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Education
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo brought together more than 200 partners to form Say Yes Buffalo. Since its 2012 launch, the high school graduation rate in Buffalo has increased by 27 percentage points.
LEARN MORERacial Equity
When we close the gaps in racial equity, our region can continue to grow by fulfilling its potential as a community of promise and opportunity for all.
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The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo convened over 150 regional environmental organizations and created a shared agenda to promote environmental change and conservation in Western New York.
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The Greater Buffalo region is steeped in art, history, architecture and culture. Sustaining and strengthening these assets will stimulate a powerful economic engine that will impact the quality of life in all of Western New York.
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Application Process Open for Community Foundation’s 21st Century Fund $100,000 Grant
October 19, 2021Buffalo, N.Y. – The 21st Century Fund, a fund and giving circle of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is now accepting…
Continue ReadingClotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker Appointed to National Commission to Explore Reimagining Philanthropy, Volunteering and Community in America
October 12, 2021Buffalo, N.Y. – The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo is pleased to announce that its President and CEO, Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, is one…
Continue ReadingNiagara Area Foundation Accepting Grant Applications Through Oct. 15
September 30, 2021Niagara County, N.Y. – The Niagara Area Foundation a geographic division of the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, is now accepting…
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