Large-scale projects, like a multi-purpose community center, take a lot of work and three crucial elements to get off the ground and completed – collaboration, money, and time. But as  … Read more

What word comes to mind when you think of the Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF)? It’s often “scholarships.” They are a significant part of what we do. Since 2001, 1801  … Read more

Alisa and board member, Ben Wicker, recently spent a day learning ways to lead our community forward and create a vibrant future at the Lilly Endowment Inc GIFT Community Foundation  … Read more

Have you ever taken a StrengthsFinder assessment? It’s a tool that helps you discover what you naturally do best. We did this with our board and have continued to explore  … Read more

Spring break will be here before we know it! Just in case you’re looking for a new book, we thought we’d share what we’ve been reading lately. If you do  … Read more

It was International Women’s Day, and Community Based Action Planning’s (CBAP) female participants outnumbered the males 3 to 1 in the latest “all projects” meeting. But what’s more important is  … Read more

Rush County, and RCCF in particular, is lucky to have a deep pool of wonderfully talented and generous folks who were born and raised here and decided to stay put.  … Read more

In case you missed the news, at the end of 2020, the Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF) was awarded a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. toward the creation  … Read more

by Lisa Benjamin, Marketing & Communications Officer   As the Marketing & Communications Officer at RCCF, it is my job to be involved in the Community Based Action Planning (CBAP)  … Read more

Rush County excels at growing crops and livestock. But the land produces something even more valuable – strong families and a close-knit community. Toni Schultz, new RCCF board member, comes  … Read more