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Thursday, May 29, 2025

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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Rubin Community Health Fund Awards $332,000 to Local Nonprofits for Kidney Disease, Preventive Health Programs

By avorio / January 18, 2018 / 0 Comments

The Hortense and Louis Rubin Community Health Fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region has announced the recipients of their first-ever round of grantmaking. The fund focuses … Read more

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B’nai B’rith Gideon Foundation Surpasses $650K in Grants Since 2016; Awards $208K in Recent Round

By avorio / January 16, 2018 / 0 Comments

The B’nai B’rith Gideon Foundation recently held a grant award reception to celebrate the recipients of their newest round of grants. More than 40 nonprofit leaders, B’nai B’rith board members, … Read more

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Community Foundation Brings Together Mayors, County Officials, Nonprofit Leaders To Form Nation’s First Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Regional Partnership

By avorio / October 19, 2017 / 0 Comments

The mayors of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy, county officials, nonprofit leaders and others joined today to officially create the nation’s first regional Green & Healthy Homes InitiativeTM (GHHI) partnership. The … Read more

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The McCarthy Charities: 2017 C. Jordan Vail Spirit of Philanthropy Honorees

By avorio / June 22, 2017 / 0 Comments

The McCarthy Charities: 2017 C. Jordan Vail Spirit of Philanthropy Honorees from Community Foundation on Vimeo. The C. Jordan Vail Spirit of Philanthropy Award is presented by the Community Foundation … Read more

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Honoring Linda G. Toohey, 2017 C. Jordan Vail Spirit of Philanthropy Award Recipient

By avorio / June 22, 2017 / 0 Comments

Linda G. Toohey: 2017 C. Jordan Vail Spirit of Philanthropy Honoree from Community Foundation on Vimeo. The C. Jordan Vail Spirit of Philanthropy Award is presented by the Community Foundation … Read more

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