Grant Funding Workshop – April 12

By avorio / March 22, 2017 / 0 Comments

From our friends at the Capital Region Chamber and the Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC): Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Grant Funding Workshop Wednesday, April 12, 2017 //  Hudson Valley … Read more

Read More

2017 Grant Workshops from the Grant Professionals Association

By avorio / February 7, 2017 / 0 Comments

March 10, 2017: International Grant Professionals Day! Complimentary Breakfast for our GPA Chapter Members. Invitations will be sent to Mohawk-Hudson GPA Chapter Members. (Not a member? Click here to join.) … Read more

Read More

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

Read More

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

Read More

The Secret To Sustainability For Non-profit Organizations

By avorio / April 25, 2016 / 0 Comments

Via Forbes: (Nonprofit) organizations are almost always doing amazing things, but too often I find them feeling totally strapped and constrained by resources. The staff is overworked and underpaid. Most non-profits walk a … Read more

Read More

How Parents Can Support College Students

By avorio / April 14, 2016 / 0 Comments

From OnlineColleges.net comes an excellent set of resources for parents/caregivers helping young adults navigate the complicated world of college admissions and paying for school. Transitioning from high school to college … Read more

Read More

Community Foundation 2016 Grants—Now Online!

By avorio / December 21, 2015 / 0 Comments

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region invites nonprofit organizations to visit its website to apply for a wide range of grant funds. Application materials and guidelines for more … Read more

Read More

New Event: Advocating Strategically To Advance the Mission of Your Nonprofit

By avorio / September 18, 2015 / 0 Comments

From our friends at the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy: Nonprofit organizations can advance their missions and increase their impact by strategically engaging in public … Read more

Read More

2015 Capacity Building Mini-Grant Program

By avorio / August 18, 2015 / 0 Comments

**Please note: this program is now full. Please click here to be added to the wait list. Wait list registrants will be notified as soon as possible before the September … Read more

Read More

Event: Upcoming CFA Trainings & Idea-Sharing Forums

By avorio / June 3, 2015 / 0 Comments

From our friends at the Regional Alliance for a Creative Economy and the Capital Region Economic Development Council: The Capital Region Economic Development Council (CREDC) Arts, Culture and Tourism work … Read more

Read More