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Arts for Community Progress Report
Date: 02.23.18
The concept of integrating arts and culture into other societal sectors is a national trend. It allows for leveraging the synergies that exist between the arts and other disciplines to promote shared value. To explore the possibilities that lie between art and these other sectors from a regional perspective, the Scranton Area Community Foundation (SAF) and the Lackawanna County Department...
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Now Accepting Applications for Five-Day Federal Grants Training
Date: 02.22.18
The Scranton Area Community Foundation’s Center for Community Leadership and Nonprofit Excellence is now accepting applications for our latest capacity building and training program: "Competing for Federal Grants" Provided by nationally-recognized training organization, The Grantsmanship Center During this five-day, hands-on training program, attendees will: - Find federal grants opportunities that match your organization’s mission and priorities - Examine recent application guidelines...
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2018’s NEPA Match Day Collective
Date: 02.21.18
The First Friday in May is NEPA Match Day! For 24 hours on May 4th, 25 local nonprofits will work together to fundraise in support of the critical work they do in our community, which makes our region a better place to call home. For every dollar raised by each of the participating nonprofits, the Scranton Area Community Foundation will match...
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Now Hiring! Equitable Transportation Project Coordinator
Date: 02.12.18
Job Overview The Scranton Area Community Foundation, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and dozens of community partners, has created the NEPA Equitable Transportation Council. The Council, comprised of over eighty community members and leaders, has engaged numerous diverse sectors, such as nonprofit, health care, social service, and private sector organizations, to advance the mission and vision...
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Now Hiring! Communications Manager, Part-Time
Date: 02.08.18
Communications Manager, Part-Time The Scranton Area Community Foundation has an immediate opening for a Communications Manager. This part-time position is responsible for managing the Foundation’s communication and media strategy, including social media and other online communications; donor communications; and marketing special projects. The Communications Manager reports to the President & CEO and works closely with senior staff. We are accepting...
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Greater Carbondale YMCA Invests in Its Future with SAF
Date: 01.24.18
The leadership of the Greater Carbondale YMCA took the step on Monday, January 22, 2018 to ensure the long-term fiscal security of the organization by establishing an agency endowment fund with the Scranton Area Community Foundation. An agency endowment fund is a permanently endowed fund established by a nonprofit organization, which is designed to last in perpetuity. Working with a...
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Join NEPA Match Day TODAY!
Date: 01.19.18
TODAY IS THE DAY! Join the 2018 NEPA Match Day collective! The OFFICIAL invitation to join NEPA Match Day, which will be held on the first Friday in May (May 4, 2018), has been published! This year, we will accept the first qualifying nonprofits (501(c)(3)s) serving Lackawanna County to respond with all of the requested information, listed below. To participate in...
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NEPA Match Day Invitation Will Go Out Next Week
Date: 01.12.18
THIS IS NOT THE INVITATION TO JOIN! If your nonprofit agency would like to join the collective, this post contains information about what you will need to submit when the invitation to join is sent next week. Our goal is to help 25 nonprofits (501(c)(3)s) serving Lackawanna County build their capacity by matching the funding they raise on May 4,...
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Women in Philanthropy at SAF Helps to Launch Seven New Businesses through Micro-Loans
Date: 11.08.17
Women in Philanthropy is proud to announce that we have distributed a total of seven micro-loans, totaling $55,000, to women entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their businesses in Lackawanna County! The recently funded businesses will be celebrated at the Women in Philanthropy Annual Event on Thursday, November 9th from 5:30 to 8:30 at the University of Scranton, Leahy Hall,...
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Submit Nominations for the 2017 Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award
Date: 09.21.17
The Scranton Area Foundation invites you to nominate an individual for the 2017 Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award. The Margaretta Belin Chamberlin Award is presented annually to a woman who demonstrates: Commitment to community: to the well-being of individuals regardless of socio-economic status, race, religion, ethnic background, age or gender: and to the common good; Vision, creativity, innovation, and ingenuity in...
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Amanda Marchegiani Named 2017 Government Leadership Award Winner
Date: 08.04.17
The Government Leadership Award recipient for 2017 has been presented to Amanda Marchegiani, the community relations coordinator at Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. This scholarship award will support Ms. Marchegiani’s tuition for the Core Program of Leadership Lackawanna. Ms. Marchegiani has been accepted as member of the Core Program’s 2018 class. The Government Leadership Award Fund of the Scranton Area Community...
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Focus on a Fund: The Cody Jude Barrasse Memorial Fund
Date: 08.03.17
The Scranton Area Community Foundation is honored to tell you the story behind one of the newest funds to be created at the Foundation and the lifesaving work this fund will do in our community. This month, the Foundation would like to share the story of The Cody Jude Barrasse Memorial Fund. Cody Jude Barrasse touched the lives of many...
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