Giving Together
Giving Together highlights stories of generosity and community impact through the Whitefish Community Foundation. This column shares how collaborative giving strengthens local nonprofits, supports neighbors in need, and inspires readers to make a difference by joining efforts that create lasting positive change in the Flathead Valley.
Giving Together: Supporting those who care for others
For many caregivers in the Flathead Valley, caring for a loved one with dementia can become an around-the-clock ro…
Giving Together: Turning Tax Season into Opportunities for Students
On a spring morning in Kalispell, a group of elementary students huddle around a table, testing a small robot they’ve just programmed to navigate a maze.
Giving Together: Giving today, investing in tomorrow
On summer evenings in the Flathead Valley, the hills come alive with music as families and friends gather for Glacier Symphony Night at Rebecca Farm.
Giving Together: Strong nonprofits make strong communities
On a recent afternoon in Lakeside, volunteers at West Shore Food Bank moved briskly between shelves lined with canned vegetables, pasta and hygiene products.
Giving Together: Caring for seniors
A senior citizen found himself staring out the window of his Flathead Valley mobile home, unable to step outside after a medical event left him in a wheelchair. What he needed most wasn’t medicine — it was a ramp
Giving Together: A community that cares
The holiday season has a way of revealing what truly matters. Long after the decorations are packed away and we’ve sworn off sugar until spring, what stays with us are the moments of connection, compassion and comm…
Giving Together: Helping Our Neighbors in Need
Recently, a family from Eureka visited the North Valley Food Bank (NVFB) for the first time.
Giving Together for the Flathead Valley
Each year, the Great Fish Community Challenge reminds us what makes the Flathead Valley so special. It’s not just the mountains and lakes that keep us here — it’s the spirit of generosity and shared purpose that th…
Giving Together: Navigating tax changes to maximize impact
When Carol and Richard Atkinson met with their accountant this summer, they had one big question: “How will the new tax law affect the way we give to the causes we love?”
Giving Together: 12 days left to multiply your impact
On this Labor Day weekend, Whitefish Community Foundation is celebrating the hard-working nonprofits of the Flathead Valley and the generous donors who fuel their missions.
Giving Together: Great Fish Community Challenge
I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Montana summer. The huckleberries are ripe, the air is clear — and the Great Fish Community Challenge is almost here!
Giving Together: Leaving a Legacy
In 2012, Whitefish Community Foundation received a remarkable $1.1 million bequest from Russ and Mary Jane Street — longtime Whitefish residents whose lives were defined by generosity, civic spirit and a deep love …
Giving Together: Celebrating nonprofit impact
One of my favorite events is our spring Community Grant Awards celebration that benefits local nonprofits.
Giving Together: Maximize your Impact
Last year a donor from Bigfork who had just sold his long-time Flathead Valley business and property walked into my office. He wanted to give back to the valley where he has lived and worked for the past 45 years.
Giving Together: Montanans take care of each other
Those of us lucky enough to call Montana home know that our state is like no other.