America's Best Communities Competition.
Quarter finalists have been selected in the national competition, America's Best Communities, which invited communities to demonstrate their entrepreneurial spirit and potential for community revitalization. The communities were judged based on commitment, community identity, potential for economic development, clear vision for the community's future and their prospects for future impact. Click here to see if your community is one of the 50 quarter finalists that could win up to $3 million to continue building a resilient and vibrant future.
Pennsylvania TOW Update.
In 2008, the Center completed our first Transfer of Wealth™ Opportunity Analysis for the Pennsylvania Commonwealth through the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. We are pleased to announce that the Center for Rural Pennsylvania has retained the Center to update the Commonwealth's TOW analysis. This update is driven by fundamental changes in PA including new population forecasts, energy development and recovery following the Great Recession. Analysis results are projected to become available in the fall of 2015.
Partnership with Philanthropy Ohio.
The Center has been a partner with Philanthropy Ohio over the past several years. We are excited to announce a new partnership with them to work with its members on how to employ research and analysis in support of mission accomplishment. Research resources to be addressed through this engagement range from our Transfer of Wealth™ Opportunity Analysis to Donor Development Analysis to Working with Affiliated Funds. For more information on the Center's Community Development Philanthropy Empowering Research Resources, check out our website here.
Philanthropy Southwest.
Don Macke will be addressing the 67th Annual Conference of Philanthropy Southwest October 22-24, 2015 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Don will be addressing how foundations can best work with rural regions and communities. Don was invited by Karin Gerstenhaber with the Tocker Foundation on behalf of Philanthropy Southwest.