota Smiles Program saw 51 patients in Watertown in late 2010. The program, brought by Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership and Delta Dental, was sponsored in part by the Foundation's Women & Giving group. It was the first dental visit for many of the patients. Seventeen of the patients had been to the mobile previously. The total production of the local visit, including diagnostic, preventative and restorative procedures came to $17,858. 2010 was the fourth consecutive year that Women & Giving has supported the effort.

Group Thanks Greg Blow

Several Board and former Board members, along with spouses, thanked Greg Blow and wished him well at a reception earlier this month. After 13 years as the Great Western Bank Trustee Representative for the Foundation, Blow has transferred to Rapid City.

Deb Popham, former Board member and executive director, spoke about Blow's dedication to the Foundation over the years and his ongoing support as not only a trustee representative but person who truly cared about
the Foundation and its mission to improve the quality of life in Watertown.

Scott Olson is now the Foundation's trustee representative from Great Western.

Ice Rink Gets New Look

Skaters Lace Up
For Outdoor Rink

Skaters of all ages have been able to skate at a newly rennovated outdoor rink near the Multi-District this winter.


Total cost of the project, which involved reconstruction of the boards that surround the rink, was approximately $6,700.

Thanks to the generosity of Watertown Community Foundation donors, the Foundation granted $4,300 toward the effort spearheaded by the Watertown Hockey Association.

The facility is open to the public. Admission is free.

ON THE ICE - Mark Sjoberg does some skating of his own. Sjoberg was the committee chair and foreman of the project.

Grantees Speak Board & Former Board Members Gather

A GOOD RELATIONSHIP - Larry Houck, president of the Glacial Lakes Humane Society Board, tells about the long relationship the animal shelter has had with the Watertown Community Foundation. Houck spoke as a grantee at a dinner held earlier this month for former and current WCF Board members along with their spouses and other guests at the Watertown Event Center. Houck expressed his gratitude for all of the things WCF has helped fund over the years, most recently a new van for GLHS.


ANOTHER GRANTEE - Police Chief Jo Vitek also spoke on behalf of the Watertown Police Department. She gave the group insight into things WCF has helped support at the department including Camp Chance and the K-9 unit.

Conflict Management

Chuck Sherman, PhD, President/CEO of the Watertown Human Service Agency, addressed about 20 non-profit executives at a forum recently. During "Conflict Management in the Workplace," Dr. Sherman discussed with the group various techniques for solving conflict, including a seven-step process for managing conflicts between peers in the workplace. Here, he gives participants a handout, Dominant Personality Survey. The Forum is part of the SD Nonprofit Enhancement Project funded through the SD Community Foundation.

Youth Council Makes SWOT List

The WCF Youth Council year kicked off with members focusing on the positives and negatives they and their peers are currently facing. They came up with the following SWOT list.
Strengths
*Arrow Education Foundation & supportive educational system - if you want to graduate you can
* Size of community: large enough for opportunity, small enough to get connected.
* Kids are involved in activities/lots of choices & opportunities
*Supportive community
* Kids supportive of each other.
Weaknesses
*Community size - still small town; not enough activities - leads to boredom & bad behavior. Some don't take advantage of what's offered. Some see parties as logical progression in their social life.
* Parents are not taking responsibility for kids drinking, drugs, smoking...* The "average" student no longer exists; you are accelerated or not. The "have/have not." Why? Some students take advantage of technology - others don't. More focus on taking AP courses.
* Students expect adults to do things for them. Apathy, ex.: Students don't feel politics affect them.
* Drugs, drinking, smoking; peer pressure to do it.
* Teen pregnancy
Opportunities
* Plenty of extracurricular activities, clubs
* Students can find jobs
* Adults are willing to engage students that show interest.
* Wide range of classes offered @ WHS, Multi District & LATI
* Lots of volunteer opportunities
* Size of community helps students make connections.
Threats
* Students have been brought up to believe that whatever they do is OK. They haven't been made to accept responsibility.
* Lack of responsibility for actions: i.e., drugs or not taking courses to prepare for after high school - or just not showing up when they're suppose to.
* Students thinking it's OK to do drugs, smoke and drink because "everyone does it."
* Thinking that adults are going to take care of everything.
* Students not taking advantage of what is offered: classes, activities to help them gain direction.
* Kids don't get the "real world." Lack of understanding that what they do or don't do now affects the rest of their lives.
* Parents push kids to excel in school or sports more out of their needs/wants than the students'.
* Social networking leads to accelerated gossip, violence.

Girl Scout Outreach

Here, Laura Ann Mount, membership specialist with Girl Scout Dakota Horizons, does an activity with a flashlight and prism (lights on and off), with several girls at the Boys & Girls Club. Dakota Horizons is currently doing an outreach afterschool program there. The Watertown Community Foundation Women & Giving gave $500 in support for the program which includes focus topics of living drug-free, bullying, self-esteem, healthy living, diversity and community service.

Foundation Week Recognized

Another dog was rescued in the middle of the night with the new Humane Society's van. The kids received a standing ovation at their summer youth theater production. It got late, but the new lights at the soccer field enabled the game to go on. The Watertown Police Department welcomes Thera Dakota as its new addition to the K-9 unit. Next summer, you'll be wowed by the newly renovated bear exhibit at the zoo.

What if none of the above was true? What if the Watertown Community Foundation didn't exist? The above is a sampling of the many projects that were supported this year through the Foundation. But the truth of the matter is: You make the difference. We make it possible.

The Foundation reflects over the grants of not only this year, but 30 years prior, with gratitude to the donors who make it happen. The key to improving the quality of life in Watertown, however, is that no matter how many great things have been accomplished, there is still so much more we could do. With the season of giving just around the corner, the Foundation humbly asks for your continued support.

During November 12-18, the Watertown Community Foundation joined more than 700 community foundations across America in acknowledging Community Foundation Week. For more than 20 years, the effort has raised awareness about the increasingly important role of these philanthropic organizations in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address persistent civic and economic challenges.

"In a down economy, with limited resources, and a growing need for services to help those in need, we are more determined than ever to bring our community partners together to find innovative and effective solutions to some of our most challenging social problems," said Jan DeBerg, WCF executive director. Watertown is stepping up and getting more creative in how people provide needed support during tough times.

"We are proud of the commitment and creativity in this community to find new and better ways to improve the lives of our neighbors. Foundation Week in America is an opportune time to raise awareness about the increasingly important role of the Watertown Community Foundation," DeBerg added.

Launched in 1989 through a proclamation by former President George H.W. Bush, the first Community Foundation Week included a congressional briefing about the work of community foundations throughout American and their collaborative approach to working with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to address community problems and improve the quality of life in their communities.

New Dog & Officer Ellis In Training

The Watertown Police Department will be welcoming Thera (pronounced Terra) Dakota to its K-9 Unit after she completes four more weeks of training with officer Kirk Ellis in Alabama.

Thera Dakota is a Malinios and just shy of 2 years old. She comes from the Czech Republic. Officer Ellis has commented to Police Chief Jo Vitek that Thera works hard and with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. Every morning she greets Ellis by standing on her hind legs and walking and dancing to him about 40-50 feet!

Thera comes to the department after the sad loss of police dog Hondo who served Watertown for nearly three years.

The Watertown Police Department wholeheartedly thanks the Watertown Community Foundation for its grant from the Endres Donor Fund and other donors for making Thera possible.

Tails Wagging At Humane Society

The sound of more than 24 barking dogs isn't exactly music to one's ears, but it does represent a job well done by the Glacial Lakes Humane Society.

The animal shelter is currently full and that's not unusual, said GLHS Executive Director Donna Rapinchuk, who has been with GLHS for the past 12 years. The 24 barking dogs are echoed by about 40 cats. "We're obtaining dogs and cats at a higher clip than ever since I've been there," she said. It's hard to pinpoint the reason for this, but it is likely due to several factors including the economy, the good reputation of the local shelter and higher efficiency with the help of a new van. Donors of the Watertown Community Foundation supported the van purchase with a grant of $9,000.


Since acquiring the van in February, the Humane Society has answered 116 calls. "The van makes everything easier," Rapinchuk explained. "It and the shelter are a safe harbor for animal control strays in the city and county. And without the Watertown Community Foundation's help, we would not be able to provide the level of service to the community that we do."

The GLHS is on call 24-7, 365 days of the year. Some animals are merely lost, some are dropped off at the shelter, while others are dropped off in a country ditch. Still, others are picked up to assist law enforcement officials upon making an arrest of a pet owner.

While sad circumstances may bring an animal to the shelter, many success stories can be told.

Rapinchuk recalls picking up a dog on a Wednesday, earlier this year. "I noticed she was pregnant that Friday and by Sunday we had puppies." All, including the mother are now at good homes.

Other happy endings occur almost on a daily basis as a wandering pet is usually unintentional.

"The best part of animal control," she said, "is returning a lost pet to their owner."

While at the shelter, the animals are loved and cared for wholeheartedly. During a typical day GLHS employees take the dogs to the outside kennel during which time the inside kennels and cat cages/area are thoroughly cleaned. All this, including repapering cages, feeding, watering and bathing the animals is done while answering calls and assisting customers.

"We save the fun jobs for the volunteers" said Rapinchuk. They walk, groom or play with the cats and dogs or pass out treats/toys to them. There could never be enough volunteers, she said as Rapinchuk and Assistant Manager Amber Kennedy are the only employees. Rapinchuk treasures volunteers and encourages more dog/cat lovers to visit GLHS. Those without an accompanying parent or guardian should be 12 or older.

Non Profits Attend School

Roberta Donahue (far right), MBA, CFRE, instructs about 30 non-profit executives during "Fund Raising For Small Non Profits." The Watertown Community Foundation was able to offer the course from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University The Fund Raising School, due to a grant from the South Dakota Community Foundation. Attendees learned about various fund raising strategies and trends and more. The class was held at Lake Area Technical Institute. Our thanks to LATI for providing classroom space for us.