“Go do it and be successful”
by Gilda Radner
by Gilda Radner
Bernie Christenson
When Governor George S. Mickelson asked Bernie Christenson to start a Community Foundation for the state of South Dakota in 1987, Christenson quipped that he wasn’t even quite sure how to spell ‘philanthropy.’ But he still said “yes,” because Christenson knew it would...
Let’s Blog!
Trying new hobbies/activities has always been something that's enjoyable to me. Right now I am taking online classes for Web Design. I purchased Adobe's CS5 Master Suite for the program which is more than I needed, but the more you buy, the more you save, so I took...
Boys and Girls Club of Brookings
For Vanessa Merhib, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Brookings, Moody County and Yankton, it’s important that the club always remains affordable for children. That’s one (of many) reasons why Merhib values the club’s partnership with the South Dakota...
Larson Family Foundation
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...
Philip Area Community Foundation
DeMaris Nesheim did some soul searching when she wanted to give back to the rural South Dakota town that helped shape her early life. “I thought for a long time about what I could do for Philip,” says Nesheim, who is credited with jumpstarting the Philip Area...
Lakota Funds
The South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) came through in a clutch for a group of high school students this year, says Lakota Funds Executive Director Tawney Brunsch.Lakota Funds, a community development financial institution that operates on the Pine Ridge...
Jim and Nini Hart
When Jim Hart was called to a special meeting in Pierre in 1987, he didn’t know exactly what he was getting into. He soon learned that his friend, South Dakota Governor George Mickelson, wanted to create a community foundation to help support local communities and...
Huron Community Foundation
Huron Community Foundation’s (HCF) annual fundraiser will be bittersweet this year. The 13th annual baseball game this spring will be a face-off between the Sioux Falls Canaries and the Sioux City Explorers, but there will be an announcement at the event that will...
Bob Sutton
Bob Sutton is convinced that until he retires, his 10 years at the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) will be one of the highlights of his career.“To this day, it is one of my favorite positions,” he says from his office at Avera Health in Sioux Falls, where he...
Sanford Underground Research Facility
South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) recently made a $2 million program related investment to help scientists find darkness one mile underground, in an old gold mine. Why? Because finding this particular sort of elusive darkness has the potential to completely...