Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation

More on yesterday’s #InternationalWomensDay event and the announcementent of the Elevate Fund. To learn more on how to join, visit: https://lnkd.in/gMMw-pWY https://lnkd.in/gA8FjeTp

We are beyond excited to introduce The Elevate Fund, a brand-new initiative designed to support and uplift women and girls in Cattaraugus County. This new fund will provide grants to programs that empower, educate and create opportunities for women to thrive. Learn more about The Elevate Fund and how you can make a difference here: https://bit.ly/3DwEb7W

"Cybersecurity for nonprofit and small business," CRCF's first Link and Learn seminar of 2025, will take place March 24. The seminar will feature cybersecurity and IT experts, including James E Finch, Jr., president and owner of ACME Business; Dominic Rogers, vice president and director of information technology at CUTCO Cutlery; and Patrick Rost, CISSP, founder of InfoSecurity Blueprint, LLC. In this session, our cybersecurity and IT experts will discuss how you can keep your business practices in line with the ever-changing cybersecurity best practices. Learn more about how you can protect yourself, your office, your business safe from phishing scams, social engineering attacks and more. Tired of password and authentication security? Our experts will discuss industry best practices and get into the “why” of multi-factor authentications. Learn how to better protect your data and your clients’ sensitive information. The goal of this session is to help you be better prepared and informed so that you can focus less on your tech and more on your mission, your people, your services and your community impact. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ge5fQc8b

Thank you to those who attended today’s Cattaraugus County Nonprofit Hub convening. We were lucky to be joined by Annie Brown Kurowski of McAllister & Quinn and Noah Goodling of the WNY Nonprofit Support Group. Good to be in good company with our community nonprofits!

Attention Cattaraugus County nonprofits and civic leaders! Our next Cattaraugus County Nonprofit Hub meeting is set for Feb. 20 at Ischua Valley Country Club in Franklinville. Speakers for this forum include Annie Brown Kurowski of McAllister & Quinn and Noah Goodling of the Nonprofit Support Group. Registration is open to nonprofit staff and volunteers as well as government officials. In addition to the topics covered by our speakers, we will provide updates on what we are learning about the federal situation to keep our nonprofits informed. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gRjXKMXZ

The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation board of directors recently elected Theresa Raftis to its board for a three-year term and named its slate of Foundation officer for 2024. Raftis, a retail services officer at Community Bank, last served on the CRCF board in 2023. Wendy Brand will be taking over the duties as board President. Brand began her service on the CRCF board in 2010. She prior served as board president from 2017-2020. Also serving as officers of the board in 2025 are Sharon Myers, vice president; Mary Freeman, 2nd?vice president; Audra Stevens, secretary; and Mike Kasperski, treasurer. https://lnkd.in/gu8B6emF

The HomeCare & Hospice Fund will help provide critical support to patients and families in our community, ensuring they receive the compassionate care they deserve. We are thrilled to partner with HomeCare & Hospice, Community Care of WNY through this new fund. https://lnkd.in/dVucFfHt

Giving has officially closed for this year's Cattaraugus Gives, and we are excited to announce that this year's final total is $331,362! With this year's total (our second highest ever), Cattaraugus Gives has officially raised a total of $1,696,604 for nonprofits in Cattaraugus County since we began leading the program in 2017. We never imagined back then that Cattaraugus Gives would have such a profound financial impact in our community, but we believed in our community's giving spirit. As a Community Foundation, we are in a position to see that giving spirit every day. To all the donors, thank you! To all the nonprofits who participated, congratulations! We all win when Cattaraugus Gives!

From the Olean Times Herald this week! We are so thrilled with the success of our Cattaraugus Gives program this year. In the days since this article, the total has climbed to over $330,000! We are blessed to serve a caring, giving community that understand the value of our community organizations. https://lnkd.in/g7KKFUnz

From the Olean Times Herald this week! We are so thrilled with the success of our Cattaraugus Gives program this year. In the days since this article, the total has climbed to over $330,000! We are blessed to serve a caring, giving community that understand the value of our community organizations. https://lnkd.in/g7KKFUnz