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Learn essential grant skills in only 2 days!

Date: 04.23.19

Scranton Area Community Foundation’s Center for Community Leadership and Nonprofit Excellence is now accepting applications for our Essential Grant Skills capacity building workshop, facilitated by The Grantsmanship Center. Whether you’re new to grant proposal writing or you’re looking for a professional grant development tune-up, this two-day workshop will give you a thorough overview of the entire grant proposal development process and will help you update your skills to sharpen your competitive edge....

#PhilanthropyFriday: 2019 NEPA Match Day is just two weeks away!

Date: 04.19.19

Are you ready for the biggest day of giving in the Lackawanna County region’s history? On Friday, May 3, 2019, 30 local nonprofit organizations will work together with the goal of making 2019 NEPA Match Day the biggest day of giving in the Lackawanna County region’s history! These participating organizations will work together to fundraise in support of the critical work they...

Women in Philanthropy Marks Fifth Anniversary By Announcing First Round of Grant Recipients

Date: 04.16.19

Scranton, PA – Women in Philanthropy (WIP), the initiative of the Scranton Area Community Foundation that focuses on empowering and transforming the lives of women and girls in Northeastern PA, is proud to announce the first round of grants, recently awarded after a highly competitive grant process. Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Women’s Resource Center, and NEPA Youth Shelter each received $10,000 grants from Women in Philanthropy. During the WIP Spring...

#PhilanthropyFriday: Celebrating National Humor Month and Awarding a 65th Anniversary Mini-Grant

Date: 04.12.19

April is National Humor Month, which was conceived to heighten public awareness of the therapeutic value of humor. This week, we share the story of the Humor Therapy Fund at the Scranton Area Community Foundation, established by a charitable donor who wants to remind people that humor is important not only during the month of April but throughout the entire year....

#PhilanthropyFriday: Lackawanna County Heritage Fair Fund looks to bring families, friends, and cultures together in one place

Date: 04.05.19

At the Scranton Area Community Foundation, we are proud to work with the Lackawanna County Heritage Fair board to manage the newly created Lackawanna County Heritage Fair Fund—a pass-thru fund that aims to support the brand-new Lackawanna County Heritage Fair, taking place this May 29 through June 2, 2019 at Montage Mountain, Lackawanna County. May 29 - June 2, 2019 The Lackawanna...

#PhilanthropyFriday: Pay It Forward Scholarship Fund an Innovative Way to Help with Student Debt

Date: 03.22.19

You can change lives forever by establishing a scholarship fund at the Scranton Area Community Foundation. We manage numerous scholarship funds that have been established by a wide variety of charitable individuals, corporations, and organizations. We are proud to have 65 years of experience in the community and have the knowledge and experience to support you as you make choices...

#PhilanthropyFriday: Foundation Awards First 65th Anniversary Mini-Grant

Date: 03.15.19

We're thankful for your stories! Last month we reached out to our donors, friends, nonprofits, scholarship recipients, and the community at large asking for you to share with us your stories that help us highlight the impact that we've had in the community over the last 65 years. We were pleasantly surprised by the number of stories that you shared! In an...

ROBERT H. SPITZ FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2019 GRANT CYCLE

Date: 03.13.19

Scranton, PA – The Robert H. Spitz Foundation, administered by the Scranton Area Community Foundation, announces its 2019 grant cycle and invites local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations to apply for grant funding. Priority areas for funding in 2019 include: Programs that aim to break the cycle of poverty, remove economic barriers, and encourage independence in adults and children through access to...

Please join us for a Roundtable Discussion on Food Insecurity

Date: 03.13.19

On Wednesday, April 10th from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the Hilton in Scranton (100 Adams Avenue, Scranton), please join us for a Roundtable Discussion focusing on the food insecurity challenges facing the Lackawanna County region. The Scranton Area Community Foundation is looking to gain a comprehensive picture of the regional challenge of food insecurity. Information shared during this roundtable will be...

JUST RELEASED: 2018 Community Needs Forum Report

Date: 03.04.19

The 2018 Community Needs Forum Report describes several recurring themes that emerged from the 2018 Community Forum meetings that were held in June 2018, as well as highlights ways that the Scranton Area Community Foundation is planning to respond to these various challenges. It complements what we’re learning in ongoing conversations with grantees, donors, community leaders, and other grantmakers and collaborators. Scranton...

Women in Philanthropy Accepting Grant Applications

Date: 03.01.19

Women in Philanthropy (WIP), the initiative of the Scranton Area Community Foundation that empowers and transforms the lives of women and girls, is now accepting grant applications from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and educational institutions in the following grant categories: Fostering entrepreneurship for women and girls Helping women build wealth and advance themselves economically Inspiring girls to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,...

Upcoming Changes to NEPA Health Care Foundation 2019 Grants Process

Date: 02.14.19

At the recent community forums held in mid-2018, the Scranton Area Community Foundation and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation gathered information on areas of particular need in the health care sector. In order to most effectively respond to these needs, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation has decided to take a strategic pause on the traditional grant-making process during...

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