Smart Giving
Fall 2015
a publication of the central new york community foundation
in this issue
Development Program Helps Nonprofit Leaders page 3
Fund Carries on Intention of Giving page 5
Bequest Establishes $3 Million Fund for Scholarships at Two Local Schools Donald Trufant never attended college, but he considered himself a life-long learner, believing that education was the way towards a fulfilling and prosperous life. Now, generations of students from Don’s hometown will have the opportunity to advance their educations thanks to his foresight and giving nature. When Don passed away earlier this year at the age of 83, his will directed Donald Trufant his estate almost entirely to charity, in large part to augment the Trufant Family Scholarship Fund, administered by the Community Foundation. The resulting $3 million fund will award $20,000 and $40,000 scholarships each year to graduating seniors of both Union Springs and Auburn high schools. Scholarship selection committees at each school will choose the recipients. Don valued personal resiliency as a core value – and the scholarship criteria bear this out: future recipients of the award should perceive a challenge as an opportunity for success and fall within the top 20 percent of their class. Don grew up on a dairy farm in the Finger Lakes region, graduating from Union Springs High School in 1950 before entering the Air Force and serving in the Korean War. He went on to work in the banking industry, most recently serving as Executive Vice President at Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust in Baltimore. His family did not come from wealth; Don’s hard work and determination helped him develop a successful career that allowed him to be philanthropic.
New Location Unites CNY Groups page 9
Don’s long-time friend and attorney, Cela Burge, described him as incredibly honest and unassuming. “He was a generous, thoughtful man,” she said. “If he saw an opportunity to be kind and giving to someone or an organization serving a great purpose, he would do it.” Although he lived on the Eastern Shore of Virginia for many years, Don never forgot Central New York, the place of his roots. He visited often and continued to support causes in the region that were important to him and his family. Don’s investment in our local students is a testament to his giving spirit and desire to challenge young people to strive for their best.
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“Don thought education was important, so he put his heart and soul into it,” said Cela. “He thought being kind and generous was important, so that is how his actions followed. Those things that were so part of the fiber of his being will continue through this scholarship fund. I hope he is never forgotten.”
Point of View
One of the advantages of our nation’s foundation sector is that we have the ability to take a long-term view. In our case, the foresight of generations of donors to endow the Community Foundation with flexible resources to meet changing needs over time has given us the opportunity to look at issues not just on an annualized basis. We can be patient capital. One recent example bears this out. Back in 2003, we identified literacy as a foundational issue that affects numerous challenges – from poverty and workforce training to kindergarten readiness and healthcare outcomes. We started with the notion of creating a community movement around literacy, originally under the read ahead banner, and then utilized the model of a Literacy Coalition to mobilize participation from many local partners who share a common interest in this work.
Peter A. Dunn President & CEO
We are seeing some success. The Imagination Library program, a national effort sponsored by Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Foundation, aims to increase child readiness for kindergarten and enhance family literacy by delivering a free book to children monthly from birth to age 5. The Literacy Coalition of Onondaga County introduced this program in two Syracuse City zip codes in 2010. Our investments have included general support for the Coalition, participation by our staff in planning and research, and funding for Imagination Library and projects by local nonprofits to encourage reading across generations. Recently, we sponsored a peer-reviewed, statistically relevant Coalition study which revealed that nearly 30% more Syracuse children participating in Imagination Library were prepared for kindergarten, based on literacy outcomes, than those who had not participated. This finding motivated Onondaga County to budget funds for 2016 to expand the program throughout the County. For us, this is a great case study on several levels. First, we mobilized broad participation in this issue – it’s not just about us. Second, we’ve provided longterm support to create capacity and prove outcomes. Third, our funding mobilized other funders, including the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County, to support programs that have proven impact. And, lastly, we’ve adapted this model to other counties in our region, including new coalitions in Madison and Cortland counties.
go to cnycf.org/ LocalLiteracy to
learn more about literacy programming in CNY.
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Creating a cross-sector, multi-county movement around literacy has taken some time; patient capital was required. Thanks to the trust of our donors, and the participation of hundreds of partners who share this vision, we are now starting to see change in a positive direction. Members of the McCrary-Salley family read Imagination Library books at White Branch Library in Syracuse.
Marsellus Executive Development Program Helps Nonprofit Leaders Having spent 20 years working in corporate communications, Pam Brunet was well-qualified to take on the position of Executive Director of Leadership Greater Syracuse in 2012. But because she was still new to nonprofit leadership, Brunet recognized the need to brush up on the skills necessary to excel in her career transition and best serve the organization’s constituents. “I knew I was in a different world,” said Brunet. “While many of my skills from the corporate sector can be applied, it’s definitely different working in the nonprofit sector.” Brunet was one of 10 graduates of the first Marsellus Executive Development Program, a new initiative of the Community Foundation. During the six-month training program, Brunet and her nonprofit executive classmates shared best practices, refreshed their skills, and developed their personal leadership styles with the support of executive coaches from The Leading Element.
John F. Marsellus
Executive development coaches Katie Doucette and Susan Burgess facilitate the program, allowing the issues discussed in the sessions to remain confidential from Community Foundation staff. The program includes one-to-one coaching sessions, information sessions led by experts, and peer discussion time during which the group can share best practices and discuss issues confidentially. Brunet
“It is a safe and encouraging environment in which to learn and grow as a leader,” said Burgess. “We do our best to include some humor and fun even while we are working to increase our leadership capacity.” “The facilitators were strong listeners,” said Michael Collins, Executive Director of the Northeast Community Center. “The topics they presented on were those they heard us say we wanted to learn more about. We got the information that we were hungry for.”
Collins
The Executive Development Program is a spin-off of the John F. Marsellus Sabbatical, which was established in 2000 by his son, John D. Marsellus, to provide personal and professional development opportunities to nonprofit executive directors in his father’s memory.
“John is very passionate about serving the community and making sure that leaders have everything they need to do a good job,” said John Eberle, Community Foundation Vice President, Grants & Community Initiatives. Last year, Marsellus approached the Community Foundation about offering this additional resource that responds to the current needs of nonprofit executives. Having completed its successful first year, it is clear the program is off to a great start.
go to cnycf.org/ executive to learn
more about the Executive Development Program.
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Giving Matters
Telling Tales: The Art of Sharing Your Story to Build Family Connection & Community I sat recently with a woman and her daughter, in her living room, ready to engage in a conversation with them about their charitable giving aspirations. They wanted to think about their giving as a family, rather than as individuals, and asked the Community Foundation to help them in their search for common ground. We hoped that our time together would lead to the creation of a vision for their giving, something that would inspire and rally the whole family. If all went well, this meeting would be the foundation on which to build the family’s charitable legacy in our community. But then life got in the way, in the best of ways. I started by asking the matriarch of the family to give a brief history of the family’s connection to Central New York. Two hours and a wide-ranging conversation later, we were setting up our next appointment. What happened in between was wonderful: the daughter learned that her grandfather had endured persecution in a country where she never knew he had lived. The woman found out that her grandchildren were volunteering for a charity that matched exactly with her own interests in food security. I can only imagine how long the conversation continued after I was gone. Nothing was tied up in a neat bow at the end. Instead, a burning desire to learn more about each other was kindled, new areas of giving that honored their family’s history were opened up, and shared values were identified and celebrated.
Jennifer Owens, CAP® Vice President, Development & Marketing
Consider taking the time this Thanksgiving to spark your own family bonding conversation, using starters like:
• What values do you use to guide your life? Are they reflected in your giving? • Are there common values reflected across the family? • What characteristics of your family do you want to continue through the generations? If you would like to explore ways that the Community Foundation can help your family document its legacy of generosity and create a plan for the future, please contact Jenn Owens at jowens@cnycf.org or 883-5540.
Year-End Giving Tips • Earlier is better. Beat the year-end rush by sending your gifts early. Also, more complex gifts such as an IRA transfer or a gift of stock may take longer to process, so please allow enough time.
• Notify us when transferring stock. It is important to contact us when donating
go to cnycf.org/give
to learn more about your giving options.
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securities so that we may credit your gift appropriately. Also, ask your broker to disclose your name or the name of your fund when transferring the shares so we can identify you easily.
• Use our online resources. Using our website, www.cnycf.org, donor-advised fundholders can make grant suggestions, replenish a fund, access our stock transfer form, and much more.
• Dates to Know: Gifts credited for 2015 tax returns must be delivered to the Community Foundation by 4:30 p.m. on December 31, postmarked on or before December 31, or given online by 11:59 p.m. on December 31.
Florence Gaedeke: “I just want to help people.”
Florence Gaedeke was the first person from her English family to be born in America. She met her husband Bill while in high school at Blodgett Vocational where she studied business, and worked after classes in the factory that his father owned. A few years later, Bill proposed to Florence on Halloween night in Syracuse’s Burnet Park while they were taking in views of the city lights from the top of the hill. Florence and Bill were self-proclaimed nature lovers and would spend hours sitting on the back deck of their Sherwood Farms home watching deer in their wooded yard, or enjoying the waters of the St. Lawrence on their boat. Florence loved cooking and baking. She and Bill would often spend Sunday afternoons in the kitchen preparing a pot of soup together. Bill built a career in sales for General Electric and Florence worked at the telephone company for several years until their only son, Billy, was born. Tragically, Billy was killed in his early 30s in a motorcycle accident with his girlfriend. Bill died 11 years later in 1999, six months after he and Florence celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It is fitting that this close couple talked about their charitable intent, and chose the organizations which would benefit from their estate, together. With no living heirs, they knew that most of their estate would be used to support their charitable interests. Florence shared that what inspired her philanthropy was that she just wanted to help people. She commented many times that despite losing both her son and her husband, she had a good life and wanted to help others in whatever way she could. Florence’s estate planning attorney suggested the Community Foundation as the permanent place for the charitable fund the couple planned for so carefully, and these intentions were included in her will. When Florence passed away last year at the age of 85, that charitable plan was put into action. It included a request that the fund be named in memory of her son. The Community Foundation makes an annual contribution in the fund’s name to the charities that the Gaedekes selected. These charities were chosen either because the organization addresses an issue which directly affected the Gaedeke family, or because of their sincere appreciation of the work the charity does to help people. These donations will continue for generations to come as a lasting reminder of Florence and Bill’s generosity, and a lasting memorial to the son they lost too soon.
Florence Gaedeke
If you are interested in telling us your story of generosity and exploring how your charitable interests can be supported after you are gone, please contact Jenn Owens at 883-5540 or by email at jowens@cnycf.org.
go to The William L. Gaedeke Family Fund will support:
• American Heart Association, Central New York Chapter
• The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York
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to learn more about your giving options.
• Salvation Army, Syracuse Area Services • Schepens Retina Associates Foundation 5
Community Impact In June and September, our board of directors approved $966,677 in grants to 40 nonprofit organizations through our Community Grants program. ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
EDUCATION
civic morning musicals - $3,300
literacycny - $20,000
Promote its 125th Anniversary Season cny arts - $15,000
Upgrade the technology system it uses to promote, support and celebrate arts and culture the cora foundation/artrage gallery $11,630
Hire a fund development consultant to design and implement a three-year major gift campaign liverpool city school district - $15,957
Conduct forums between kindergarten teachers and preschool providers to improve kindergarten readiness
Support production costs of its People Who Came to My House project and exhibition
marcellus sports booster club - $5,000
erie canal museum - $20,000
oneida city school district - $5,500
everson museum - $50,000
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMALS
matilda joslyn gage foundation - $15,000
Expand its back deck, which is used for on-site public programs, camps, events and rentals
Conduct a design competition for connecting the Erie Canalway Trail from DeWitt to Syracuse Install a new software system for retail sales and customer relationship management Implement upgrades to the center’s gift shop
onondaga historical association - $25,000
Install an energy efficient climate control system open hand theater - $13,000
Revise, update and promote its education touring programs
Construct new fully accessible playground
Purchase educational materials for a program to assist struggling middle school students baltimore woods nature center - $10,529
citizens campaign for the environment $3,000
Conduct educational outreach with pharmacies around take-back programs for expired or unused prescription drugs
redhouse arts center - $100,000
friends of the rosamond gifford zoo at burnet park - $50,000
signature band & choir - $11,900
HUMAN SERVICES
Install theatrical lighting in two theater spaces in its new Redhouse @ City Center facility Provide live music to cancer patients, their families, visitors and staff at the Upstate Cancer Center and at the Everson Museum’s various public events syracuse children’s chorus - $6,974
Support Time and Place, a performance based on Syracuse’s historic involvement in the Underground Railroad university neighborhood preservation association - $30,000
Implement the first phase of restorations of the Gustav Stickley House, located on Columbus Avenue in Syracuse
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Construct an outdoor pool for its Asian Elephant Preserve accesscny - $30,000
Conduct renovations at Provisions Restaurant and Bakery in Armory Square, which employs individuals with mental health challenges to develop job skills boys & girls clubs of syracuse - $36,465
Support Career Prep at the Clubs program, an initiative aimed at helping at-risk teens explore career options bridges - $5,865
Conduct a professional development training series to address a variety of topics including grief, depression, and disaster response
go to
cnycf.org/grants
to learn more about our grants.
catholic charities of onondaga county $40,000
Replace the roof at the Vincent House Youth Center
hopeprint - $15,000
Conduct mutual mentorship to empower women person to person citizen advocacy - $10,920
cazenovia children’s house - $12,500
Update its internal tracking database to improve reporting capability
central association for the blind and visually impaired - $15,000
salvation army syracuse area services -
chadwick residence - $7,700
syracuse university office of sponsored programs - $15,500
Renovate a classroom
Purchase equipment for its sight-impaired employment program
Expand housing for homeless women and families community options - $13,737
Implement a data management tool that will better track the daily activities and health needs of clients david’s refuge - $7,500
Implement technology upgrades for guest booking, donor management and administrative functions friends of dewitt parks & recreation $100,000
Build the Willis Carrier Recreation Center, an allinclusive outdoor multi-sports and wellness complex
$50,000
Redesign underutilized office space to expand outpatient mental health counseling services Support In This Together, an initiative that addresses gun violence through trauma-informed care volunteer lawyers project of onondaga county - $40,000
Increase free legal immigration services in the community through a partnership with Hiscock Legal Aid and Catholic Charities ymca of greater syracuse - $100,000
Complete construction and install accessibility elements at the new Northwest Family YMCA (continued on page 10)
These grants were made possible through the support of the following funds: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Shirley M. Aubrey Fund Charlotte and Donald Ball Fund The Benji Fund Besse Family Fund Charles F. Brannock Fund Shirley M. Brennan Fund William L. Broad Fund Elizabeth Salisbury Brooks Fund Kenneth P. & Charlotte C. Buckley Fund Thomas & Mary Cabasino Fund Philip R. & Elizabeth E. Chase Fund Clarke Family Fund Solly & Belle Cohen Fund Community Fund Community Literacy Fund Mary Frances Costello Fund Alfred & Grace Dibella Fund John S. & Julia G. Dietz Fund Mary Louise Dunn #2 Fund M. Harold & Frances M. Dwyer Fund Margaret J. Early Fund Educational Endowment Fund Harold & Marian Edwards and O.M. Edwards Co. Fund Carlton R. Estey Fund Alice M. Gaylord Trusts Minnie O. Goodman Estate Fund Frances E. & John S. Hancock Fund Carroll A. Hennessy Fund
• Frances Singer Hennessy Fund • Anthony A. & Susan E. Henninger Memorial Fund • Hills Family Fund • Flora Mather Hosmer Fund • I.A. Hotze Fund • Iaconis, Iaconis & Baum Fund • Dorothy Retan Irish Fund • Leo & Natalie Jivoff Fund • Martha & Eugene F. Keppler Fund • Marjorie D. Kienzle Fund • George & Luella Krahl Fund • Alicia A. & George W. Lee Fund • Lewis-Trinity Fund • L.C. Maier Community Fund • Gay D. Marsellus Fund • John F. Marsellus Fund • The Martha Fund • Helen Hancock McClintock Fund • James & Aileen Miller Fund • Donald C. & Marion F. Newton Fund • Peggy Ogden Community Fund • Dorothy M. Olds Fund • P-D Family Fund • John R. Pelkey Community Fund • Theodore & Marjorie B. Pierson Fund • Robert & Anne Pietrafesa Fund • Robert A. & Winifred S. Pond Family Fund
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Brian Cole Retan Memorial Fund James A. & McDowell Smith Reynolds Fund Lettie H. Rohrig FOI Fund Lawrence E. Root Fund Rosalind & Seymour Rudolph Fund Robert M. & Dorothy M. Salisbury Fund Ralph Myron Sayer and Sophrona Davis Sayer Endowment Fund Helene C. Schroeder Fund Daniel & Jeanne Schwartz Fund Frederick B. & Laura B. Scott Fund Winifred & DeVillo Sloan Jr. Family Fund Lee & Alice Smith Fund Spanfelner Fund Walter A. Thayer Fund Frances M. Thompson Fund William & Mary Thorpe Charitable Fund Olga Dietz Turner Fund Carolyn V. West Fund Dorothy C. Witherill Fund The Witherill Fund Forrest H. Witmeyer Fund Arthur W. & Mabel P. Wrieden Memorial Fund
To learn more about these funds and many others that make our grantmaking possible, visit cnycf.org/funds.
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Preparing for Your Pre-Grant Meeting
Granting Matters
One of the most important points in the Community Foundation’s list of grant guidelines states, “Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their grant request with Community Foundation staff before beginning the application process.” This guideline is in place to help us best honor your time and help you maximize your chances of a successful grant. The Foundation has a long history of lessons learned from past grantmaking and we hope to share these insights with you so that you better understand our perspectives, preferences and priorities when it comes to partnering with nonprofit colleagues through grantmaking. The most productive meetings prepare a nonprofit with the information required to put together the optimal application. So, what are some things to consider as you prepare to meet with foundation staff? 1. Project Description: A brief one-page description of your project’s goals and outcomes is a helpful tool in facilitating communication about the project. It is most helpful if this description is emailed in advance of the meeting, allowing us to be better prepared to meet with you. Written descriptions presented during meetings can make it challenging to provide the best feedback in a timely manner.
by Olive Sephuma Director, Community Grantmaking
2. Overall Project Budget: We recognize that your project might be at the conceptual stage and you may not have specifics on project costs. Even so, it is helpful to have a ballpark idea of costs and a proposed request amount. Applications are less likely to be successful when request amounts do not align with the strategies we have developed to disseminate our limited resources. To avoid this scenario, we prefer to offer recommendations about suitable request amounts during meetings. 3. Project Timing: We may also provide feedback about when it is best to apply. However, we know organizations sometimes elect not to submit an application after a pre-grant meeting. If your plans regarding submission change, updating us will help us to offer better advice to other potential applicants. In addition to the above, there are other intangibles that add to the quality of the meeting. Once applications have been submitted, we have the most success with organizations that incorporate feedback shared during pre-grant conversations, whether by adjusting the budget structure (e.g., adjusting to reflect those aspects that the Community Foundation does not typically fund) or by emphasizing elements of the project that we may be more able to help with. Also, providing clarification in response to questions from our staff is mutually beneficial, as it allows us to identify ways our organizations’ missions and goals complement one another.
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Beyond the meeting, we are available to answer any follow-up questions. Our grantmaking team is also happy to review application drafts if provided to us at least two weeks before a deadline. The way we see it, your success is our success!
cnycf.org/grants
to learn more about grant opportunities.
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To set up a meeting to discuss your proposal with a member of our grants team, please contact David Kilpatrick at dkilpatrick@cnycf.org or 422-9538.
Home for Collaboration Unites Disparate Communities:
Interfaith Works
A building in the simplest of terms is a man-made structure with a roof and walls. For those who visit Interfaith Works in Syracuse, this particular structure is more meaningful; it’s an instrument of peace. In a world where people are often divided, the center builds bridges of understanding to unite people of different beliefs and religions.
“Our agency addresses deeply embedded social divisions informed and influenced by the values and ethics of faith traditions,” said InterFaith Works President and CEO, Beth Broadway. “We work with the community to find common ground on issues.” Utilizing the tools of cross-cultural dialogue, Interfaith Works aims to generate life-changing experiences leading to actions that create a more equitable and loving community. The agency offers social service programs to address the needs of those who are vulnerable or low-income, and programs that attend to the needs of frail elderly, and those in prisons, hospitals, and nursing homes. After 38 years of serving the Syracuse community from multiple smaller locations, Interfaith Works relocated to a new space on James Street that allows the agency to house all of its programs under one roof. With the help of a Community Foundation grant, the organization was able to complete building renovations.
Interfaith Work’s new office is host to various community events and panel discussions.
“We now have a building that will position the agency for the important work ahead,” said Broadway. “It has truly allowed us to expand and enhance all of our
refugee and community-building activities.” The organization works with approximately 2,200 individuals each year through its Community Wide Dialogue and Refugee Resettlement programs to address an array of needs within the Syracuse community. The new and considerably larger office on James Street has made it possible for the agency to meet an increasing demand for its programs including its expanded offerings of refugee services. The office also features a multipurpose community room for large group dialogue sessions and community meetings, workshop rooms for intergroup dialogue sessions, and space for English-as-Second-Language, civics, citizenship test preparation, family literacy, and employment assistance classes. Interfaith Works plays an integral role in uniting people of varying religious beliefs that have struggled to coexist for centuries. Its new building cultivates a melting pot of religions, ethnicities and languages to commune peacefully and collaborate collectively. In a short time, this building has become a symbol of the Central New York community’s willingness to cooperate and unite for a greater cause.
about: InterFaith Works was founded in 1976 to build bridges of understanding among people of different religions and across racial divides. The agency provides social service programs that address the needs of people who are vulnerable, low-income, targets of oppression, and refugees who arrive through federal refugee resettlement programs. Programs address the needs of frail elderly, of those in prisons, hospitals, and nursing homes, and of those in need of food and housing. Learn more at interfaithworkscny.org
go to cnycf.org/ nonprofitstories
to read more stories from our previous grants.
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Calendar: Upcoming Events & Deadlines Join us for some of our exciting events and workshops this year! Visit cnycf.org/events to register. November
upcoming grant deadlines Community Grants March 25, 2016 June 24, 2016 September 30, 2016 Pulaski Fund Grants January 31, 2016 June 30, 2016 Cayuga Fund Grants March 31, 2016 September 30, 2016
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november 18, 2015: n.e.w.s.: cultivating new & current donors
Learn techniques for working effectively with donors. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm december 1, 2015: meet the foundations social
Network with colleagues and foundation representatives. 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm december 17, 2015: n.e.w.s.: advanced grantwriting: sharpening your skills
Fine-tune your grant writing skills. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm january 21, 2016: n.e.w.s.: strategic thinking and the one-page business plan
Use strategic thinking to produce an executable strategic plan. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm february 18, 2016: n.e.w.s.: business planning for nonprofits: a deeper dive
Create a business plan to use in managing your organization. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm march 24, 2016: n.e.w.s.: the guide to understanding financial statements for non-accountants
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Learn how to best utilize your income statement and balance sheet. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
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april 21, 2016: n.e.w.s.: how to analyze your business using financial ratios
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may 26, 2016: n.e.w.s.: managing nonprofit finances: best practices
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Establish role of treasurer and budget, financial controls and risk management. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
community impact (continued from page 7) PUBLIC & SOCIETAL BENEFIT eastwood neighborhood association - $7,000
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Rehabilitate Eastwood Heights Park home headquarters - $7,000
Install playground equipment at Washington Square Park skaneateles recreational charitable trust - $30,000
Expand the Skaneateles Community Center
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syracuse industrial development agency - $7,000
Install Cross-Arc, a large-scale public art sculpture at Lipe Art Park that will also be an exercise and fitness hub village of east syracuse - $3,700
Install a handicapped lift at the public pool in Ellis Field Park
New Performance Management Learning Community Announced Data can have a profound effect on a nonprofit organization’s ability to share the story of its impact on the community. The Community Foundation’s Performance Management initiative helps organizations navigate the complexities of data measurement to evaluate and communicate their effectiveness. This fall, we awarded our fourth round of Performance Management grants. All recipients are now members of a new learning community that will meet over the course of the next year to hone their data management skills and share their successes and challenges with one another. The following list of 13 grants, totaling $179,666, describes the projects each will be working on through this effort: redhouse arts center - $15,000 Measure the impact of its arts education program on school attendance and classroom behavior of SCSD students baltimore woods nature center $10,000
Further develop and improve outcome assessment for 19 schools that participate in its Nature in the City program st. joseph’s hospital health center foundation - $13,750 Assess community impact of St. Joseph’s Center for Tobacco Health Systems syracuse community health center - $15,000 Evaluate the impact of education efforts to increase effective handwashing techniques home headquarters - $11,500 Demonstrate the social and economic contribution of building and rehabbing affordable housing in the City of Syracuse huntington family centers $15,000
Design and implement an agency-wide database and provide training and coaching to staff interfaith works of central new york - $14,533 Strengthen ability to gather and utilize data from program participants at its Ahmad and Elizabeth El-Hindi Center for Dialogue
learning disabilities association of cny - $15,000 Track participants’ progress towards individualized goals in Employment Services and Community Habilitation programs onondaga case management services - $14,360 Assess the improvement of health outcomes for Medicaid enrollees diagnosed with hypertension and receiving Health Home Care Management services spanish action league of onondaga county - $15,000 Evaluate the effectiveness of employment workshops in helping participants to attain and retain employment syracuse northeast community center - $14,216 Analyze the impact of its Basic Needs program, which offers support to families and individuals experiencing hunger, homelessness or other crises volunteer lawyers project of onondaga county - $15,000 Identify Syracuse areas with the highest concentration of eviction cases to target preventative action and education westcott community center $11,307
Assess the impact of its afterschool program on academic gains, specifically in English Language Arts and Math
Funding for these grants was provided by the Charles F. Brannock, Community, Syracuse Dispensary, Flora Mather Hosmer, Martha A. & Eugene F. Keppler, Marjorie D. Kienzle, John F. Marsellus, and Jim & Aileen Miller Funds.
Participants of the 2015 Performance Management Learning Community meet to share strategies, successes and challenges.
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to learn more about Performance Management.
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Anonymous $100,000 Fund Will Benefit Madison County A local couple recently established a $100,000 endowment fund at the Community Foundation that will provide annual support to nonprofit organizations serving Madison County residents. The donors, who have lived in the region for many years, requested that their identity remain unpublicized until their passing. The couple first had the idea to establish a charitable fund after reading an article in the local newspaper last summer regarding a $5,000 grant awarded from the Community Foundation to provide disaster relief support after a tornado touched down in the Town of Smithfield. The story inspired them to research the Community Foundation and meet with staff to explore how they could best impact their region through charitable giving. The new anonymous fund will start out providing approximately $5,000 in support each year to organizations that serve residents of this primarily rural county. By utilizing the Community Foundation’s spending and investment policies, the endowment will continue to grow over time, increasing the annual amount of grant support provided while protecting the long-term value of the fund. Field-of-Interest Funds are one of a variety of endowment options the Community Foundation stewards on behalf of local donors. This particular tool allows the donor to focus the fund’s impact on a specific charitable interest area or a geographic region that is meaningful. This field-of-interest fund will provide grants to organizations serving Madison County, with an emphasis on disaster relief and education.