Community Foundation is calling on public to
vote for favorite project
December 5, 2012 - Twenty-seven nonprofit organizations are competing for a grant in The CNY85 Giving Project and are calling on the public for support. 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 asking the public to visit cny85.org to view the full list of projects and vote for their favorite. Projects up for vote range from free art exhibitions to therapeutic horsemanship sessions. Each visitor may cast one vote per email address per day until December 31. The winner will be formally announced in mid-January, after all of the votes have been verified.
About The CNY85 Giving Project
The Community Foundation created The CNY85 Giving Project to use its 85-year anniversary as an opportunity to highlight the many nonprofit programs serving Central New York and inspire their support among community members. The month of December is the fourth and final voting period that the Community Foundation has opened to the public over the course of the year. The December voting round features arts, culture, recreation and civic engagement projects.
The Community Foundation recently awarded $8,500 to the third quarter’s winner – Jowonio School - to provide tablets and specialized communication apps to young children with special needs. The technology will allow children, some who struggle to or cannot speak, to engage with the classroom curriculum and participate socially with peers and adults, preparing them for the next level of their schooling.
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 600 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 $6.7 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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