Raise the region | Thursday, May 29, 2025

Raise the region
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Spreading Sunshine

By avorio / August 22, 2019 / 0 Comments

Dennis and Lynne Crimi established the Jennifer Crimi Sunshine Fund as a way to continue to share the light their daughter brought to each of them and to her global … Read more

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The Greatness of a Community

By avorio / August 22, 2019 / 0 Comments

On a Monday morning in July, I sat down with five Community Foundation supporters at the Rensselaer County Historical Society for a conversation about their commitment to philanthropy at the … Read more

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An Advocate’s Legacy Continues to Fight for Justice

By avorio / August 22, 2019 / 0 Comments

Community activist Vera “Mike” Michelson devoted her life to fighting for social justice and bridging racial and economic divides while putting her progressive political beliefs into practice with street-level pragmatism. … Read more

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Matthew Desmond coming to Albany for Changing the Conversation Event

By avorio / August 13, 2019 / 0 Comments

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Matthew Desmond coming to Albany for Changing the Conversation Event WHAT: Changing the Conversation: Home is Where the Heart Is, with Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Matthew Desmond WHEN: … Read more

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Community Foundation Honors Board Members’ Exemplary Service

By avorio / August 6, 2019 / 0 Comments

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region honors William Kahn, CPA, Amy O’Connor, Esq., and Jeffrey Rosenbaum, JD, CPA, for completing their third and final term on the board … Read more

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The Community Foundation welcomes two new professional staff: Dorcey L. Applyrs, DrPH, MPH and Jonathan Richardson, MSW, MPA

By avorio / July 30, 2019 / 0 Comments

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region is happy to welcome Dorcey L. Applyrs, DrPH, MPH as the Vice President, Community Health Initiatives and Jonathan Richardson as the Communications … Read more

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Community Foundation on WAMC – Northeast Public Radio

By avorio / March 12, 2018 / 0 Comments

Our own John Eberle, President & CEO, Jackie Mahoney, Executive Vice President, and Siobhan Kent, APR, Communications Director, enjoyed talking with Joe Donohue, host of WAMC’s Roundtable, about our work, … Read more

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“A Quiet Benefactor for Countless Local Nonprofits” – Times Union

By avorio / February 24, 2018 / 0 Comments

From the Times Union: The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region is a quiet benefactor for countless local nonprofits. After closing the books on 2017, the nonprofit foundation announced … Read more

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Capacity Building Program Resources

By avorio / February 12, 2018 / 0 Comments

This program made possible with funding support from Albany Guardian Society, Behan Communications, Bender Family Foundation, the Freddie Institute, KeyBank Foundation, MVP Health Care, Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation, United … Read more

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Ellen and Wallace Sanderson: A Simple Decision with A Big Impact

By avorio / February 12, 2018 / 0 Comments

Originally printed in the Community Foundation’s 1991 annual report: In many ways, Wallace and Ellen Sanderson were no different than other residents of the Capital Region. Like most of us, … Read more

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