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#PhilanthropyFriday: Networking with the Funders: Stronger partnerships for a stronger region

Date: 06.07.19

Nearly 150 people gathered on Thursday evening, June 6th, at Constantino's Catering and Events in Clarks Summit, for a casual networking reception hosted by the Scranton Area Community Foundation's Center for Community Leadership and Nonprofit Excellence which brought together dozens of funders and nonprofit organizations from the region. The event was the 2nd Annual Networking with the Funders event, which took place this week to celebrate the...

#PhilanthropyFriday: Matthew’s Hope 4 Miracles Fund Tackles Pediatric Cancer with 5k

Date: 05.31.19

Scranton, PA--Nine-year-old Matthew McDonnell, a third-grade student at South Abington Elementary School, has battled and defeated a rare form of kidney cancer four times since 2014. Now, he's on a mission to help others. PHOTO: Linda, Matthew, and Patrick McDonnell with Eyewitness News WBRE WYOU Reporter Anja Whitehead. Through Matthew's Hope 4 Miracles, a fund at the Scranton Area Community Foundation,...

2nd Annual Networking with the Funders event taking place June 6, 2019

Date: 05.30.19

At the Scranton Area Community Foundation, we believe that better relationships mean better grantmaking! After a successful first Networking with the Funders event in 2018, the Scranton Area Community Foundation's Center for Community Leadership and Nonprofit Excellence is bringing the event back this year to coincide with the Scranton Area Community Foundation's 65th Anniversary. To celebrate the very first grant that the Scranton Area Community Foundation provided to the community...

#PhilanthropyFriday: Tackling Food Insecurity and Awarding a 65th Anniversary Mini-Grant

Date: 05.24.19

It's time to share with you another one of the many inspiring stories we received this year and announce our fourth 65th Anniversary Mini-Grant... A staff member from the nonprofit organization Keystone Mission recently wrote to us and shared about their experience working with Here For a Reason, a nonprofit organization seeking to address the issue of food insecurity in Northeastern Pennsylvania. In...

Now accepting applications from applicable high school students for a full scholarship for an Outward Bound experience

Date: 05.23.19

The Wilderness Fund at the Scranton Area Community Foundation provides a full scholarship for a select number of high school students from the following schools to participate in the Outward Bound experience: Scranton School District, West Scranton, Riverside Jr./Sr. High School, Old Forge High School, Mid Valley High School, and Valley View High School. High school students in...

#PhilanthropyFriday: NEPA Match Day Raises Over $234,000!

Date: 05.17.19

On Friday, May 3, 2019, 30 nonprofit organizations collectively raised a total of $234,402 in 24 hours for Scranton Area Community Foundation’s 5th annual NEPA Match Day, which supports the local nonprofit organizations and helps them more effectively carry out their missions. Over 2,550 generous donors made gifts to support 2019 NEPA Match Day, making the collective the largest day of giving in the...

Please join us for a Roundtable Discussion on Animal Welfare

Date: 05.15.19

Please join the Scranton Area Community Foundation for a Roundtable Discussion on Animal Welfare on Tuesday, June 11th, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Radisson Scranton (700 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton). The Scranton Area Community Foundation is looking to gain a comprehensive picture of the challenges, barriers, and opportunities related to the welfare of animals across the Northeastern Pennsylvania region (NEPA). We are welcoming...

Scranton Area Community Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

Date: 05.14.19

Scranton Area Community Foundation is proud to announce three elected members of the Board of Governors. Ellen Burkey, David Price, and Bobby Lynett, all of Lackawanna County, have joined 13 other board members this year to serve as stewards of the Foundation to carry out the mission of enhancing the quality of life for all people in the Lackawanna County region through the development of organized philanthropy. These...

#PhilanthropyFriday: Supporting Causes You Care About: A Focus on Animal Welfare

Date: 05.10.19

At the Scranton Area Community Foundation, we manage over 180 individual charitable funds that support a wide variety of causes in the community. We strive to be a resource for people who wish to do charitable giving, as well as a catalyst for change and growth. To coincide with National Pet Month, we have a handful of ways we are bringing...

Scranton Area Community Foundation Offering FREE CLE/CPE/CE Accredited Professional Education Seminar and Breakfast

Date: 05.06.19

The Professional Advisor Council of the Scranton Area Community Foundation is offering a FREE CLE/CPE/CE accredited Professional Education Seminar and Breakfast, How New Tax Laws Impact Philanthropy: The Who, What, Why and How for Charitable Giving, on Friday, May 17, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at Glenmaura National Golf Club (100 Glenmaura National Blvd, Moosic) presented by PNC Wealth...

#PhilanthropyFriday: Foundation Awards a 65th Anniversary Mini-Grant to the Scranton Public Library

Date: 04.26.19

This year, during our sapphire anniversary, we honor the loyalty of our donors and the prosperity that their generosity makes possible right here within Northeastern Pennsylvania. In celebration, we'd like to share with you another one of the many inspiring stories we received and announce our third 65th Anniversary Mini-Grant. This story comes from our friends at the Scranton Public Library, who shared that a recent...

30 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN 2019 NEPA MATCH DAY

Date: 04.24.19

Scranton Area Community Foundation announces that on Friday, May 3, 2019, 30 nonprofit agencies will join together for the 5th annual NEPA Match Day—a one-day giving event created by the Scranton Area Community Foundation as a way to help vital nonprofit organizations serving our region raise awareness about their organization, engage new and existing donors, and raise much-needed capital to...

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