Raise the region | Thursday, May 29, 2025

Raise the region
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Capital Region Awarded with Asthma Business Development Technical Assistance Grant

By avorio / February 10, 2020 / 0 Comments

GHHI will provide pro bono technical assistance to build and strengthen two comprehensive asthma programs with environmental services benefitting low-income families across the US   The Green & Healthy Homes … Read more

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Niskayuna Community Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients

By avorio / October 25, 2019 / 0 Comments

The Niskayuna Community Foundation (NCF) has announced the recipients of the 2019 grant process.  NCF is one of the only philanthropic 501c3 organizations which exclusively serves the Niskayuna community.  The … Read more

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Applications being Accepted for Emerging Nonprofit Leadership Accelerator 2020

By avorio / October 15, 2019 / 0 Comments

The mission of the Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Accelerator (ENLA) is to cultivate a robust talent and leadership pipeline for the nonprofit sector in the greater Capital Region. Participants engage in … Read more

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Community Foundation Welcomes New Board Members and new Board Emerita

By avorio / September 26, 2019 / 0 Comments

Community Foundation Welcomes New Board Members and new Board Emerita  The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region welcomed three new board members beginning their first three-year term in September … 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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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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