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Annual 24-hour online event raises tens of thousands of dollars for local nonprofits

On May 5, the Valley Community Foundation“>Silicon Valley Community Foundation hosted a day of giving to benefit nonprofit organizations in our region, an event aimed at inspiring and uniting the community to support philanthropic causes. The event encompassed nonprofits in San Benito, Santa Clara, San Mateo counties, and this year, donations exceeded $7.8 millon.

Statistics offered by SV Gives, after the 24-hour event was completed, put the Community Foundation in sixth place for the most number of unique donors — 140 — for a medium-sized nonprofit.

The Community Foundation for San Benito County is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that supports philanthropic activities for the community.

CDT(Photo provided)Arbor View Elementary School student Dylan Full receives his Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award from emcee Brandis Friedman on May 1 at the Chicago Hilton Towers.By MATT LA LUZ – mlaluz@shawmedia.com

GLEN ELLYN With the support of his friends and family, cancer survivor and Arbor View Elementary School third-grader Dylan Full has become a successful philanthropist.

Dylan was recognized by the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals with the Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Award on May 1 at the Chicago Hilton Towers.

At 9 years old, he is the youngest recipient of the award since its inception in 2006, according to Director of Meetings Gail Brooks.

Dylan won the award based on his desire to give back to Lurie Children’s Hospital, where he was treated while fighting brain cancer for 18 months, according to a news release from Community Consolidated School District 89, which includes Arbor View Elementary. Rialto gets cash advanceJune 2, 2015 – 10:59 pm

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No issue exemplifies the Washington Life community the people we proudly feature monthly in this magazine than our annual Philanthropic 50. Although we would never call the list definitive because our community boasts so many generous givers, including many who prefer to remain anonymous we are humbled and honored to highlight the contributions of the 50 benefactors you’ll read about on our 2015 list.

Whether they were born into wealth or have earned their money on their own, they have made the act of giving an important part of their lives and have set an example for us all. While those on our Philanthropic 50 list may lead the pack when it comes to large gifts, “there are numerous smaller donors for whom philanthropy is a part of their DNA,” says Barbara Harman, president and editor of the “Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington,” the annual giving guide of vetted, local charities that serve the region. “Collectively,” says Harman, “they, too, are a significant part of the local philanthropic scene.”

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Lilly Endowment offers opportunity to double gifting
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Funding for a performance center in Clay City’s Goshorn Park, a new 4-H building at the Clay County Fairgrounds, a transportation van for the county’s senior residents, a National Road mural project for downtown Brazil, and recreational trails throughout the county — all these and more are projects that have been funded by grants from unrestricted endowment funds in the Clay County Community Foundation.

“When successfully completed, the GIFT initiative will increase grant funding to meet needs in Clay County by 160% over what was granted from the Foundation’s unrestricted endowment funds in 2014,” said Renee Stewart, president of the Clay County Community Foundation board of directors.

*GIFT Initiative History

In 1991, a $1 million endowment-building challenge grant from the first phase of the Endowment’s GIFT initiative inspired the creation of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, of which the Clay County Community Foundation is an affiliate.

Grant recipients share stories at annual Renodin breakfast – Olean Times Herald: News – Grant recipients share stories at annual Renodin breakfast: News Grant recipients share stories at annual Renodin breakfast Renodin Foundation, hospital personnel were able to pay for a cab ride home for the senior citizen.

Fohl, of the Olean Hospital Foundation, as well as other grant recipients, shared stories such as this during Mondayas 2015 Grant Recipient Breakfast.

aThe Renodin Foundation gives $5,000 (every year) to the aNeedy, Sick Funda and $500 to the Pastoral Care Program for Bibles and bookletsa at the hospital, Fohl explained.

OTHERS WHO SHARED stories of the help received from Renodin Foundation grants included Sister Melissa Scholl of the Genesis House homeless shelter in Olean, Elizabeth OaNeill of Saving Grace Outreach in Cattaraugus and Edna Keyes of the Allegany County Mental Health Association.

For more information on grants, or to make a donation to the Renodin Foundation, contact Whitford by email at l.whitford@fsallegany.org or call 373-0200, ext.

A local group leading an effort to help bring a community garden to Augusta had an informative meeting Sunday afternoon. The group was entrusted with a contribution from the Augusta Community Foundation and after receiving support from the city’s Park Board, the group approached the city council. “There will be raised beds, and we hope to plant some trees, too.”She thanked everyone who supported the alliance, mainly the Augusta Community Foundation, the Parks Department, Augusta Chamber of Commerce and the city council.”This is for the future, my kids and their kids. Our goal is to make a difference to those who don’t have access to fresh produce and to work together,” Guilliams continued, “We are a non-profit organization, and we are asking you to help us take it the rest of the way in becoming a community garden.”More information can be found on the Augusta Community Garden Facebook page and information will be published in the Times-Gazette as it becomes available. mainImageContainerInnerHTML_sm += ”+mainImageData_credit+”; mainImageContainerInnerHTML_sm += ”+htmlencode(mainImageData_caption)+”; $(‘#art-main-image-credit-container_sm’).css(‘width’,smimgwidth).css(‘padding’,’3px ‘+(mainImageData_leftPadding – 3)+’px 0 0’); $(‘#art-main-image-caption-container_sm’).css(‘width’,sm_img.width).css(‘padding’,’5px 0 0 ‘+(mainImageData_leftPadding + 3)+’px’); $(‘#zoom-handle’).css(‘padding-left’,(mainImageData_leftPadding + 3)+’px’); $(‘#art-main-image-caption-container’).css(‘width’,img.width).css(‘padding’,’5px 0 0 ‘+mainImageData_leftPadding+’px’); $(‘#art-main-image-credit-container’).css(‘width’,img.width).css(‘padding’,’5px ‘+(mainImageData_leftPadding)+’px 0 0’);

and the West River Foundation each with a $10,000 Community Innovation Grant.

The organizations were two of eight nonprofits to receive a Community Innovation Grant from the SDCF in its first round of 2015 grant awards. On Monday, May 11, Ginger Niemann, SDCF

program officer, presented the checks to Tammie Brock, director of Crisis Intervention Shelter

Service, Inc., and Ron Rosenboom, executive director of the West River Foundation.

“These grants will help serve Sturgis and surrounding communities to address challenges in

inclusive, collaborative and resourceful ways,” says Niemann. Wheeler was elected to serve as Chair of the Committee.

CISS was incorporated in Meade County in 1991 and operates in Sturgis to assist, shelter and support victims of domestic and sexual violence.

The West River Foundation will use the grant funds to develop a Community and Economic

Development Engagement Plan to identify a sustainable process of engaging communities in

planning their futures on a continual basis. “West River Foundation looks forward to working with our

partners, South Dakota Community Foundation and Black Hills Community Economic

Development, in this worthwhile endeavor.”

Applications continue to be accepted for the $400,000 that is available in 2015 through the grant

program. In order to qualify, a nonprofit must be IRS Publication 78 verified or have a fiscal sponsor.

Since 1987, the South Dakota Community Foundation has helped people reach their philanthropic goals and strengthened communities across the state.

BUFFALO, N.Y., June 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.’s (Nasdaq:FNFG) support of programs in community development, as well as youth and education, included 26,000 employee volunteer hours and more than $10 million in charitable giving last year.

The company recently released its 2014 community report, highlighting some of the more than 1,250 non-profit partners, programs and people that First Niagara worked with to enhance communities across New York State, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

In order to make a meaningful and measurable impact, First Niagara focuses corporate and foundation grant making in a few core areas highlighted in the company’s 2014 community report:

State workers can get the paid leave if they volunteer with nonprofit groups or take part in service events to be organized by their agencies on six dates over the next three months.