JCD Foundation is a vocational scholarship initiative for students in the Fox Valley. We're building it from scratch this year. Before we lock anything in, we're talking with the people who actually do the work — counselors, educators, hiring managers, apprenticeship leads — and asking them what students walking out of high school really need.
That's why we're reaching out to you. 30 minutes. You set the agenda. We mostly listen.
We don't fund essay-writing or four-year liberal arts. We fund skilled vocations the Fox Valley actually hires for — and where help at the right moment removes a real obstacle.
No pitch deck, no donor ask, no follow-up sales sequence. We record the conversation (with your OK), turn the transcript into raw material for the public site, and send you a copy of anything we publish before it goes live.
Email us back or grab a slot on the calendar link. 30 minutes.
In person, by phone, or Zoom. Your call. Voice memo OK if that's easier.
About students, your field, what works, what doesn't. We mostly listen.
Anything we publish from your interview goes through you before it goes live.
Reply to the email Bob sent, or pick a slot on the calendar. If you'd rather just talk, his number's on the card.
JCD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private operating foundation. We're talking with people now, because the public site, the application process, and the first round of awards should be shaped by real conversations rather than what we assume from a desk. First application window: Dec 1, 2026 → Feb 28, 2027. Decisions by March 31.