Philanthropy Magnified: Digest
October 2015
Nonprofits
Powerful Community Play
In the Fall of 2013, four Community Foundation funds came together to support two Civic Ensemble community-based plays over two years. The Tompkins Today and Tomorrow Fund, the Community Enrichment Fund, the Arts and Culture Fund, and the Social Justice Fund all responded to a single request for funding in our 2013 Fall Grant Cycle.
More healthy snacks for more school children
Wood's Earth - Healthy Snacks
Wood's Earth, a project of the Center for Transformative Action, is now serving fresh snacks to the 368 students at Belle Sherman Elementary school, becoming the third school to benefit from the Fresh Snack Program in the Ithaca City School District (ICSD).
Professional Advisors
Charity vs. Philanthropy: Different sides of the same coin?
Coins
Philanthropy 
means far more than simply having a large bank account, it means using your resources - whatever they may be - to the make the world a better place by tackling its problems at their roots.

Charity
describes operating with a direct impact or with a hands-on response to the immediate needs - food, shelter, health care, and the like.
News from the Hill - Washington Snapshot, Council on Foundations
The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee held their hearing on Oct. 7 to examine the tax-exempt status of colleges and universities to probe whether institutions' endowments might provide an antidote to rising costs of tuition.
Philanthropy News
The state of public trust in charities
Suzanne Coffman, GuideStar
You probably saw the headline: "1 in 3 Americans Lacks Faith in Charities, Chronicle Poll Finds." But there's another way to interpret the results of the new Chronicle of Philanthropy survey on public trust in charities...
Review NY nonprofit 990s, assets, and more
Nearly one hundred thousand organizations in New York state have qualified for tax exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service. This database contains information on each of those organizations based on 
the most recent IRS disclosures.
Donors
Inspiring and supporting enduring philanthropy
Thank you to HEROES Circle donors and Legacy Society members! Earlier this month, we celebrated the work made possible by your gifts.
Celebrate National Philanthropy Day
Celebrate the generosity that lives in our community on November 13th at the Annual National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Finger Lakes Chapter. Speakers include Community Foundation CEO, George Ferrari.
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