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.”…
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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.…
Thomas Wolf, chair of the FCO Governing Board, said, “This shows the involvement of the community and the trust that we will be around for many years. All gifts received from now until October 9 will be doubled. If you’ve been considering a gift to Fenimore Chamber Orchestra, now is the time.”…
Some who come from traditional businesses have a hard time understanding that most CBOs do not make a “margin” from the provision of services. Even large non-profits, such as hospitals and health systems, struggle to make a margin and rely upon grants and fundraising, especially in New York.…
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.…
Philanthropy, which has long been defined as love for humankind, has been lurking in the minds of our civilization for at least 2,500 years. It was first written in the works of the Greek playwright, Aeschylus, but the combined concept of “philos” (loving) and “anthropos” (humankind) existed long before the invention of the written word.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 “The Genesis and the End of Putin’s Myth” with Russian Exile Dmitri Bykov LECTURE—5 p.m. “The Genesis and the End of Putin’s Myth,” presented by Russian exile poet/satirist/novelist/media personality Dmitri Bykov. Free, open to the public. Slade Theater, Yager Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. chernyake@hartwick.edu or visit https://www.hartwick.edu/news/hartwick-to-host-russian-exile-public-intellectual/ MOHAWK VALLEY GIVES—All day. Celebrate a day of giving to support causes around the Mohawk Valley Region. Find Otsego County participants at https://www.givemv.org/…
What began in 2022 as a standalone project initiated by The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Mohawk Valley Gives is a 24-hour day of giving that has grown to include three additional options for donors in 2023.…
The SQSPCA is participating in this region-wide online fundraising platform from September 13 through September 30. This initiative takes the place of the traditional end-of-year Save a Life Campaign supported by donors through the Staffworks Fund in years past.…
The Community Foundation of Otsego County is partnering with the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties on “Mohawk Valley Gives,” an existing and highly successful nonprofit giving day that launched in 2022. In 2022, the first year of Mohawk Valley Gives, the community came together and raised more than $630,000.00 in 24 hours. One hundred percent of participating organizations in Herkimer and Oneida counties received a donation.…