Today, we celebrate the achievements and contributions of the extraordinary women at the Community Foundation. Their dedication, leadership, and compassion continue to inspire positive change within our community and beyond. Let's honor and uplift the voices of all women today and always. #IWD2025 #WomenLeaders #womenleaders www.racf.org/women
Rochester Area Community Foundation
慈善筹款服务
Rochester，New York 5,289 位关注者
We lead boldly to realize a more equitable, inclusive, and vital region.
关于我们
Rochester Area Community Foundation works to improve the quality of life in the greater Rochester region by evaluating and addressing community issues, promoting effective philanthropy, and connecting donors to the critical needs of the community. With your help, we want to lead, inspire and support positive, enduring community change through our grantmaking and leadership activities.? OUR GRANTMAKING The Community Foundation promotes two broad grantmaking goals that align with our vision for community change: Creating an Equitable Community and Strengthening our Region's Vitality.? Under the equity goal, we work toward:? --Closing the academic achievement and opportunity gap; --Fostering racial and ethnic understanding ; and --Partnering against poverty. Under the vitality goal, we focus on: --Supporting arts and culture; --Advancing environmental sustainability and justice; --Preserving historical assets; and --Promoting successful aging. We maintain rigorous standards for effective grantmaking, and are confirmed in compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations.?
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https://www.racf.org
Rochester Area Community Foundation的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 慈善筹款服务
- 规模
- 11-50 人
- 总部
- Rochester，New York
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1972
- 领域
- philanthropy、endowment、charitable funds、grants、scholarships、community engagement和planned gifts
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获取路线
500 East Avenue
US，New York，Rochester，14607
Rochester Area Community Foundation员工
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The African American Giving Initiative is now called the Black Giving Collective! Last night we celebrated the new identity with changemakers and philanthropists dedicated to advancing racial equity through collective giving. The Black Giving Collective carries forward AAGI’s mission by funding projects that address challenges affecting the Black community across our region. To learn more visit www.racf.org/bgc. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackGivingCollective #BlackPhilanthropy #CollectiveGiving?
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This Black History Month, we're honored to be highlighted in the CF Leads Case Study for using data to combat inequities in our region. From funding the Greyston Center for Open Hiring to driving equity-focused grantmaking, our commitment to racial equity is data-driven and community-focused. As our President & CEO Simeon Banister says, "Data can be like an oven mitt for hot issues—it helps us acknowledge and address racial equity challenges in our community." https://lnkd.in/eEbt8dam #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackLeaders #RochesterNY #SocialJustice
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Learn how a scholarship opened the door to a student's #1 school. @URochester graduate Jared Coffey reflects on the impact a telecommunications scholarship had on his life, education, and perspective. Hear from Jared: https://lnkd.in/etsig88G Apply for 55+ scholarships in one place! The Consolidated Scholarship Applications is open now through February 28: racf.org/scholarships. #Scholarship #ScholarshipOpportunities #meliora
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The State of Black Rochester is a documentary that features Black leaders and community members reflecting on the importance of community, life in the city versus the suburbs, effects of COVID-19, and new Black leadership. We invite you to engage with this 45-minute film and its depiction of the multifaceted Black experience in our community. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/e6SBpV8c #Rochesterny #StateofBlackRochester #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackLeaders
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We are honored and humbled to be the area’s No. 1 grantmaker in Rochester Business Journal Book of Lists 2025. Being able to support the essential work of our region’s nonprofit organizations is possible because of the generosity of so many individuals, families, businesses, and organizations that have set up charitable funds or made contributions.
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Are you part of a neighborhood association, block club, or community organization passionate about making Rochester a more vibrant city? Apply for the Neighbors in Action (NIA) Grant today! Application deadline is February 28. https://lnkd.in/ewaGZsCw #RochesterNY #CommunityGrants #NIA #NeighborsInAction #GrantOpportunity
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