Community Foundation is calling on public to vote for favorite project
March 5, 2012 - A business incubator for refugee entrepreneurs; a campaign to encourage buying local; and a peregrine falcon exhibit near the State Tower Building in Downtown Syracuse. Those are just a few of the ten unique projects currently competing for the public’s support in The CNY85 Giving Project. The project that receives the most online votes by the end of the month will receive an $8,500 grant from the Central New York Community Foundation in celebration of its 85-year anniversary.
The Community Foundation is calling on the public to visit cny85.org to view the full list of projects and vote for their favorite. Each visitor can cast one vote per day until March 31. The winner will be formally announced in mid-April, after all of the votes have been verified.
About The CNY85 Giving Project
The month of March is the first of four voting periods The CNY85 Giving Project will open to the public over the course of the year. The March round features economic development, transportation, planning and environmental projects. Future rounds will feature projects that address human services and housing (June), education and technology (September) and arts, culture and civic leadership (December).
“We see The CNY85 Giving Project is an opportunity for the public to learn about some of the outstanding nonprofit programs being offered here in Central New York,” said Peter Dunn, President and CEO of the Community Foundation. “The Project is a celebration of our 85-year anniversary, but we also want it to draw attention to the many other nonprofit organizations engaged in a variety of activities to make Central New York a great place to live and work. We hope that those who participate in voting are inspired to get more involved in their community, whether that be monetarily or through some form of volunteerism.”
The Community Foundation will be accepting applications for its second round, featuring projects that address Central New York’s human service and housing needs from April 1- April 31. Nonprofit organizations that serve Onondaga and/or Madison Counties are invited to enter by submitting a simple online form. To view the Project’s full calendar and learn how to apply, visit cny85.org.
About CNYVitals
Each round features projects of different themes based on findings of a community indicators project, CNYVitals. The community indicators were the result of a collaborative effort between Syracuse University's Maxwell School, FOCUS Greater Syracuse, the Central New York Community Foundation, city and county municipalities and a host of community-based organizations that have signed on to help gather and analyze the data on Central New York’s greatest needs.
The resulting data is a snapshot of Central New York's current state of affairs within various interest areas. The architects of the project hope that making this information available to the general public will inspire collaborative discussion and action to address the community's most pressing needs while also focusing funding and programming on projects and initiatives that will have the greatest positive impact on the region. All of the data can be viewed and contributed to at cnyvitals.org.
About the Central New York Community Foundation
This year, the Central New York Community Foundation celebrates its 85-year anniversary. Founded in 1927, it strives to inspire philanthropy in Central New York by connecting the generosity of donors with community needs - making grants to organizations working to enhance the quality of life of those who live and work in Central New York from more than 550 charitable endowment funds that it manages. Grants are awarded for programs in the areas of human services, arts and culture, education, environment, health, economic development and civic affairs. As the region’s largest endowed philanthropic foundation, the Community Foundation awards more than $5 million in grants to nonprofit organizations annually. The Community Foundation is located at 431 East Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202 and can be reached at (315) 422-9538 or www.cnycf.org.
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I think that online voting is one of the most convenient and best ways to go about any time of poll or even election. They have election services online and I think that that is just a wonderful method of voting. As long as it is secure and safe, I am all for fast and easy. I think most of America agrees too. SO way to go online grants. haha
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