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  • The Least Expensive Gift You’ll Ever Make

    Our whole community was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of a couple of Door County’s most generous souls. Ruth Barker and Lee Traven, two absolutely wonderful people who…

  • In Memoriam: Ruth Barker

    …be,” said Bret N. Bicoy, president and CEO of the Door County Community Foundation. “I don’t mean that just in terms of her financial giving, although she and Hartley were…

  • A Study of Charitable Giving in Wealthy Households

    Apparently the charities of our community are doing something right! Ninety-one percent of high net worth households have “some” or a “great deal” of confidence in the ability of America’s…

  • In Memoriam – Lee Traven

    Lee Traven made the community his family. “When you met him, he embraced you as if you were a member of his family,” said Community Foundation president Bret Bicoy. “You…

  • The Man Who Taught Me About Generosity

    …his heart was broken.” Bernaldo Daniel Bicoy These words of Ernest Hemingway come to mind as I sit outside on this beautiful Hawaiian morning. A few days ago I was…

  • Successful Souper Bowl

    …Allie Rittle, Sabrina Rittle, Christopher Rittle, Karen Rittle, and Bret Bicoy. (Front row, left to right) Kekoa Bicoy and Nalani Bicoy. (Not pictured: Georgia Feldman, Grace Hubbard and Yunjeong Lee.)…

  • Pen Players Receive Sustainability Grant

    …offered a student play writing contest accompanied by professionally presented readings of plays. “The arts are central to who we are as a community,” says Bret Bicoy, President & CEO…

  • Ryan Miller

    Door County’s Charities

    Charity is more important to Door County than to any other community in Wisconsin. Yes, I know, that sounds like hyperbole. Our hyper-competitive society already spends too much effort labeling…

  • Charity Defense Council launched to Redefine how we Judge Charitites

    …found out the non-profit was paying more to shop locally, some people would question why they’re wasting money that could be saved shopping at Sam’s Club.” Bret Bicoy Photo by…

  • Anne Emerson, 2012 Philanthropist of the Year

    …appreciate that?” At the ceremony, DCCF Director Bret Bicoy praised her example. “The greatest honor we can bestow upon Anne is not to celebrate her like we did today,” said…

  • Lessons from Kindergarten

    Last year my wife finished the college degree that was disrupted by her marriage to me nearly 20 years ago. She wants to become a teacher so the shelves and…

  • Belgian Heritage Foundation Receives Sustainability Grant

    …former church into a community kitchen. Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Community Foundation, says, “St. Mary of the Snows served an important role in the history of Northeast…

  • A Gift to the Future

    An endowment is perhaps the most misunderstood, yet critically important component of the financial health and future of a charity. The confusion begins in that an endowment calls for a…

  • Preparing for the Souper Bowl

    (Left to right) Nalani Bicoy, Georgia Feldman, Yunjeong Lee, assistant teacher Allie Rittle, Sabrina Rittle, Kekoa Bicoy, Christopher Rittle, and Bret Bicoy make posters for the “Souper Bowl of Caring.”…

  • Religion and Giving in Wisconsin

    Door County is the most generous community in one of the least generous states in America. In several columns over the last few months, I’ve discussed what drives the high…

  • What We Watched in 2012

    …got this one wrong, according to Door Community Foundation President Bret Bicoy. “Anecdotally, we didn’t see a drop-off in charitable giving,” Bicoy said. Bicoy said giving was down nationally in…

  • Door County Community Foundation Launches GIVE DOOR COUNTY

    …Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. “We want to make sure that the moneys entrusted to us are invested in projects that have the greatest impact. But…

  • Giving is Not a Synonym for Shopping

    Since the early part of 20th century, Thanksgiving has been the unofficial the start of the holiday gift buying season. However, in 1939, Thanksgiving was to fall on November 30,…

  • The Source of Door County’s Generosity

    Door County is the most generous county in Wisconsin. As I wrote in the Pulse last month, the “How America Gives” study reviewed more than 35 million tax returns and…

  • Write On, Door County! in ‘Dream Stage’

    …actual center. There could be programs throughout the county, at coffee shops, libraries, senior centers. Every writing center defines itself and its community’s needs.” After the presentation, Bret Bicoy led…