Giving Voice | Spring 2018

Giving Voice

Spring 2018

a publication of the central new york community foundation

New Website Brings Local Data to You in this issue

Legacy will Support Women page 5

cnyvitals.org connects you to important issues and trends affecting Central New York.

With the launch of a new indicators website, the Community Foundation hopes to open a dialogue around what we, as a community, are doing in order to better the lives that surround us.

New Morrisville Clinic Addressing Epidemic page 9

CNY Vitals (cnyvitals.org) uses interactive visualizations to examine the challenges local residents face and the opportunities this region has to offer. The site analyzes and tracks data points on important issues including the economy, housing, health, demographics, poverty and education in Onondaga, Madison, Cayuga, Cortland and Oswego counties – the region in which the Community Foundation and our donors support communities and initiatives.

The visualizations present key trends and monitor the direction of measures over time. Each is accompanied by commentary explaining how these facts relate to real people and their everyday lives. The raw data can also be downloaded or shared for use by anyone.

Grants Awarded in Cortland County page 10

“CNY Vitals tells the story of our region, helping us to clearly see our strengths and challenges and to focus our efforts to improve,” said Frank Ridzi, vice president, community investment. “For many, this may affirm what they already know – that Central New York has tremendous resources and opportunity that can best be leveraged if we all work together.”

In presenting an accurate, up-to-date picture of Central New York, we intend to monitor the community’s well-being over time. These measurements can prompt discussions among community members, leaders and organizations, help target resources and investments, and monitor the impact of our collective efforts toward addressing challenges and priorities.

New Board Members Welcomed page 11

CNY Vitals was designed to be accessible and useful to everyone. Residents and community leaders can use the website to identify key needs and disparities to focus their charitable and volunteer efforts, better plan programs and policy, and focus on the residents most in need. Visitors will find news announcements about local trends, stories from members of the community and ideas for how they can do their part. (continued on pg. 3)

Point of View Last year was the 100th anniversary of the creation of the income tax charitable deduction. Now that the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 has been enacted, we are all in for an experiment that will test how important tax incentives like the charitable deduction are to encouraging charitable giving.

by Peter A. Dunn President & CEO

The new tax law has a number of signature features that may influence charitable giving. The most prominent of these is the doubling of the standard deduction for taxpayers. This increase to the standard deduction could effectively reduce the number of taxpayers choosing to itemize their deductions, including the income tax deduction for gifts made to charity. In recent years as many as 35 percent of taxpayers chose to itemize because their income tax deductions exceeded the standard deduction. Studies have estimated that the number of taxpayers continuing to itemize their deductions will be significantly reduced as a result of this change, to between five to 10 percent.

So, why is this important to charities? The implication is that, with fewer taxpayers needing to itemize, there will be a broadly reduced incentive to give.

Just about every national study that I have seen indicates that the change in tax incentives prompted by this law could reduce charitable giving by somewhere between five to 10 percent. Nationally, that equates to a $12-20 billion reduction in giving to charities.

What are we to do? First, tell the story – we have learned that the more stories we can tell, and the better we tell them, the more people will bond with our mission. Second, make connections – we have dedicated ourselves to broadly engaging with the community and creating confidence in what we do. Third, amplify the message – we will communicate even more about the benefits of what we offer to donors to increase the amount of giving locally.

From my experience over the last 25 years in the philanthropic sector, the charitable deduction doesn’t uniformly cause donors to give, but it definitely has an impact on the size and timing of gifts. As a place-based organization focused on Central New York, I can’t help but wonder what the future will hold for giving here in our community. Ultimately, I hope that these changes in tax law don’t make it harder for local charities to do their work serving the people of Central New York.

CNY nonprofits help improve the health and happiness of local residents.

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New Website Brings Local Data to You (cont.)

In addition, CNY Vitals Pro, the specialized arm of CNY Vitals designed for grant writers, researchers, community organizers and data professionals, offers more indepth information in smaller segments. Nonprofits may find it helpful to use the data in marketing efforts or grant applications. Students will be able to research information for school projects.

Visitors to CNY Vitals Pro can interact with visualizations and regional maps to see trends over time and compare indicators at the local, state and national level. The ability to drill down to view statistics by county, town, city, zip code or census tract can help users pinpoint where resources are most needed.

cnyvitals.org demonstrates that Onondaga and Cayuga counties have the highest rates of lead exposure among children in our region.

The site’s indicators were chosen by considering available data points and conferring with local leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors to decide which ones best highlight important trends and issues affecting Central New York. Selected indicators include graduation and poverty rates as well as topics of local interest like lead exposure in children.

While CNY Vitals is a fresh resource for the community, local data have been a guiding element of our work. For decades, we have used data to spot regional trends and direct our funding priorities. Now, we are able to provide residents with access to similar consolidated data on key indicators so that we can measure progress and plan action together.

DATA FROM CNY VITALS

Rate of Population in Poverty

34.80% Syracuse

15.45%

Onondaga County

12.19%

“We already use this kind of data to drive the Community Foundation’s funding decisions, and now anyone can access it to plan action together and monitor progress,” said Ridzi.

In addition to CNY Vitals, we have supported the development of complementary websites such as HealtheCNY and DataCuse that help nonprofit organizations and municipalities make their internal data public. In addition, our Performance Management Learning Community helps nonprofit agencies measure their impact in order to improve services and make them more competitive for new funding opportunities.

Visitors to CNY Vitals can use its resources to make a difference right now. We have worked to provide links to opportunities to volunteer or donate as well as other ways to get involved. The indicators within each area reflect what our friends, family and neighbors are experiencing. They reveal where we’ve grown and where we can do better, and bring to light opportunities for improving our quality of life. Share this information with your friends and family, spark conversations at home and at work, and do your part to inspire community change.

Madison County

go to cnyvitals.org

to learn about CNY’s greatest challenges and how to take action.

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Giving

Matters

Using your Donor-Advised Fund to Reduce Taxes Earlier this month, I participated in a panel discussion at the Community Foundation to discuss the impact of recently passed Tax Reform on charitable giving. For the most part, Tax Reform does not change charitable giving directly.

However, the changes do create new planning opportunities.

The increased Standard Deduction and $10,000 cap on state and local income and property tax deductions will result in a significant reduction in the number of people who can itemize deductions. At the end of 2017, I recognized the opportunity to increase itemized deductions for those who would lose the ability to take them in 2018. One of these deductions is the charitable deduction. Many of my clients, myself included, utilized a donor-advised fund to facilitate this planning for 2017. In future years, we will continue to use donor-advised funds to maximize the tax advantages of giving.

Here is how it works:

• Open a Fund. Creating a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation is simple and there is no setup fee. I found it easy to do when I opened my fund in 2001.

• Make a Contribution; Get a Tax Benefit. Make a gift in the current

by Michael G. D’Avirro, CPA Michael G. D’Avirro, CPA is co-managing partner at Bowers & Company, CPAs, PLLC. He has been a respected advisor and consultant for privately held businesses for over 30 years, and is a donoradvised fundholder at the Community Foundation.

go to cnycf.org/give

to learn more about giving opportunities.

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year (“Gift Year”) to the Fund that is equal to your projected charitable giving over the next several years. This amount should be large enough to allow your total deductions to exceed the standard deduction for this Gift Year. In the Gift Year, you will receive a better tax benefit by receiving a deduction larger than the standard deduction.

• Use the Fund. Over the next few years make grants to the charities you want to support – in Central New York and beyond – from the funds that you set aside in the Gift Year.

• Add more money to the fund when it makes sense. When your giving depletes the fund, or in a year that you are able to itemize deductions, repeat by making another gift to the Fund.

Giving appreciated stock to charities provides another opportunity to reduce the ‘cost’ of your charitable gifts. The benefit of giving cash to a charity is the tax savings resulting from the possible tax deduction, assuming that you can itemize.

By giving appreciated securities to a charity, like Amazon or Apple stock, you not only get the possible tax deduction at fair market value, but you also avoid paying capital gains tax on the appreciation. This eliminates the 15% to 32% combined federal and state tax (depending on your income) on the appreciation. While not all charities are adept at dealing with gifts of stock, the Community Foundation does accept these types of gifts and can assist with a smooth and efficient transfer.

To learn more about donor-advised funds at the Community Foundation, contact Tom Griffith, Director of Gift Planning at tgriffith@cnycf.org.

wen Gale O A Giving Woman Gale Owen was a smart, caring and giving woman with many talents and a signature whistle.

A graduate of Manlius Pebble Hill School, Gale lived in Syracuse for most of her life. While raising her daughters as a single mom, Gale volunteered her time, transcribing textbooks into braille for Literacy Volunteers and serving as treasurer for the Syracuse Chapter of the National Organization for Women. When Gale decided to reenter the workforce, it came as no shock to those around her that she made a profession of helping people at various nonprofits. She ultimately served as a career counselor at the Regional Learning Service of CNY. Though Gale retired to Florida in 2004, she remained deeply connected to Central New York and returned north every summer to stay at her beloved lakeside cottage in West Eaton, NY. When she passed away in 2015 at the age of 75, Gale left a portion of her estate to the Community Foundation for the benefit of our general Community Fund and the Women’s Fund of Central New York, which supports projects and programs that empower the lives of local women and girls.

Along with her best friend Dottie Irish, Gale was an early adopter of the Women’s Fund mission, having been one of the first 20 contributors to support the fund when it was established in 1998.

Remembering their mother, Gale’s daughters said she was a strong supporter of women’s rights during her lifetime and participated in many marches over the years: “Mom was always willing to be active in supporting her beliefs and to speak out for what she believed was right and good. Her contributions are evidence of how strong she was in her conviction to help others in need.”

Just as Gale remembered the Women’s Fund in her estate plan, her incredible legacy of empowering women will be sustained for generations to come.

All three of her daughters expressed pride in her generosity. “It was important to her to support her local community and she knew the impact that any donation could have.”

Gale’s family is happy to know that she will be remembered as a woman with a giving heart, and so much more – wife, mother, grandmother, friend, athlete, musician, lifelong learner, writer of haikus, player of bridge, lover of theater, cat person. “She was a happy and content woman who you always knew was coming by her whistle,” said her daughters.

you’ve lived here. you’ve worked here. this community is part of who you are. you can give back with a gift to the region’s future.

If you love the community you call home, consider this opportunity to enrich its future by joining other communityminded families and exploring how you can do your part.

Learn more at 5forCNY.org.

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Community Impact In December and March, our board of directors approved $655,434 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations through our Community Grantmaking program.

Ar ts, Culture & Humanities

Health

EARLVILLE OPERA HOUSE - $20,000

HEARSTRONG FOUNDATION - $5,000

Purchase a new heating system to allow for yearround programming

Design and print materials to market available hearing loss treatment options

MERRY-GO-ROUND PLAYHOUSE - $25,000

ONEIDA HEALTHCARE CENTER - $75,000

Expand the Sequential Dramatics program, which provides arts enrichment in low-income schools, to Onondaga and Madison counties SYRACUSE STAGE - $25,000

Support Cold Read: A Festival of Hot New Plays to educate audiences on the method of developing new works and how to use theater to express themselves

Education EARLVILLE FREE LIBRARY - $18,858

Create a new children’s area, computer laboratory and teen lounge THE POSITIVITY PROJECT - $24,000

Build two new training programs for principals and teachers to teach positive psychology to their students ONONDAGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY $21,579

Create a new makerspace for teens to engage in STEAM learning at Betts Library

Environment & Animals CAZENOVIA PRESERVATION FOUNDATION $15,000

Restore the 2.5 mile Gorge Trail to reduce current and future erosion and sedimentation into Chittenango Creek HUMANE ASSOCIATION OF CNY - $85,000

Renovate and expand the animal shelter to correct flooding and air circulation issues

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Expand the outpatient radiology facility to provide access to various health services in one location PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK - $30,000

Renovate the waiting room to create a safe welcoming environment for visitors

Human Services AURORA OF CNY - $30,000

Launch Adult and Children Care Coordination Services to provide hearing and visually impaired individuals with improved health care coordination and management EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE - $75,000

Support the operations of this collective community effort to ensure all young children in Onondaga County are healthy and thriving and are successful in school and life HILLSIDE CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION - $9,750

Support the Swag Team program, which works to increase grades and lower high school dropout rates PEACE, INC. - $8,700

Train volunteers for its Foster Grandparent program that provides low-income senior citizens the unique opportunity to share their lifetime of skills, talents, and abilities with children and young adults

go to

cnycf.org/grants

to learn more about our grants.

Public & Societal Benefit

REACH CNY - $3,700

Support for the Safe Sleep Education and Cribs for Kids programs that provide parents with safe sleep education FRIENDS OF CAMILLUS PARK - $23,847 Install accessible outdoor fitness equipment that and portable cribs encourages increased activity by seniors and UNITED WAY OF CNY - $5,000 individuals with disabilities Host Young Leaders United community forums to JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SYRACUSE - $5,000 engage professionals in making lasting positive changes Purchase new computer equipment to allow in the community for more efficient data gathering and effective YMCA OF GREATER SYRACUSE - $150,000 programming Install a new elevator for its residential facility in downtown Syracuse

These grants were made possible through the support of the following funds: Shirley M. Aubrey Fund Charlotte and Donald Ball Fund Harry and Helen Barnes Jewell Fund William D. Barnet Memorial Scholarship Fund The Benji Fund Carriage House Foundation 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 Coon Fund Mary Frances Costello Fund J. Henry & Martha DeBoer Fund Alfred & Grace Dibella Fund John S. & Julia G. Dietz Fund

Margaret J. Early 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 I.A. Hotze Fund Iaconic, Iaconic & Baum Fund Dorothy Retan Irish Fund Martha & Eugene F. Keppler Fund Marjorie D. Kienzle Fund George & Luella Krahl Fund Alicia A. & George W. Lee 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 J. Daniel & Diane Pluff Fund Theodore & Marjorie B. Pierson Fund Robert & Anne Pietrafesa Fund Robert A. & Winifred S. Pond Family Fund Brian Cole Retan Memorial Fund James A. & McDowell Smith Reynolds Fund Lawrence E. Root Fund Rosalind & Seymour Rudolph Fund Tiny Rubenstein Animal Welfare Fund Donald W. Ryder Fund Robert M. & Dorothy M. Salisbury Fund Helene C. Schroeder Fund Daniel & Jeanne Schwartz Fund Frederick B. & Laura B. Scott Fund

Dorothy R. Shoudy Memorial Hearing Impaired Fund Shuart Family Fund Winifred & DeVillo Sloan Jr. Family Fund Small Grants Fund Lee & Alice Smith Fund Spanfelner Fund Syracuse SIDS Prevention Fund Frances M. Thompson Fund William & Mary L. 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 the Funds & Donors page at www.cnycf.org.

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How We Evaluate the Grants That We Make

Granting

Matters

Part of the Community Foundation’s grantmaking process involves the continuous evaluation of completed grants. This helps us identify trends, shift our attention to areas of need and provide feedback to nonprofit organizations. Outcomes from the evaluation process are then shared with our Grants Committee and Board.

Grantees also receive a formal letter in the mail letting them know their grant evaluation status and that their grant has been officially closed.

How will you know when to report to the Community Foundation?

With each grant check, an award letter details the grantee’s reporting requirements, which usually includes a progress and final report. Progress reports are typically due within six months of an organization receiving their award and final reports are due 12 months after the grant award has been received.

How does the Community Foundation use your grant report?

by Dashiell Martinez, Senior Program Associate

Once we have received your organization’s final report, staff review it and any additional attachments that your organization may have submitted.

Then, we compare your project’s original goals to your actual results. We look to see to what extent our grantees have met their goals, what obstacles were encountered during the grant period, any variances from the original request, and that all grant dollars have been spent in accordance with the original application. This process helps us to identify trends in the local nonprofit sector. We understand that not all projects will achieve their anticipated success.

Honest reporting of project shortcomings will not impact future grants.

What happens if you do not send in a final report to the Community Foundation?

Missing your final report due date can be avoided by regularly communicating with our staff throughout the year. If you have not submitted your final report and communication is minimal, this can make your organization ineligible to request new funds until the final report is received. We understand that unforeseen circumstances arise, so we encourage you to stay in communication with us if you encounter an issue delaying your final report.

Lastly, it is important that you inform us of any relevant staff changes or email updates so that we can properly remind you when your report is due. We value our interactions with our grantees; the grant evaluation process provides us an opportunity to continue building strong relationships through conversation and discussion of additional grant opportunities.

go to cnycf.org/grants

to learn more about grant opportunities.

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Upcoming Grant Deadlines Community Grants July 13, 2018 October 12, 2018

Women’s Fund Grants June 15, 2018

Oswego Fund Grants July 15, 2018

Addressing an Epidemic:

Family Counseling Services

of Cortland County

For Blanca Ramos Rivera, there’s something about the serenity of Central New York that eases her mind – a relaxing calm that was sorely missed when she was living out of town. In the past, she had found it difficult to access adequate medical care when battling depression and anxiety. At one time she even found herself facing a sixmonth waiting list.

She was relieved to find Family Counseling Services (FCS) of Cortland County – an organization that provides affordable outpatient healthcare and prevention services for children, teens, and adults.

“Every week, I’m looking forward to seeing my therapist,” said Rivera. “She’s a person that knows and loves what she’s doing. I don’t feel judged.”

Blanca Ramos Rivera

Rivera is one of more than 6,000 unique individuals served per year by FCS’s programs, which include mental health and chemical dependency counseling.

about: Family Counseling Services of Cortland County offers mental health and chemical dependency counseling programs to youth, adults and families who are experiencing emotional, personal, and alcohol or drugrelated problems.

Learn more at fcscortland.org.

As the alarming opioid addiction crisis continues to rise nationally and regionally, FCS recognized a need to expand its behavioral healthcare services into the southern region of Madison County. That county has experienced a noticeable lack of chemical dependency resources and was designated by the US Department of Health and Human Services as a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area.

With the help of a Community Foundation grant, FCS opened a new clinic in Morrisville that offers mental health and substance abuse services.

“We want to make sure that when someone comes to us needing help, there are zero barriers to get it – zero,” said CEO Lisa Hoeschele.

Waiting area of Family Counseling Services clinic in Morrisville.

FCS’s expansion couldn’t come at a better time, as reports of opioid-related overdoses continue to increase across the nation. The Madison County Opioid Task Force reported in 2016 that emergency room visits due to opioid misuse had more than doubled, and they have seen a 61 percent increase in opioid-related hospitalizations over four years.

The Community Foundation’s grant helped FCS create a welcoming environment for clinic visitors. The renovation also included some much-needed technology components such as voice and computer equipment and a security system.

“The Community Foundation’s support has been terrific because it allows us to get the most critical services to where the people are,” said Hoeschele.

go to cnycf.org/ nonprofitstories

to read more stories of impact.

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$45,000 Awarded in Cortland County This spring we awarded our first-ever Cortland County Bright Ideas grants to nine nonprofit organizations.

Each received a $5,000 grant toward a program enhancement.

The grants were awarded through The Fenstermacher Fund. Ted Fenstermacher was a prominent attorney who served as a chief prosecutor in the Nuremberg war crimes trials following World War II. When he passed away, a bequest established his fund to broadly support causes in Cortland County. It has helped address the general needs of the community for more than 15 years, and funded a popular lecture series.

Visitor Center of Lime Hollow Nature Center in Cortland.

SELECTION COMMITTEE AND DONORS: Catherine Bertini Cortland Community Foundation Fragnoli Family Fund Leslee Fragnoli-Garrison Linda Dickerson Hartsock Nicholas A. Renzi, Sr. United Way for Cortland County The Yaman Foundation

Last year, a group of Cortland-area residents stepped up to amplify the grant money available from the Fenstermacher Fund with a supplemental $35,000, and launched Bright Ideas. Cortland County organizations were invited to submit a ‘bright idea’ for enhancing their nonprofit and explain how that idea will help the organization to better serve its community. Eight donors and community representatives met to evaluate the submissions based on factors like community impact and sustainability.

The Community Foundation works to steward donors’ intentions and it is our mission to bring together people with common interests to make a bigger impact.

We are pleased that the generosity of Mr. Fenstermacher and the other donors will support these important needs in Cortland County.

The following grants were awarded this year through Cortland County Bright Ideas: CORTLAND CHENANGO RURAL SERVICES - $5,000

Deliver lunches on Fridays to schoolchildren in the Cincinnatus School District HOMER CORTLAND COMMUNITY AGENCY - $5,000

Replace its aging theater audio visual system CORTLAND COUNTY FAMILY YMCA - $5,000

Launch a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program for youth LIME HOLLOW NATURE CENTER - $5,000

Resurface its “Trail for All” with durable, wheelchair-accessible materials CORTLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - $5,000

Restore access to its microfilm collection THE SALVATION ARMY – CORTLAND - $5,000

Purchase new appliances for the kitchen used to prepare its hot meal service MCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL - $5,000

go to cnycf.org/ cortland

to learn more about the Cortland County Bright Ideas program.

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Establish a designated area for community members to access computers and technology CORTLAND FREE LIBRARY - $5,000

Create a public mobile library that connects community members with reading materials CAPCO HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START - $5,000

Provide vision screenings for children birth to age five to ensure they are ready for school.

Welcome New Board Members!

KARIN SLOAN DELANEY, PRINCIPAL, SLOAN DELANEY P.C.

With over 20 years of experience in trusts and estates law, special needs planning and tax law, Karin counsels clients in all aspects of estate planning and administration. She holds degrees from SUNY Albany (B.A.), Western New England University School of Law (J.D.) and Syracuse University College of Law (LL.M Taxation).

Sloan Delaney

DR. EMAD RAHIM, PMP, OMCP, CSM, CM, CKF, CCPM, PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY

Emad earned his degrees from Tulane and Harvard universities. His areas of expertise include entrepreneurship, project management, curriculum design, business management, community outreach, nonprofit management, program development and strategic planning. Rahim was the recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award issued by the American Association of Community Colleges and the John H. Mulroy Founder’s Award by Onondaga Community College.

MICHAEL MEATH, VISITING PROFESSOR, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY & PRINCIPAL, FALLINGBROOK ASSOCIATES

Rahim

Michael is both a professor and a practitioner of communications. He has served as a consultant to hundreds of companies and specializes in crisis and risk management communications. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York and a master’s degree from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

MARK FULLER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, UNITED RADIO, INC.

Mark has been the Chief Financial Officer at United Radio since 2008. He is active on the boards of SUNY ESF, McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center and Vera House. Mark is also a co-chair of Vera House’s White Ribbon Campaign. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Bucknell University.

Meath

KATE FELDMEIER FRANZ, FOUNDER AND OWNER, KFF LITERACY CONSULTING, LLC.

Kate’s literacy consulting practice focuses on helping school districts and education organizations to improve literacy outcomes. She researches, creates and implements a wide-range of tools necessary for school districts to advance. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Davidson College and a Master of Arts in Teaching from American University.

Fuller

Upcoming Events & Deadlines Join us for some of our exciting events and workshops this year!

Visit cnycf.org/events to register.

Feldmeier Franz

JUNE 12, 2018: N.E.W.S.: Management and Leadership AUGUST 14, 2018: N.E.W.S.: Data Collection and Analysis SEPTEMBER 13, 2018: N.E.W.S.: Planned Giving Basics OCTOBER 16, 2018: N.E.W.S.: Development Planning and Strategy OCTOBER 23, 2018: Continuing Education Workshop for Professional Advisors NOVEMBER 13, 2018: N.E.W.S.: Intro to Grantwriting DECEMBER 11, 2018: N.E.W.S.: Advanced Grantwriting

go to cnycf.org/events

to view all of our important dates.

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board of directors

J. Andrew Breuer Craig A. Buckhout, CFA Evelyn C. Carter Honorable Julie A. Cecile Casey Crabill, Ed.D. Caragh D. Fahy, CFP® Lee Gatta, CLU®, ChFC®, AEP® Carolyn Gerakopoulos Grace B. Ghezzi, CPA/PFS/CFF, CFP®, CFE, AEP® Daniel J. Fisher David A. Holstein, Esq. Steven L. Jacobs Pastor Daren C. Jamie Larry R. Leatherman Timothy Penix J. Daniel Pluff M. Jack Rudnick, Esq. Robert D. Scolaro, Esq. Gwen Webber-McLeod, MS Maryann M. Winters, MS, CPA

legal counsel

Mary Anne Cody, Esq. Mackenzie Hughes LLP

staff

Peter A. Dunn, President & CEO

finance & administration

Kimberly Sadowski, CPA, Vice President & CFO Liz Hartman, CPA Kathleen Deaver Gerianne Corradino Christina Whiteside Patti Falcone

development

Jennifer Owens, Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer Thomas Griffith, AEP® , CAP®, ChFC® Monica Merante Jan Lane Jenny Green

The Community Foundation is partnering with charitySTRONG to connect talented individuals who want to help their communities with nonprofit board opportunities. The program aims to improve the diversity and effectiveness of nonprofit boards in New York State. charitySTRONG.org offers free access to board training, educational resources and service opportunities. In addition, a matching program connects potential candidates with organizations seeking new board members.

Once registered, members can utilize two free online programs: onBOARD and Directors U. onBOARD helps nonprofits who are looking for board members to connect with individuals who have a broad range of backgrounds and skills. Directors U is a collection of 200 informational resources for nonprofit governance. It includes a short course on board service – required for all volunteers who want to join boards using onBOARD.

community investment

We are excited to introduce this program to the broader Central New York community and assist charitable organizations in achieving the highest standards of board leadership, governance and oversight.

communications

To take advantage of this new resource, visit charitySTRONG.org.

Frank Ridzi, Vice President Danielle Gill Robyn Smith Dashiell Martinez Kari Simpkins

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charitySTRONG Launching in CNY

Katrina Crocker, Vice President Juliet Maloff