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Nine nonprofits in the Quad Cities, Ill., have been awarded a total of $150,000 in grants to help them "build and strengthen the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that they need to serve their communities," per a press release from the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
What they all share, per the foundation: a mission of community service.
"Nonprofits improve the lives of everyone in our region," says Kaleigh Trammell, a grantmaking specialist at the foundation.
"As they respond to the needs and growth in our region, they require support to become more effective and up-to-date."
The grants were awarded at the maximum grant amount of $20,000.
Among the recipients: Ballet Quad Cities for a new Marley dance floor Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley for increasing mission capacity and improving data management with a centralized data system EveryChild for technology upgrades to improve program delivery Project NOW for technology expansion and upgrades to improve program delivery Soles for Children for mission, strategy, and leadership capacity to expand program delivery Quad Cities Community Broadcasting Group Inc.
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