For the Media
If you are a member of the media and would like more information or to interview a member of the Foundation's staff, contact our Communications Director by email at Betsy Murrett Behrend or at (716) 852 -2857.
Press Releases
Wyoming Foundation Awards $10,000 in Grants to Area Organizations
The Wyoming Foundation awarded a total of $10,021 to 10 nonprofit organizations. Grant amounts range from $300 to $2,000 and support the arts, capital projects, and youth literacy.
2011 William F. Thiel Grant Process: Applications available in November
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has changed the dates for its 2011 William F. Thiel Grant process. The new timeline begins in November with the application process and will conclude in Mid-February 2012 when the grant awards will be announced.
Alphonso O’Neil-White Named Chair of Community Foundation Board
Alphonso O’Neil-White, president and chief executive officer of HealthNow New York Inc., has been elected to chair the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo’s Board of Directors.
Wyoming Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
The Wyoming Foundation, a division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, is accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations for the 2011 grant cycle. Applications are due May 3, 2011. The application and eligibility criteria is available at www.wyomingfoundation.org. This year the entire application process will be conducted online.
Local Foundations Partner to Fund Erie County Arts & Cultural Organizations
The Fund for the Arts (FFA), has raised $430,000 to be dispersed to arts and cultural organizations in Erie County. The Fund for the Arts is a unique funding collaborative made up of Western New York (WNY) foundations dedicated to supporting specific initiatives that strengthen the WNY region as a center for arts and culture.
2011 Grants Available
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (CFGB) is now accepting Letters of Intent for 2011 grants through its website at www.cfgb.org. Letters of Intent are due March 1, 2011. The grants are made possible by the generosity of donors who ask the Foundation to use their funds to address the changing needs of the community.
2011-12 Scholarships Available
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo’s 2011 competitive scholarship application is now available online at www.cfgb.org and can be submitted until March 1, 2011. Support materials from applicants are due April 1, and award recipients will be notified in July.
Gov. Paterson Appoints Community Foundation CEO to NYS Council Post
Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, President/CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, has been appointed by Governor David Paterson to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Advisory Council to the Department of State.
Niagara Area Foundation Accepting Grant Applications
The Niagara Area Foundation (NAF), a division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, is accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations serving Niagara County. The Foundation has approximately $35,000 to award for its 2010 grant cycle and applications are due October 20, 2010.
Wyoming Foundation Awards $12,400 in Grants to Area Organizations
The Wyoming Foundation awarded a total of $12,474 to 15 nonprofit organizations. Grant amounts range from $250 to $1,600 and support the arts, capital projects, and youth literacy.
Professional Advisor News September 2010
Community Foundation Goes Online to Green WNY and Announces Environmental Video Contest
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo has launched a new campaign to achieve social change around the environment by engaging social networks and creating a new interactive online resource. Through a cutting edge new website, GrowWNY.org, the Foundation will help Western New Yorkers live a greener, healthier and more sustainable lifestyle and provide a new way for environmental organizations to communicate with the general public.
WNY Artists and Arts Organizations Invited
The Fund for the Arts (FFA), a unique funding collaborative made up of nine Western New York foundations, is partnering with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to rethink how vital arts support services can best be delivered in Western New York. To begin the process, representatives of arts and cultural organizations in the eight-county region of Western New York are invited to take part in one of two informational meetings in August.
Community Foundation Announces 650 Kids Tested and 100 Homes Made Lead Safe
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo announced that its lead poisoning prevention campaign tested more than 650 children for lead and made over 100 homes lead safe in its first year. Buffalo is home to six of the highest risk zip codes for lead poisoning and research shows that it causes permanent and irreversible damage to the brain and central nervous system seriously undermining a child’s ability to learn and may lead to violent behavior later in life.
Community Foundation CEO Selected For National Project to Advance Women's Leadership
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo President and CEO Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker has been selected as one of 13 Visionary Delegates to serve a three-year term and shape the Declaration of Equality for the national Vision 2020 project. The project seeks to promote women’s leadership and gender equality by uniting women across disciplines to begin a national dialogue and propose an action agenda to effect positive change. The Declaration for Equality will be shaped by identifying actions necessary to overcome barriers to equality and setting measurable objectives for the next decade.
