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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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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Breathing Lights Finale + Policy Summit: April 7, 2017

By avorio / March 17, 2017 / 0 Comments

Breathing Lights, the unprecedented temporary public art project for which the Community Foundation served as convener and fiscal agent, officially wraps with an afternoon of art and inspiration: Friday, April … Read more

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The Power of Opportunity

By avorio / January 30, 2017 / 0 Comments

The Community Foundation awards more than $500,000 in scholarships each year (click here to view current scholarship opportunities). At our 2016 Scholarship Reception, Dhimiter Cobani, an Albany High School student … 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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Parting Words by Karen Bilowith

By avorio / January 26, 2016 / 0 Comments

Karen Bilowith served as President & CEO for the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region from 2009-2015, and will become President & CEO of the Idaho Community Foundation in February … Read more

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Event: Nonprofit Revitalization Act Important Updates – Jan. 28, 2016

By avorio / January 6, 2016 / 0 Comments

From our friends at the Tech Valley Nonprofit Business Council: Nonprofit Revitalization Act: Important Updates  You Need to Know $25 per person Thursday, January 28 at 11:30 a.m. Desmond Hotel … Read more

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Karen Bilowith to Depart Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region to Lead Idaho Community Foundation

By avorio / November 23, 2015 / 0 Comments

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region (CFGCR) has announced that Karen Bilowith, President and CEO, will leave CFGCR in January 2016 to become President and CEO for the … Read more

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Region Selected as Recipient of Up To $1 Million from Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge

By avorio / June 23, 2015 / 0 Comments

Albany/Schenectady/Troy Region Submission One of 4 National Winners; “Breathing Lights” Will Address Urban Vacancy/Neighborhood Revitalization Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that Breathing Lights, the regional submission by the cities of Albany, Schenectady … Read more

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