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Philanthropy Magnified
December 2012
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A Message from Our Director
George Ferrari
With our warmest wishes for a holiday season of joy, peace, and relaxation
& a new year full of prosperity and health
Holiday Office Hours and Gift Date Deadlines
Through 3:45pm Friday, December 21
Open Regular Hours
Monday, December 24 Closed
Tuesday, December 25 Closed
Wednesday, December 26 Closed
Thursday December 27 and Friday, December 28
Open Regular Hours
Monday December 31 closing at 2pm
Tuesday, January 1 Closed
Resuming Regular Hours Wednesday, January 2
We look forward to serving you during this busy holiday season. Refer to the above schedule for holiday office hours. Please call 272-9333 or email gferrari@cftompkins.org for a specific appointment to be certain that we may assist you given your schedule.
Gifts delivered by US Mail must be postmarked by December 31, 2012 in order to receive a 2012 gift date. Hand delivered gifts must be received in person in our office by 1 pm on Monday, December 31, 2012 in order to receive a 2012 gift date.
Philanthropy Magnified every day.
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Edith B. Ford Memorial Library
Gets a L.I.F.T.
In 2011, the Bernard Carl and Shirley Rosen Library Fund awarded $14,000 to the Edith B. Ford Memorial Library in Ovid, NY to start a "LIbraries For Teens" (LIFT) program which provided needed library engagement to 66 at-risk middle school and high school youth in the South Seneca and Romulus Central School Districts. Partnering with the schools facilitated recruitment for the program and the grant paid for transportation to the library which was instrumental to the success of the program in this rural community. A teen advocate was also employed to work with the youth to generate ideas about their own interest areas and to assist in the development of the program. This resulted in an active book club with regular guests and activities, an exposure to a broad range of new reading materials and a new enthusiasm and excitement about what the library has to offer youth. An additional grant for $13,000 was awarded in the 2012 Rosen grant cycle to continue to build on this program.
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Data Point: Donor Motivations for Initially Establishing Funds at Community Foundations
Center for Effective Philanthropy
December 14th, 2012
As the nation discusses ways to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff," there has been widespread debate over the likely impact of changes to the charitable tax deduction.
Since 2009, CEP has been providing community foundations with insight and analysis based on rigorous surveys of their donors, working with CEOs and foundation leaders to enhance their effectiveness.
As part of our Donor Perception Report, we asked 4,991 donors of 41 US-based community foundations from across the nation the following question:
"Please think back to your first contribution to or through the Foundation, or your initial establishment of a fund at the Foundation. Choose among the following options the two most important reasons you first decided to establish a fund with the Foundation or make a donation to or through the Foundation."
From a list of eight options for giving that ranged from "financial or tax benefits" to "make an impact on a specific issue" to "other," here's what they said.
While this doesn't directly answer questions about the relationship between the charitable tax deduction and future giving patterns, it provides a data-based snapshot of the varied reasons community foundation donors across the country chose to give.
CEP will be publishing new research about community foundation donors in 2013.
Grace Nicolette is a Manager on the Assessment Tools team at the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
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Sandy Hook School and Newtown, Connecticut Support Donation Information
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Community Foundation Welcomes Six New Board Members for 2013
The Community Foundation is pleased to announce 6 new community leaders to join its board of directors.
Susan Brown, recently retired mediator
Ross Feldman, owner of Wholistic Wealth, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Life Underwriter, and Registered Financial Consultant
Marcie Finlay, partner at Blumkin, Finlay & Bixler law firm
Sarah Knobel, manager/director, Groton Public Library
Tim Little, New York State Court Officer
Diane McDonough, Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner, Sciarabba Walker.
Outgoing members completing their terms in 2012 with the thanks and appreciation of the Community Foundation are Jacki Barr, Max Brown, Caroline Cox, Jennifer Gabriel, Wendy Hankle, Anthony Hopson, Laurie Linn, Linda Madeo, Nelson Mead, and John Rogers.
Officers for 2013 were also elected and include:
Robin Masson, Chairperson, Mickie Sanders-Jauquet, Vice-Chairperson, David Squires, Treasurer, and Mary Berens, Secretary.
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Who We Are
Community foundations are not-for-profit organizations founded and staffed by people who are dedicated to seeking out what is needed in our community and what is valuable about Tompkins County and to helping those valuable assets grow important results. We understand our community's needs and help you to turn your charitable passions into results oriented philanthropy. We show donors how to make your gifts go further and accomplish more.
Contact George Ferrari, Community Foundation of Tompkins County, Executive Director or call 607-272-9333 if you would like to explore ways for the Community Foundation to assist you in making your philanthropic dreams a reality for Tompkins County.
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MARK THE DATE!
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Women's Fund Luncheon
March 12, 2013
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Women's Fund
Grant Cycle
Application Deadline
Monday, January 14th
5:00pm
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Rosen Fund Library
Grant Cycle
Application Deadline
Friday, January 18th
5:00pm
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For additional information regarding grant opportunites, please visit us online at www.cftompkins.org/granting
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December is both
AIDS Awareness Month
as well as
Universal Human Rights Month
Consider making an Honorary or Memorial Gift to the Community Foundation's Social Justice Fund
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Board Member
of the Month
Linda Madeo
Community Foundation
2012 Board Chair
Linda brings to the board more than two decades of experience in philanthropy and development. As a philanthropic professional, first with national programs in higher education, as well as aging at Atlantic Philanthropies, and later as Executive Director of the Park Foundation in Ithaca, Linda understands the importance of community support to the success of our non-profits. A native Ithacan with undergraduate and graduate degrees from Cornell University, Linda finds the growth and change in Ithaca and Tompkins County to be very exciting. Watching the development of the Community Foundation from its germination as an idea more than ten years ago, she sees its long-term potential. She believes that, increasingly, Tompkins County is a place where people work together to strive for a better life for all and the Community Foundation has a key role to play in that work now and in the future.
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Meet the Board
Board Chair
Linda W. Madeo
Vice Board Chair
Robin Masson
Secretary
Mary Berens
Treasurer
David Squires
Immediate Past Chair
Mariette Geldenhuys
Members
Richard Banks
Tom Colbert
Caroline Cox
Randy Ehrenberg
Bob Jewell
Alan Mathios
Ed Morton
Bill Murphy
Nancy Potter
John Rogers
Mickie Sanders-Jauquet
Carol Travis
Linda Wagenet
Julie Waters
Amy Yale-Loehr
Incorporating Board
Jeff Furman
Howard Hartnett
Bill Myers Robert Swieringa John Semmler
Diane Shafer
Staff
Executive Director
George Ferrari, Jr.
Program Officer
Janet Cotraccia
Donor Relations Officer
Amy LeViere
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Dear Reader,
We value your input. We hope you have found this newsletter to be informative. We strive to provide continued communications to our donors, grantees, donor advisors, community members and board members. Please contact us with comments, or if you would like to update your email or home address.
E-Mail:
info@cftompkins.org
Website: www.cftompkins.org
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