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Seeley Lake - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation (SLCF) is hosting a training on grant writing the evening of Thursday January 19, 2023. In this 90 minute session, Hannah Cortez of The Dotted i will offer hands-on learning activities and expert knowledge on grant readiness, grant research, and proposal writing through the lens of a rural community’s needs. This session will provide key insights into grant activities that work well for a small or volunteer team and how to move the needle for your organization through grant writing. This h...
SEELEY LAKE - During the Change Your Pace Challenge (CYP), the Seeley Lake Community Foundation raised $103,591.61 for 17 local organizations, including $26,633 for the CYP Match Fund. This was 28% higher than the $80,818 total raised through CYP in 2021. The highest number of individual donors gave since the program started in 2016 with 209 households making a gift. The match percentage ended at $0.40 on the dollar for eligible donations. SLCF Executive Director Claire Muller said, "This was...
SEELEY LAKE - The seventh annual Change Your Pace Challenge (CYP) kicks off next week! The Seeley Lake Community Foundation's (SLCF) CYP is a campaign for community-wide giving, motivating community members to give to their favorite participating local nonprofits, knowing the impact of their gift will multiply, thanks to the CYP Match Fund. Seventeen local organizations are participating this year, raising money for important projects benefitting the greater Seeley Lake area. CYP runs from June...
SEELEY LAKE - Local business owners and hopeful owners are invited to a Business Community Lunch on Tuesday, May 10 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. in the West Wing of the Foundation Building, 3150 Highway 83. This informal meet-and-greet discussion is an opportunity to get to know what resources are offered by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Accelerate Montana to make connections for the future. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP if you can, but walk-ins are welcome. Missoula SBDC Business Advisor/COVID Specialist Christine Littig and Ac...
SEELEY LAKE - Applications for local organizations to participate in the 2022 Change Your Pace Challenge are due Friday, April 29. Rules and applications are available April 1 online at https://www.seeleylakecommunityfoundation.org/change-your-pace-challenge The Seeley Lake Community Foundation's Change Your Pace Challenge (CYP) is a campaign for community-wide giving in June. During this month-long fundraising period (June 3-30, 2022), the Change Your Pace Challenge motivates community members...
SEELEY LAKE - Volunteers play a significant role in community building and bring multiple benefits to organizations, communities and people. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is bringing nationally recognized trainer Shannon Stober to Seeley Lake to present an evening session called 'Tips & Tricks for Volunteer Management' from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31. This short, useful and free session will help participants learn ways to find more volunteers, as well as keep people involved with t...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation (SLCF) helps local groups fund important community projects. In this capacity, the SLCF strives to be a community resource and catalyst for innovative approaches to improving the quality of life in Seeley Lake. We're pleased to announce the 2022 SLCF Community Grants, awarded to projects benefiting Seeley Lake: • Alpine Artisans: $2,500 to support the 2 Valleys Stage community and school performances from two professional performing groups: M...
SEELEY LAKE - Did you receive a new technology device for the holidays and are unsure how to use it? Have technology questions or issues you want to be resolved? Come by the Seeley Lake Community Foundation Building West Wing Thursday, Jan. 27, between 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., and visit with volunteers. The volunteers assisting are knowledgeable and can help on various devices: Apple to Android, Windows to IOS, and more. Our volunteers are fantastic community members who will try their best to solve your issues. No appointment is necessary. If...
SEELEY LAKE - Non-profit organizations are invited to submit grant proposals to the Seeley Lake Community Foundation for 2022 projects. Applications are due Jan. 31. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation helps local groups fund important community projects in the areas of: art & culture, community & economic development, basic human needs, education, and natural resources & conservation. In this capacity, the SLCF strives to be a community resource and catalyst for innovative approaches to improving the quality of life of the Seeley Lake area....
Want to know how to stay connected to your family through technology this holiday season? Have technology questions or issues you want to be resolved? Come by the Seeley Lake Community Foundation Building West Wing Thursday, Dec. 16 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and visit with volunteers. The volunteers assisting are knowledgeable in several areas and can help on various devices. Our volunteers are fantastic community members who will try their best to solve your issues. We will be giving away four digital cameras, just in time to capture memories...
SEELEY LAKE - Want to know how to protect yourself from scams online? Have a cell phone/computer and do not know how to complete all the tasks you would like to from it? Want to know how to use Facebook and other social media apps more efficiently? Stop by the Seeley Lake Community Foundation West Wing, 3150 Highway 83, Tuesday, Nov. 16 between 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and visit with volunteers to answer your technology questions, concerns and issues. The volunteers assisting are knowledgeable in several areas and can assist with different devices -...
AmeriCorps is a network of local, state and national service programs. Over the last few years, Montana has proven that national service is something that is very important for our residents. In 2015, Montana ranked in the top three states (along with Vermont and West Virginia) with AmeriCorps members. Since then, our generous state has been able to stay in the top 10, last year taking the sixth spot. In this state, there were 3,549 members and volunteers, 532 service locations and a total of...
SEELEY LAKE - The sixth annual Change Your Pace Challenge kicks off next week! The Seeley Lake Community Foundation's Change Your Pace Challenge is a campaign for community-wide giving, celebrating the people and organizations that make our community great. During this month-long fundraising period (June 1-30, 2021), the "CYP" motivates community members to give to their favorite participating local nonprofits and community groups, knowing the impact of their gift will grow thanks to the CYP...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is launching the sixth annual Change Your Pace Challenge again this summer. Applications for local organizations that would like to participate in the fundraising efforts are due Friday, April 30. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation’s Change Your Pace Challenge is a campaign for community-wide giving throughout June. During this month-long fundraising period, the Challenge motivates community members to give to their favorite participating local nonprofits, knowing their dollars will be str...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation (SLCF) helps local groups fund important community projects. In this capacity, the SLCF strives to be a community resource and catalyst for innovative approaches to improving the quality of life in Seeley Lake. We’re pleased to announce the 2021 SLCF Community Grants, awarded to projects benefitting Seeley Lake: • $1,575 to Recycling Works to start a Rural Glass Recycling Project in Seeley Lake, with a local glass drop-off location open to the public and emptied regularly. • $2,425 to Seele...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is offering a free Grant Technology training for businesses and nonprofits at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 led by SLCF Executive Director Claire Muller. This one-hour discussion will include information on how to use Submittable, a popular cloud-based platform headquartered in Montana that (among many other funders) the State of Montana used for administering COVID-19 grants in 2020. We will also go over how to look for grants, manage the funding you receive, how to think about incorporating grants...
Non-profit organizations are invited to submit grant proposals to the Seeley Lake Community Foundation for 2021 projects. The Foundation awards grants of up to $2,500 for projects to benefit the area of Seeley Lake. Applications are due Jan. 31 each year. Grant awards are announced by early March. The Foundation helps local groups fund important community projects in the areas of: art and culture; community and economic development; basic human needs; education; and natural resources and conservation. In this capacity, the Foundation strives...
SEELEY LAKE - What do ospreys and the Maloney cabin have in common? What does a pianist and a mountain biker share? Where do you find both a memorial site and young mothers? What brings students focused on science and creative writing together? They’re all connected to Seeley Lake, of course! These are some of the many organizations making great things happen in our community: Wild Skies Raptor Center, Seeley Lake Historical Society, Alpine Artisans, Seeley Lake ROCKS, Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake, Sparrows Vine, Clearwater Resource C...
Did you know that many of the elderly who qualify for services through Medicaid for their health coverage lack access to these same services? This lack of access is a critical unmet need and a continuing problem for many of Seeley Lake's seniors and disabled residents. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation started the iRide program, in partnership with the Missoula-Ravalli Transportation Management Authority, in April 2017 to help meet the needs of Seeley Lake's transportation disadvantaged. The...
SEELEY LAKE - Qualifying non-profit and public organizations are invited to submit grant proposals to the Seeley Lake Community Foundation for 2020 projects. As part of its mission, the Seeley Lake Community Foundation endeavors to help charitable groups in Seeley Lake fund projects to benefit the community. In this capacity, the SLCF strives to be a community resource and catalyst for innovative approaches to improving the quality of life in Seeley Lake. The SLCF awards small grants of up to $2,500 once per year, due at the end of January and...
SEELEY LAKE - Donate by July 26th to the Change Your Pace Challenge to grow your contribution to Seeley Lake! The Change Your Pace (CYP) Challenge runs through 5pm on July 26, leaving just a few days to increase the power of a donation to your favorite local cause(s), with the help of the CYP Match Fund. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation's fourth-annual Change Your Pace Challenge is a campaign for community-wide giving, celebrating the people and organizations that make our community great....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation's Change Your Pace Challenge is a campaign for community-wide giving, celebrating the people and organizations that make our community great. During this six-week fundraising period, June 14-July 26, the Change Your Pace Challenge motivates community members to give to their favorite participating local nonprofits, knowing the impact of their gift will grow thanks to the CYP Match Fund. Fourteen local organizations are participating this year,...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is creating a community space in the former Deer Country Quilts building, along Highway 83. We're working to make this beautiful log building, in the heart of downtown Seeley Lake, into a hub for community activities and a centralized location for residents and visitors to access important services. Work is underway to remodel the interior, transitioning the building into beautiful workspaces. There will be six comfortable office spaces downstai...
SEELEY LAKE - Applications for local organizations to participate in the 2019 Change Your Pace Challenge are due April 30. The Change Your Pace Challenge is a campaign for community-wide giving, celebrating the people and organizations that make our community great. During this four-week giving period, June 28 - July 26, community members give to their favorite participating local nonprofits, while the Seeley Lake Community Foundation solicits contributions to the Match Fund from generous businesses and individuals, to grow the impact of the...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is pleased to announce its 2019 small grant awards, helping six local organizations fund important community projects. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation (SLCF) board of directors awards annual grants through a competitive application and review process, with the aim of supporting projects with broad community benefits. This small grant program supports local projects in the areas of: art and culture, community and economic development, basic human needs, education and natural resources and...
