Regional Economic Development Council Awards
A list with descriptions of 2012's council awards.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Data Are Transforming Philanthropy and the Social Economy
Data Are Transforming Philanthropy and the Social Economy
Lucy Bernholz Joins Forces With GrantCraft, Predicts Big Shifts in 2013
New York, NY — January 7, 2013. A GrantCraft publication released today,Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013, written by leading philanthropy scholar Lucy Bernholz, captures the changing landscape of what it means to use private resources for the public good. No longer the purview of foundations and nonprofits alone, philanthropy is now defined by an array of increasingly diverse activities, such as impact investing, social businesses, peer networks, and crowdfunding. The Blueprint outlines how these and other innovations are transforming the "social economy."
The fourth edition of the Blueprint has joined the suite of materials in GrantCraft — a joint project of the New York-based Foundation Center and Brussels-based European Foundation Centre — which taps the collective knowledge of funders to share insights to help them hone their craft. The analysis and forecasting showcased in the Blueprint provides the GrantCraft community with keen observations about the current landscape, emerging trends, and important breakthroughs likely in the year ahead.
Bernholz notes that the big shifts that matter for donors and "doers" are data-related, and she provides more than a dozen examples of foundations embracing data. Looking into the future, she sees data as transformative for philanthropy, in terms of both practice and policy. Indeed, Bernholz asserts that the use, ownership, and access rules of data will be as definitional for the social economy in the 21st century as the charitable tax deduction was for nonprofits in the 20th century.
"I’m hopeful the Blueprint can contribute to a global discussion about philanthropy, nonprofits, and how we use our private resources for public benefit," said Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and author of Blueprint 2013. "There are big changes ahead, and theBlueprint gives readers a heads-up on the most meaningful trends."
In this year’s report, Bernholz includes a scorecard for the previous year’s predictions and a list of 2013 forecasts covering crowdfunding, social impact bonds, and political advocacy. She also points out the catchiest philanthropy-related buzzwords of the year and lists possible "wildcard" world events — legislation, scandals, or disasters — that have the potential to mitigate or accelerate the timing of big shifts in the social economy.
"The Blueprint serves as a finger on the pulse of the social economy," said Lisa Philp, vice president for strategic philanthropy at the Foundation Center. "Lucy’s insights about the changing nature of philanthropy have become required reading for funders and anyone concerned with aligning resources toward the greater good."
Throughout 2013, Bernholz will explore the ideas in the Blueprint, as well as trends in Europe and other regions of the world, in an ongoing conversation atField Notes, the GrantCraft blog, as well as on her own blog, Philanthropy2173.
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013 can be downloaded for free at www.grantcraft.org.
About the Foundation Center
Established in 1956, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit the Center's web site each day and are served in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of more than 470 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.org or call .
Established in 1956, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit the Center's web site each day and are served in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of more than 470 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.org or call .
About the European Foundation Centre
The European Foundation Centre, founded in 1989, is an international membership association representing public-benefit foundations and corporate funders active in philanthropy in Europe, and beyond. The Centre develops and pursues activities in line with its four key objectives: creating an enabling legal and fiscal environment; documenting the foundation landscape; building the capacity of foundation professionals; and promoting collaboration, both among foundations and between foundations and other actors. Emphasising transparency and best practice, all members sign up to and uphold the European Foundation Centre Principles of Good Practice. For more information, please visit www.efc.be.
The European Foundation Centre, founded in 1989, is an international membership association representing public-benefit foundations and corporate funders active in philanthropy in Europe, and beyond. The Centre develops and pursues activities in line with its four key objectives: creating an enabling legal and fiscal environment; documenting the foundation landscape; building the capacity of foundation professionals; and promoting collaboration, both among foundations and between foundations and other actors. Emphasising transparency and best practice, all members sign up to and uphold the European Foundation Centre Principles of Good Practice. For more information, please visit www.efc.be.
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Gifford List: A Way For Non Profits to Buy/Sell or Trade With Eachother
We wanted to take this opportunity to remind all of you about Giffordslist, a free resource sharing website developed by the Gifford Foundation for nonprofits, businesses and individuals to exchange (for free or for money) items, information and services. An event calendar offers the ability to plan in advance and avoid conflicts in fundraising events, trainings and workshops within the nonprofit community. We’ve had a number of successful exchanges over the last two years and invite all of you, including your staff, to use the site for such options as announcing job opportunities, buying/selling/trading goods or equipment, learning about grant opportunities – with the added bonus of having one place to track all the numerous fundraising and training events going on in Central New York. We’re happy to come do a training at any organization and help with registration or postings. Contact Kim Vanderhoef atkim@giffordfoundation.org to learn more, and check out the site at www.giffordslist.org.
State Aid to Assist Central New York Arts and Cultural Groups
State aid to assist Central New York arts, cultural group with projects
Arts and Cultural organizations in central New York have received state funds for projects that promote economic development in the area. The Central New York Jazz Arts Foundation in one of these organizations. They are planning a arts conferences as well as a weekend arts festival in Syracuse. Many other organizations have big plans for these funds.
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Statement on Fiscal Cliff Deal
NYCON's Statement on the "Fiscal Cliff" Deal and Implications for New York State's Nonprofits
The New York Council of Nonprofits, along with colleagues nationwide, expresses mixed views about the passage of the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012" (H.R.8, as amended).
NYCON applauds Congress for the strong bipartisan vote in passing a compromise bill to avert certain immediate threats posed by the fiscal cliff. We thank those elected officials and staff members on Capitol Hill and at the White House who worked around the clock to make this compromise possible and for maintaining incentives for charitable giving for most Americans. As negotiations continue on the now-postponed sequestration cuts and on the debt ceiling, we encourage Congress and the President to recognize how essential these incentives are for the work charitable nonprofits perform in every community throughout the country.
However, the New York Council of Nonprofits also would like to express deep concern that Congress and the President have failed to resolve the pending across-the-board cuts of $54.6 billion from domestic spending programs that will touch virtually every person and every community in America.
Federal policymakers have failed to recognize that the arbitrary sequestration cuts to domestic programs will reduce funding without reducing the underlying human needs, thereby increasing demands on states, local governments, and nonprofits in local communities while also decreasing resources to provide needed services. Too many policymakers apparently are unaware that federal funding actually flows to the states and localities to deliver basic human services. Often these services are delivered through contracts with nonprofits because governments have found charitable nonprofits to be more efficient and effective, in part because they are mission-driven rather than profit-driven. After five years of serving so many more for so much longer with so much less, America's charitable nonprofits are past the breaking point.
Kicking the can down the road means kicking those who are already down and struggling to get back up. We must keep up the pressure on Congress and the President to stop the punitive and arbitrary cuts and get to work on continuing our economic recovery.
To learn and do more, NYCON encourages our members to visit the National Council of Nonprofits website at www.councilofnonprofits.org.
To learn and do more, NYCON encourages our members to visit the National Council of Nonprofits website at www.councilofnonprofits.org.
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The State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey
Participate Now: The Nonprofit Finance Fund Releases
"2013 State of the Sector Survey"
"2013 State of the Sector Survey"
Beginning today, the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF)is conducting its 5th Annual National Survey examining the current state of the nonprofit sector from a financial perspective and we hope that you will add your voice.
The survey is anonymous and takes only 10 to 15 minutes to fill out.
The survey is anonymous and takes only 10 to 15 minutes to fill out.
It will collect data on important financial and management issues facing the nonprofit sector. (Take a look at the 2012 results, an interactive survey analyzer, and media attention here.)
To take the 2013 survey, please click
Also, please do pass on the link above to other nonprofit managers you know-the more survey respondents, the more representative and accurate the findings will be.
NFF will analyze the results and provide them to everyone in late March.
Also, all survey respondents who choose to give their contact information will receive the results directly. The findings, and the comparison to previous years' findings, will help identify the most critical areas of need in the sector.
If you have already filled out the 2013 survey, thank you for supporting this data gathering effort!
2012 Nonprofit Organizations Salary and Benefits Report
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The information in this report will give you the non-profit salary range for nearly 254 positions in the nonprofit sector across the country.
Take advantage of NYCON's NEW Membership Benefit:
Designed with the needs of the small to medium sized nonprofit in mind, this is a "fool proof" tool to develop a streamlined, compliant and easy to understand budget. For more information just click here.
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Oneida Improvement Committee Wins CNY85 Giving Project Grant
January 16, 2013 (Syracuse, NY) – Oneida Improvement Committee (OIC) was
announced the winner of an $8,500 grant from the Central New York
Community Foundation today after successfully garnering the most public
votes in The CNY85 Giving Project’s final round. Twenty-seven nonprofit
organizations were competing in the online vote, which ran the entire
month of December. More than 50,000 total votes were cast before polls
closed.
The OIC will use the award to create a non-motorized multiuse trail system in and around the City of Oneida. It will establish committees, recruit volunteers, design signage and work with local government, utility companies and homeowners to bring the trails to fruition. The trail system will connect shopping, neighborhoods, schools and parks, benefitting all who utilize its paths. The OIC projects that the new trail system will generate economic development, enhance the community’s quality of life and good health, improve the local environment, develop civic engagement, and preserve the area’s heritage.
The CNY85 Giving Project was created to engage the public in the Community Foundation’s 85-year anniversary celebration while also drawing attention to the many nonprofit organizations benefiting Central New York. The online campaign encouraged visitors to its website – cny85.org – to vote for a project once a day during the designated month. A full list of the projects that have participated so far can be viewed at www.cny85.org.
The month of December was the fourth and final voting period of The CNY85 Giving Project over the course of the year. The December round featured arts, culture, recreation and civic engagement projects.
Winners of the previous three rounds were as follows:
Round 3: Education and Technology Projects – Jowonio School
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 www.cnyvitals.org.
About the Central New York Community Foundation
In 2012, the Central New York Community Foundation celebrated 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 nearly 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 $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.
The OIC will use the award to create a non-motorized multiuse trail system in and around the City of Oneida. It will establish committees, recruit volunteers, design signage and work with local government, utility companies and homeowners to bring the trails to fruition. The trail system will connect shopping, neighborhoods, schools and parks, benefitting all who utilize its paths. The OIC projects that the new trail system will generate economic development, enhance the community’s quality of life and good health, improve the local environment, develop civic engagement, and preserve the area’s heritage.
The CNY85 Giving Project was created to engage the public in the Community Foundation’s 85-year anniversary celebration while also drawing attention to the many nonprofit organizations benefiting Central New York. The online campaign encouraged visitors to its website – cny85.org – to vote for a project once a day during the designated month. A full list of the projects that have participated so far can be viewed at www.cny85.org.
The month of December was the fourth and final voting period of The CNY85 Giving Project over the course of the year. The December round featured arts, culture, recreation and civic engagement projects.
Winners of the previous three rounds were as follows:
Round 3: Education and Technology Projects – Jowonio School
- The Jowonio School received this grant 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.
- The Orenda Springs Experiential Learning Center received this grant to provide 200 Syracuse City middle and high school students with the opportunity to participate in a day-long empowerment program at the facility. Activities include a low and high element ropes course where students learn to overcome their insecurities. The grant will be used to provide transportation, programming and food for eight trips of 25 students each.
- The Madison County Office for the Aging received this grant for its elderly medical transportation program, which provides seniors with rides to their physicians, eye care professionals, pharmacies and other medical-related appointments.
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 www.cnyvitals.org.
About the Central New York Community Foundation
In 2012, the Central New York Community Foundation celebrated 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 nearly 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 $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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