Today is GivingTuesday!

Date: 12.01.20

      Today is GivingTuesday!  Please consider supporting our work at the Scranton Area Community Foundation with a donation on GivingTuesday.  GivingTuesday is a global day of generosity that takes place on December 1, 2020. It was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown...

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Thank you for celebrating with us!

Date: 11.19.20

Thank you for joining us! Thank you for joining us virtually last night for our 2020 Annual Community Celebration as we celebrated and connected with you to share the accomplishments and impact made possible this year by your generosity. During this event, we recapped our year in review and honored our featured community partners including PPL Foundation, philanthropist Kathleen Graff,...

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Join us LIVE tonight!

Date: 11.18.20

Don't miss our 2020 Annual Community Celebration TONIGHT from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.! Join us as we also recognize our featured community partners and funds that have made a significant impact in 2020. Our 2020 Featured Community Partners: JOIN THE CELEBRATION PPL Foundation Kathleen Graff Robert H. Spitz Foundation Our 2020 Featured Funds: Heart of Scranton Virtual Fundraiser Fund   The...

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Grant Opportunity Through Tomorrow’s Leaders Today Grants Program

Date: 11.17.20

  Grant Opportunity Through Tomorrow's Leaders Today Grants Program The Scranton Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce a request for proposals for the Tomorrow’s Leaders Today (TLT) grants program.  In 2021, grants will be provided to organizations working to make a difference in the following Priority Areas: • Behavioral Health for Teens • The Opioid Crisis • Environmental Cleanup Tomorrow’s...

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Tune in tomorrow!

Date: 11.17.20

Don't miss our 2020 Annual Community Celebration! Please join us virtually on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. for our 2020 Annual Community Celebration as we celebrate and connect with you to share the accomplishments and impact made possible this year by your generosity. JOIN THE CELEBRATION Join us as we also recognize our featured community partners and funds...

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Scranton Area Community Foundation Joins Nationwide Celebration to Recognize the Local Impact of Community Foundations

Date: 11.14.20

The Scranton Area Community Foundation joins in a nationwide celebration, November 12-18, 2020, to recognize the increasingly important role that community foundations play in fostering philanthropy, community leadership, and collaboration to address persistent civic and economic challenges. For more than a century, community foundations have served as a trusted partner and resource whose effect can be seen in the lives...

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Scranton Area Community Foundation to Host Online Charitable Planning Seminar

Date: 11.05.20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2020 CONTACT: Brittany Pagnotti, Communications Manager Scranton Area Community Foundation 570-347-6203, ext. 308 bpagnotti@safdn.org      SCRANTON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO HOST ONLINE CHARITABLE PLANNING SEMINAR Scranton, PA – On Tuesday, November 10, at 8:30 a.m., Scranton Area Community Foundation President and CEO, Laura Ducceschi, MBA, MA, CAP®, will be presenting an hour-long online seminar entitled 2020 Wealth Transfer and...

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Don’t miss our 2020 Annual Community Celebration!

Date: 11.05.20

    You're invited to join us virtually on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. for our 2020 Annual Community Celebration as we celebrate and connect with you to share the accomplishments and impact made possible this year by your generosity. Join us as we also recognize our featured community partners and funds that have made a significant impact...

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2020 Wealth Transfer and Charitable Planning: Navigating the Landscape

Date: 10.29.20

2020 Wealth Transfer and Charitable Planning: Navigating the Landscape On Tuesday, November 10, at 8:30 a.m., our President and CEO, Laura Ducceschi, MBA, MA, CAP®, will be presenting an hour-long online seminar entitled 2020 Wealth Transfer and Charitable Planning: Navigating the Landscape, with Elizabeth Witko, MAcc, MSF, Business Strategist at Drucker & Scaccetti. This webinar will be relevant to individuals...

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Just Released: 2019 Annual Report

Date: 10.27.20

Just Released: 2019 Annual Report 2020 has brought many challenges to our communities and our world, and we are all working together to address the many needs of our friends and neighbors. At the Scranton Area Community Foundation, the preparation of our 2019 Annual Report offers the opportunity to reflect on this generosity which was so evident during our anniversary...

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Missed the WIP Annual Event? See it HERE!

Date: 10.26.20

Missed the WIP Annual Event? See it HERE! Women in Philanthropy and the team at the Scranton Area Community Foundation would like to thank you for your patience tonight as we worked out some technical challenges behind the scenes during the live-stream Women in Philanthropy Annual Event. We learned that some of our friends were unable to watch the event...

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Register to Attend Tomorrow’s Virtual Fall Quarterly Meeting of the NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative

Date: 10.20.20

Please join us this Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at 5:30 pm for the fall quarterly meeting of the NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative. This meeting is not to be missed!  We will discuss the next steps to move the NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative forward, what we have been working on to date, and we will have presentations from special guests including: Kristen Tullo, PA State Director,...

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