Karen Bilowith
October 28, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

Dear friends: The Community Foundation was founded on the idea that “giving creates community.” Nearly 50 years later, the Foundation continues to work to strengthen ourRead more »

Collaborations Require Ensembles, Not Soloists
October 02, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

From Jeffrey Walker, Vice Chairman, United Nation’s Secretary General’s Envoy for Health Finance and Malaria (via LinkedIn): When I started playing in a jazz band back in theRead more »

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region 2013-2014 Annual Report
September 30, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

In partnership with donors and the Board of Directors, the Community Foundation accomplished great things in the 2013 – 2014 year, such as: Helping local nonprofitRead more »

Karen Bilowith
September 29, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

Dear friends: For nearly half a century, the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region has strengthened our community through philanthropy. As the Foundation approaches its’Read more »

Nonprofit Board
September 26, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

From the Business Review: Everyone is an equal player on a corporate board. Forget the hierarchies that exist in a corporate setting. In the boardroom, everyoneRead more »

Don't Iron While the Strike is Hot
July 20, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

By Paul Bray The nation’s first bona-fide all-female union was formed in Troy 150 years ago under the leadership of a young Irish immigrant, Kate Mullany,Read more »

Latest News
May 08, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

MISCI AND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE GREATER CAPITAL REGION ANNOUNCE $300,000 GIFT TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER AT MISCI (Schenectady, NY)  miSci – theRead more »

March 18, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

This program has been made possible with funding support from: Albany Guardian Society, KeyBank, the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, Pavonia Fund, Standish Family Fund,Read more »

Grant Money

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

A nice notice on our grantmaking from our friends at the New York Council on Nonprofits (NYCON) and the New York Nonprofit Press! http://www.nynp.biz/index.php/news/87-capitol-region/18965-nycon-receives-community-foundation-for-the-greater-capital-region-grants

Latest News
January 01, 2014

Posts Categorized: Community Leadership

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region ended 2013 by hitting a new high point in generosity. The Foundation awarded more than $4.87 million inRead more »