ABOUT
"Make it Happen" is a learning cohort designed to examine ways nonprofit organizations can grow and better serve our community through philanthropy. Funded by a generous gift from D.A. Davidson, and facilitated by the Community Foundation for Western Iowa, "Make it Happen" is an 18-month learning program focused on all aspects of development within nonprofit organizations including: annual fund, boards and committees, volunteers, donors and stakeholders, individual strengths within the workplace, and more. The program consists of six-monthly meetings from January to June, and then moves to quarterly “Continuing to Make It Happen” sessions where participants are able to learn from subject matter experts based on their personal feedback and needs. Participants are selected through an application process.
Make It Happen | 2023 Graduation
On Thursday, June 22, nine nonprofit organizations graduated from our "Make It Happen" nonprofit fundraising academy - a series designed to help area nonprofits grow and better serve our western Iowa communities.
Congratulations to the following nonprofit organizations:
- Avenue Scholars Southwest Iowa
- Charles E. Lakin Human Services Campus
- Habitat for Humanity
- Learning for ALL
- Wings of Hope Cancer Support Center
- New Visions Homeless Services
- Historical Society of Pottawattamie County
- Southwest Iowa Families
- Lewis Central Education Foundation
A special thank you D.A. Davidson Companies for generously sponsoring this year's cohort, and to the following experts for collaborating with us these last six months!
- Dr. Jenni Frumer, retired CEO of Alpert Jewish Family Services
- Alex Watters, Certified Gallup Strengths Coach
- Clover Frederick - Fundraiser and Marketer on a Mission
- Ryan Strawhecker, Strawhecker Nonprofit Services
- Tom Kerfoot, Children's Hospital & Medical Center
- Pete Tulipana, Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact
