It’s hard to measure the shifting landscape of workforce development in South Dakota, but there’s no doubt great things are happening, says Deni Amundson, program manager for the Build Dakota Scholarship Fund.The program is operated through the South Dakota Community...

Paul and Marjorie Anderson never looked for accolades as they invested time, funds and energy into their community, but their long-term impact on Jones County, South Dakota is undeniably deep and impactful. “They were both community people who always had the community...

The South Dakota Community Foundation has experienced unprecedented growth in the dollars our donors invest in our endowment, and unprecedented impact in the dollars we’ve been able to grant back into organizations—and the people running them—across our...

It was the perfect gift.What better way to honor his wife, thought Michael Fuchs, than setting up a fund at the South Dakota Community Foundation to help some of the young women she cares most deeply about? “I wanted to recognize her and her passion for the Abbott...

Khrista Ibarolle would have loved—actually been giddy, her father says—to have seen the students at the Boys and Girls Club of Yankton peek into an art closet named in her memory, pull out supplies and create something beautiful.“This is what she would have wanted,”...

The volunteers who run the Good Shepherd Clinic in Spearfish have seen tears—most often an overflow of gratitude for a service that the people they support would otherwise not be able to afford. “It’s so rewarding,” says Chris Davis, a volunteer with the program.The...

Whether it’s feeding the hungry, building a home, opening a museum or funding an education for a student, Dale and his late-wife Pat Larson always had one mission in mind—to help others.Dale Larson, chairman of the board at Larson Manufacturing in Brookings, has...

The Spearfish Volunteer Firefighters Association has eyes for the future—particularly the long-term future, says President Glen Lewis. Originally, a volunteer fire department before the city took over last year, the association now has a different name and a new...

Tom Sannes says that when he served on the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) board of directors, he received much more than he was able to give.“Going to meetings was like a two-day seminar for me on leadership,” he recalls. “I learned so much. It was a great...