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01/26/2012
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York County Community Foundation Supports Nonprofit Innovation
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It's that time of year again - the Nonprofit Innovation Awards are just around the corner! The event is open to the public, so come support central Pennsylvania nonprofits as we recognize the great work they do every day. York County Community Foundation is a partner in the event, along with Central Penn Business Journal, Lancaster County Community Foundation, and The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. Click the pdf below for more details and ticket information.
Event Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 8-10 am
Event Location: Hilton Harrisburg
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01/26/2012
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Don't Miss the Deadline for the 2012 YorIT Social Venture Challenge!
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Challenge 2012: Create innovative solutions that contribute to social good and will be self-sustaining; thereby shaping a vital York County.
Up to $20,000 in funds is available to the 2012 YorIT Social Challenge winner, so submit your video proposals today! The deadline for submission is no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, February 3. All videos and required supporting materials must be submitted via email to Challenge@yorit.org.
For detailed information on submission requirements, including video formats, visit yorit.org/challenge TODAY!
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01/19/2012
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The Community Foundation Awards $40,000 Grant for Strategic Alliance
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York County Community Foundation recently awarded a $40,000 grant to support the merger between the York County Chamber of Commerce and the York County Economic Development Corporation (YCEDC) to create the York County Economic Alliance. The York County Economic Alliance (YCEA) seeks to be York County's leading resource for economic and community development and job creation and retention. The grant is the Foundation's largest grant for nonprofit strategic alliances that has been awarded since the Strategic Alliance Grant Program was launched in 2009. Pictured (l to r) are YCEA members Jim Hogg, Mike Gillig, John Krout, Carl Anderson, Jennifer Geesey, Doug Berman, Darrell Auterson, President and CEO, Loren Kroh, Board Chair, Bill Hartman, President of the Community Foundation, Pete Brubaker, John Klinedinst, Jean Treuthart, Jon Toy, Mayor C. Kim Bracey, and John Brenner.
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01/9/2012
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Meet Our 2012 York Federal Fellows!
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We are pleased to announce the 2012 York Federal Fellows! Four nonprofit community leaders will receive $5,000 each to complete professional and personal leadership development in the upcoming year.
Congratulations to: Lou Castriota, President and CEO of Leg Up Farm; Bobbi Anne Cavanaugh, Executive Director of York County Literacy Council; Eve Gardner, Executive Director of Healthy York Network; and Robin Rohrbaugh, Executive Director of Healthy York County Coalition.
Please read more about our Fellows by clicking the link below.
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12/12/2011
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In Memoriam: Eugene Struckhoff
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On December 10, 2011, the Community Foundation, and the nation, lost one of its most important advocates. Eugene "Struck" Struckhoff was Executive Director of Development and Senior Consultant for York County Community Foundation from 1992 - 2000. Struck's role in the creation of 140 community foundations, beginning with the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and ending with York County Community Foundation, inspired his nickname "The Johnny Appleseed of Community Foundations."
Struck's legacy is far-reaching and undeniably great. He helped craft York County Community Foundation's Revitalization Initiative in 1992, which quickly brought the Foundation to $5 million in assets by 1995. Struck was also passionate about Dollars for Scholars, a scholarship program he helped found and then bring to York County.
Struck was an author, a leader, and an inspiration, not only in York, but in Baltimore, D.C., and many other places where he led and helped build community foundations. York County Community Foundation was Struck's last stop on his community foundation journey, and we would not be where we are today without Struck's hard work, dedication, and innovative ideas. He inspired us all and will be sorely missed.
Struck's wife, Norma, and his family have asked that memorial contributions be directed to York County Community Foundation or to the Baltimore Community Foundation. Donations to York County Community Foundation will be directed toward the Eugene C. Struckhoff Fund in support of the Fund for York County.
Thank you, Struck - we will miss you!
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Hope you will join us for these exciting, upcoming events. For more info, contact us at 717.848.3733.
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York County Community Foundation is a public charity that partners with individuals, families and business to make permanent charitable connections, now and for generations to come.
We are governed by a volunteer board of community leaders and run by professionals with expertise in knowing our community's needs. We go beyond simply making grants that advance charitable activities: we also identify current and emerging issues, stimulate resources to address those needs and help our region prepare for the future.
It's for these reasons that community foundations represent one of the fastest growing areas of philanthropy. When charitably minded people like you seek creative and lasting ways to give, we can help you connect to the causes that matter most.
Established in 1961, York County Community Foundation is one of the fastest growing community foundations in the Commonwealth with:
- A collection of more than 400 funds established by donors for charitable purposes;
- Community investments, program initiatives, and scholarship funds that generated $3 million in grants in 2010.
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