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

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    …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…

  • Historic Preservation Fund Currently Accepting Grants

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    …identity as a community,” said Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. “The Historic Preservation Fund supports the appreciation, enhancement and preservation of historical landmarks and the cultural…

  • Wisconsin’s Most Generous County

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    Most surveys about charitable giving are notoriously inaccurate because of what the researchers call Social Desirability Bias. Giving to a charity is almost universally proclaimed as a pure and honorable…

  • Political Discourse in Door County

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    …can plant and grow by working together. Bret Bicoy is President & CEO of the Door County Community Foundation. In 2008, he and his wife Cari returned to Wisconsin to…

  • Which is More Valuable: In-Kind or Cash Gifts?

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    A colleague recently asked which was more valuable to a charity – when someone makes an in-kind gift or when they write check? The most common “in-kind” gift is a…

  • Door County Green Fund Accepting Grant Applications

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    …natural resources,” says Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. “From our lakeshore to the wetlands, our orchards to the meadows, the open spaces and our rural roads…

  • Small Yet Beautiful Acts of Generosity

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    …at 920.746.9040, or 57 N. 12th Avenue, Suite 110, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235. Bret Bicoy is President & CEO of the Door County Community Foundation. In 2008, he and his…

  • Making the Most of Our Time Here

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    …the Soul – the sales of which raised nearly $200,000 for local charities and organizations. But as Bret Bicoy, president and CEO of the Door County Community Foundation, said, recognizing…

  • Notice the Unnoticed

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    …unnoticed. If you’re willing to open your eyes, you’ll be impressed by what you see. Bret Bicoy is President & CEO of the Door County Community Foundation. In 2008, he…

  • How Many Charities is Too Many Charities?

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    Humorist Evan Esar once defined statistics as “the science of producing unreliable facts from reliable figures.” That’s how it feels a little more than a year after writing the article…

  • Community Foundation’s Arts Fund Now Accepting Applications

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    …of creative activities which can stimulate thought and inspire the soul,” said Bret Bicoy, President & CEO of the Community Foundation. “Therein is the purpose of the Community Foundation’s Arts…

  • Coming Home to Door County

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    In March, I was travelling for three of the month’s four workweeks. Part of that time was spent in Florida visiting with a few of Door County’s generous donors. For…

  • Fraud in the Non-Profit World

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    Those of us who work for non-profits like to think we’re immune from the rash of corruption that seems to have overtaken the for-profit world. We see convicted felon Bernie…

  • The Business of Charity

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    …highly competent professionals as stewards of our community’s charitable organizations. Thanks to all of you for all that you do. Bret Bicoy is President & CEO of the Door County…

  • Lee Traven, Philanthropist of the Year, Door County

    Lee Traven Named Philanthropist of the Year

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    Through his exceptional generosity of money and time, Lee Traven has developed a reputation for good deeds around Door County. And, at Scandia Village Good Samaritan retirement community, where he…

  • Can Philanthropy Fill Government’s Social Services Role?

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    …problems,” Tepe says. “So few people mingle with the population we see in social services that they don’t think to give for that.” The geographic have-nots of philanthropy Bret Bicoy,…

  • Money fold

    The Art of a Door County Capital Campaign

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    Many of us often say that Door County is a special place. Indeed it is, particularly when it comes to charitable giving. Our level of charitable giving is far greater…

  • Business Giving is Good for Business

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    Kaaren Northrop and her family are the epitome of business generosity. As the proprietors of Main Street Market, their company has long been known as one of the most generous…

  • Elizabeth Guenzel, Champion of Door County Arts, Dies

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    …Guenzel was an enthusiastic supporter of the Door Community Auditorium and was known for making anonymous contributions to launch organizations or keep them afloat in times of need. Bret Bicoy,…

  • The State of Giving in Door County

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    The recent national headlines paint a grim picture for charities in the United States. “Economic Recovery Slow for US Nonprofits” (AP News). “This Christmas, Charities are in Crisis” (Huffington Post)….