by communitypurse | Jan 17, 2019 | Blog
By Deb Webber Community Purse Board Member I remember tears coming to my eyes when I read a story about a “poor” family who had been moved to sacrificial generosity when they heard about a needy family in their church. Their pastor had appealed for a...
by communitypurse | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog, News & Updates, Press
Community Purse is honored to be featured in this video by Fox and Trove which shares how they will be using their recent grant awarded by our members! Check out the video to learn more: https://foxandtrove.com/pages/free-kindness-education-for-lake-county Fox and...
by communitypurse | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog
By Carolyn B. Dun Early in my marriage, my husband and I moved with our young family four times: from Chicago to St. Louis, St. Louis to Orlando, Orlando to Dallas, and Dallas to Chicago. The moves were always work-related and it was exciting to find a new house and...
by communitypurse | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog
By Carolyn B. Dun, Community Purse Founder “Fundraising is first and foremost a form of ministry… Fundraising is as spiritual as giving a sermon, entering a time of prayer, visiting the sick, or feeding the hungry.” Henri J. M. Nouwen, A Spirituality of...
by communitypurse | Jun 21, 2017 | Blog, News & Updates, Press
By Kevin Brown, Interim Managing Editor – Lake Mills Leader When Laura Pennington, co-owner of Bartel’s Landing, relocated to Lake Mills from the Chicago, Ill., area, she brought with her her Christian passion for a unique community giving program called...
by communitypurse | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, News & Updates
We at Community Purse are thrilled to be able to support some of the wonderful non-profits in our area. Camp Hope is one of those organizations, and our recent donation to this group will make a substantial difference. “In our eleven-year history, we have never...
