Queen of Hearts Women's Fund, a program of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, facilitated its third annual GEMS (Grant Educate Motivate Serve) Grant Cycle. On December 3rd, members and guests watched…

It’s no secret that the North Tahoe - Truckee region has been woefully lacking in public transportation. While our economy is driven by tourism, visitors experience restrictions on how to…

Despite its incredible beauty, North Lake Tahoe faces challenges comparable to any city. Often, we lack the resources that are available to our larger urban centers to help address these…

The United States of America is a very big place with approximately 326.21 billion people residing on the mainland, the islands and the state up towards the north pole. It…

December 1st - December 31st, Tahoe Gives Back! The day your nonprofit community has been waiting for has finally arrived: the Give Back Tahoe Guide for Giving is inserted in…

Announcing the recipients of the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Open Competitive Grant Cycle. The offices of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) are still buzzing from the energy of the 2015…

Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) surveyed our local nonprofit organizations and asked the question: "What do you need more than money?" Their response was two-fold: Volunteer Recruitment, which TTCF is…

Amp up the Holiday Cheer. Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF) and Sierra Sun are twelve days away from launching our second annual Give Back Tahoe Guide for Giving.  73 local…

Best Practices. “We have been so impressed by the way our local nonprofits have evolved over the years as organizations and as grant seekers.  Proposals are succinct and specific, and…

Identifying Grantmakers. Grant seeking is a full time profession in and of itself.  However, many of our local nonprofit organizations are small scale, and most don't have the resources to…

A perspective shared by Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Storyteller Ashley A. Cooper Generation Y, or millennials as they are often referred to, are aging into adulthood and the whole world…

Twenty-five years ago a box of soup and a group of students started a community-wide effort to alleviate hunger in our region.  Since 1991, Project MANA has responded to the…

The Evaluation Paradigm. Part I of this series covered the importance of strategic evaluation. You can find it on www.ttcf.net. When a nonprofit seeks to integrate evaluation into their programs,…

Families can share a lot more than holiday memories and great genetics; they can also share their interests, passions, and lifelong goals.  Developing meaningful shared activities connects family members across…

Intentional evaluation maximizes mission impact. As world issues evolve, and donor interests shift, the nonprofit community must adapt.  Grantmakers, foundations and donors are becoming increasingly strategic when distributing philanthropic dollars.…

The enthusiastic Tahoe Trout Bums, Trout Unlimited's (TU) Truckee River Chapter, is a group of young anglers passionate about the river so integral to their lives.  The Trout Bums are…

The rippling impact of a community scholarship. A letter recently circulated its way around the offices of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation (TTCF).  It was a letter of gratitude, grace, and…

We are sad to announce that Kelly Gelbman, our Office Manager, will be leaving the TTCF family.  She has announced that she will be moving to Kentucky, where her husband…