B’nai B’rith Gideon Foundation Awards $300K to Help Low-Income Seniors, the Homeless & People with Disabilities

By avorio / January 31, 2017 / 0 Comments

The B’nai B’rith Gideon Foundation is proud to announce that they have awarded $300,000 in grants to support low-income rental housing and/or related social and recreational facilities and programs for … Read more

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Our new video: Rooted in Community

By avorio / December 16, 2016 / 0 Comments

How do community foundations strengthen their communities through philanthropy? View this short video to see how the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region is helping protect the farms that … Read more

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Community Foundation Receives $7.25 Million Gift for Creation of Rubin Community Health Fund; Gift is one of the largest in Community Foundation’s history

By avorio / November 30, 2016 / 0 Comments

**Nonprofit friends: Interested in receiving notices about grant funding opportunities from the Rubin Community Health Fund? Join our e-mail list by clicking here!** The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital … Read more

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Times Union Announces the Big $100,000 Giveaway

By avorio / November 16, 2016 / 0 Comments

On November 17, the Times Union will publish a special section on philanthropy, Capital Region Gives. Nonprofits and the businesses that support them will be the editorial focus of the … Read more

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Community Foundation’s ACCVB Hospitality Grant Fund Awards $50,000+ to Local Nonprofits

By avorio / November 14, 2016 / 0 Comments

The Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACCVB) Foundation announced $50,500 in funding for latest round of Hospitality Grant recipients. To date, the three-year old program has awarded $212,000 to … Read more

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"This Was a Game-Changer: Albany Pro Musica and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

By avorio / November 2, 2016 / 0 Comments

In 2015, the Community Foundation awarded $17,500 Community Impact grant for a collaboration between Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (TSBMH) and Albany Pro Musica (APM). The goal of the collaboration? … Read more

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A Foundation CEO’s Six-Step Formula for Winning a Grant

By avorio / October 5, 2016 / 0 Comments

Click here to read a great article from Grantspace.org on helpful tips for writing successful grant applications. Among their tips: Mind the Letter of Inquiry (or pre-app, as we say … Read more

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Grantee Spotlight: "If It Weren’t for the Community Foundation, We Wouldn’t Be Here"

By avorio / September 29, 2016 / 0 Comments

At the June 2016 press conference announcing a new, major partnership with Albany Medical Center, Baby Institute executive director Noelene Smith, MSW, began her remarks by stating, “If it weren’t … Read more

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Nonprofit Resource: NYS Nonprofit Coordination Unit Website

By avorio / September 27, 2016 / 0 Comments

New York State has launched an interactive online gateway aimed at making it easier for nonprofit organizations to work with state government. From the NYS Nonprofit Coordination Unit website: New … Read more

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Oct. 7: Meet the Funders

By avorio / September 15, 2016 / 0 Comments

Join our friends at the Mohawk-Hudson Grant Professionals Association on Friday, October 7, for their Meet the Funders workshop. Senior representatives from high-profile foundations will inform participants about their funding … Read more

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