Virtual LACF Loot- Board & Committee Members

As Laura Olson, the new CEO of the La Crosse Area Community Foundation, begins her role, she is eager to hear a wide range of perspectives as she learns more about LACF and helps shape its future. At a recent event, attendees participated in a fun activity by using "LACF Loot" to vote on two important questions. Since you weren't able to attend, we'd love to give you the opportunity to share your thoughts and participate as well!

Section 1: Priority Loot

Spend $3 on the areas you believe matter most for our community. You can split your $3 across multiple buckets or put all 3 in one, and you must spend all 3. If a you choose "Other", be sure to write what "other" means to you and the amount of loot you are spending on that priority.
Affordable rental availability, homeownership barriers, homelessness / housing transitions, housing shortages
Access to counseling and therapy, addiction treatment and recovery services, youth and adolescent mental health, crisis response and emergency services
Availability and affordability of childcare, disability care, and elder care; newcomer and immigrant connection to community life; language and transportation to essential services; community belonging across cultural and language differences
Wage growth relative to inflation and cost of living; household financial stability: emergency savings, loss of benefits as income rises, unexpected expenses; workforce training; small business growth, entrepreneurship; employer talent attraction and retention
Natural resource management, the Mississippi River, bluff landscapes, and outdoor recreation access; resilience to extreme weather and flooding; balancing development pressure with rural character and agricultural land use; long-term land conservation strategies

Section 2: Solution Loot

Spend $3 on the roles you think LACF should play to help address the priorities in section 1. You can split your $3 across multiple answers or put all 3 in one. You must spend all 3. If a you choose "Other", be sure to write what "other" means to you and the amount of loot you are spending on that priority.
LACF brings together nonprofits, service providers, funders, business leaders, public sector partners, and other constituents to address important community challenges. The Foundation helps partners align around shared goals, coordinate efforts, mobilize resources, and turn promising ideas into measurable results.
LACF helps important community projects move from idea to implementation. By strategically deploying its resources, leveraging additional investment, and helping develop innovative financing solutions, the Foundation accelerates projects that might otherwise take years to achieve.
Strong nonprofits make a strong community. LACF helps local nonprofits build the capacity they need to thrive by providing shared access to training, operational support, and expertise that may be difficult to afford individually. By strengthening organizations, LACF helps more resources reach the people and causes they serve.
LACF helps residents, families, businesses, and all funders turn their charitable values into meaningful community impact. By helping donors understand community needs and identify credible, effective organizations, they can give with confidence, strengthening the nonprofit and community initiatives they care about most. LACF serves as a trusted guide to giving, broadening participation in philanthropy by creating opportunities that invite emerging philanthropists to meaningful impact the community.
LACF gathers data, listens to residents, identifies emerging issues, and tracks community trends. By producing community indicators, hosting conversations, commissioning research, and sharing what is working elsewhere, LACF helps leaders make better decisions and informs decisions about where resources can have the greatest impact. As a trusted neutral organization, LACF provides a steady, consistent voice focused on long-term community outcomes.