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Announcing CFMC’s 2022 Thrive Grant Recipients

This year, in response to our 2019 community assessment survey, CFMC and our board of directors piloted a first-ever community development grant cycle, Thrive. The results of this survey identified our communities’ priorities, challenges, and opportunities for creating healthier, happier communities.  Survey results by hometown and from our youth can be found here: Community Development […]

Give, Grow, Grant – New Ways to Improve Your Community

The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) recently updated our donation page to reflect how a community foundation supports our community. We call it Give, Grow, Grant. The new give page has a donate button and explains the variety of gifts CFMC can accept for the funds we manage and us. For those donors who […]

Recruiting and Retention of Volunteers

Volunteers play a key role in the success of a non-profit organization, especially at the Martinsville Youth Development Center. Finding someone whose values align with your mission is a great way to further the impact of your organization. Retaining passionate volunteers can be essential to nonprofits to reduce operating costs and furthering your community impact. […]

2023 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS CLOSE JANUARY 20, 2023!!

Have you heard the news? It’s scholarship season for Morgan County high school seniors attending a Morgan County school or residing in Morgan County (such as Indian Creek High School). We’ve posted the scholarship details on our social media pages and are working with each high school, but we ask you to help us share […]

Announcing CFMC’s 2022 Impact Grant Recipients

Thanks to generous donors, CFMC awards 100% of donations to the community through grants. Every dollar donated stays within Morgan County. Impact grants fund innovative projects and initiatives that bring transformative solutions to our county’s most pressing needs. CFMC is honored to partner with our non-profits in Morgan County and nonprofits who serve Morgan County. […]

Community Development – How Do We Give Our Smaller Communities a Voice and Deliver?

All Communities Matter The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) meets community members all over the county in their own neighborhoods to hear various concerns and their own perceptions on the quality of life in their own community. In these conversations, we dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly. While attending a meeting […]

K-12 Mental Health – Why are Youth Mental Health Interventions Effective?

Meet Emma Emma is 11 years old and attends Bell Intermediate Academy in Martinsville. Like many youths in recent years, she is raised by her grandmother. Emma’s teacher at the beginning of the school year noticed her missing homework assignments and occasional bullying by other classmates. Many of our county’s school corporations have intervention plans […]

What Does Innovation Mean to You?

CFMC works hard to serve our fundholders, donors, and community members.  It’s common in philanthropic work to get caught up in the needs of the people we serve because, let’s be honest, while Morgan County is making strides in improvements, we have and will always have opportunities to improve. CFMC is the same.  We’ve been […]

Morgan County Substance Abuse Council Shares Tech Updates Thru CFMC Capacity Grant

The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) awarded the Morgan County Substance Abuse Council $950.00 to upgrade some of our technology. The items included a laptop with Microsoft Office and a portable projector used for educational purposes. Morgan County Substance Abuse Council had a laptop that was many years old and often had problems with connecting […]