Join us for the SEK Nonprofit Marketing Workshop September 19

The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is hosting a free Nonprofit Marketing Workshop on Thursday, September 19th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. With presentations from Andra Stefanoni, Director of Media Relations at Pittsburg State University, CFSEK is offering this free workshop for nonprofit staff and volunteers to help increase their marketing capacity and skills. “We are … Continue reading →

CFSEK awards $170,000 to SEK nonprofits

The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is excited to announce General Funds grants totaling $170,000 have been awarded to 65 nonprofit organizations across 17 counties in Southeast Kansas. The areas of Basic Human Needs, Youth Activities, and Arts & Culture are the focus of the CFSEK General Funds competitive grant process. Proposals for projects in … Continue reading →

Future Fund Giving Circle grant applications now open [Update: Closed]

UPDATE: Applications for the 2024 Future Fund Giving Circle grant cycle were due August 31 and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: On behalf of the contributing members of the Future Fund Giving Circle, the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas is excited to announce that Future Fund grant applications … Continue reading →

Connecting foster families in SEK

Note: This is an excerpt from Cherona Bicknell’s feature story about Fostering Connections written for the July 2024 issue of Circle Conversations, the newsletter of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. Thank you, Cherona, for helping us all learn more about this outstanding resource! Fostering Connections was founded by Lacy Nickelson and her husband Tom in 2017. After … Continue reading →

Dream big and change lives!

Note: CFSEK’s long-time Program Coordinator Sherri Stephens is retiring at the end of July! Sherri graciously wrote the article below as a reflection on her nine years with the Foundation. Thank you, Sherri, for everything you’ve done for SEK communities over the last decade! My first interview for the CFSEK Program Coordinator position was a snowy, … Continue reading →