“Encouraging philanthropy throughout Otsego County is a major goal for the foundation,” said Executive Director Jeff Katz. “We spark that interest by engaging our youth through a unique program for high-school students designed to sharpen their focus on local needs and issues and encourage them to become leaders in their communities.”…
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Professor Alex Thomas, executive director of the PLACES Institute at SUNY Oneonta, cited the history of Otsego County and the region, from early and long-lasting successes to steady decline since 1970. Dire projections show the possibility of Otsego County’s population dropping by 25 percent by 2050.…
Applicants must be 501c3 organizations. Groups fiscally sponsored by a 501c3 nonprofit organization are eligible, but must submit evidence of sponsorship. Funds will be disbursed through the sponsor, which must provide the identifying information requested in the application, CFOC officials said.…
Will Kleffner, Cooperstown Food Pantry executive director, said, “I want to say thank you to CFOC for bringing Mohawk Valley Gives to Otsego County. Not only has it been a major boost to our operation, but it has also helped to reshape our board’s approach to philanthropy. It’s truly a win-win.”…
Council Rock is a group of self-advocates with intellectual disabilities who volunteer at community events in the Otsego County area. The group encourages community engagement and helps raise awareness of the abilities of people with Down syndrome and other disabilities.…
In order for your donation to be counted toward various Mohawk Valley Gives prize incentives, it must be made online between midnight and 11:59 p.m. on September 20. However—in much the same spirit as early voting—early giving is already underway. The giving period begins on Monday, September 16 and ends on Sunday, September 22,” Katz told us. This year’s Otsego County campaign sponsors are the Bank of Cooperstown, Paperkite, NYCM Insurance, Steve Zerby Design Build and Hartwick College.…
I was fortunate to work with Jim again in his role as a founding board member of the Community Foundation of Otsego County. He was an integral part of the CFOC family and always represented us well and with great enthusiasm.…
“In our cemeteries are the stories of the people who built Otsego County, who had vision and acted upon it, despite, I have no doubt, people telling them their ideas wouldn’t work or were pipe dreams. Again, people fought a revolution! Imagine if they had listened to [those] who told them they’d never succeed. “This is the Otsego County history we should have in mind when we think about our present and future,” Katz emphasized.…
The Community Foundation of Otsego County, which administers the Advocates for Springfield Fund, recently approved awards to two Springfield charitable organizations that support the health and well-being of the Town of Springfield. The Springfield 4th of July Committee and the Springfield Historical Society will each receive $500.00 toward upcoming events.…
Enthusiasm was high at a kickoff event hosted by CFOC on Wednesday, May 8 at Hartwick College. Representatives from more than 40 local nonprofits joined the Mohawk Valley Gives team to learn about the September 20 giving day.…