Community Connection Fall 2009

CommunityConnection
C o mm u n i t y F o u n dat i o n f o r G reater B u ffa l o Ne w s l etter
President’s Message
This time of year,
thoughts turn to Giving
Thanks and we at the
Community Foundation
have much for which
we are grateful. Over the
past 90 years, thousands
of charitable Western New Yorkers have
entrusted us with their hopes for brighter
tomorrows. One shining example of our
donors’ generosity is the Foundation’s
scholarship program. In 2009, CFGB
awarded over $1.7 million in scholarships
to 1,500 WNY students.
Beyond the financial support that our
donors provide, we are also grateful for
the inspirational stories that accompany
so many of our funds. From establishing
a fund to honor the memory of a civic
leader who fought segregation in public
schools to maintaining a family fund that
brings sisters and brothers from around the
country together during the holidays to
focus on the needs of their hometown, the
Community Foundation is honored to help
donors make the most of their generosity.
One of our commitments to the region
is to leverage contributions from our
donors by actively seeking funding from
national sources. We are pleased to report
that we have attracted over $5,000,000
from outside the region to support local
initiatives on the environment, literacy and
lead poisoning prevention.
This year, these resources have
helped 500 children at risk for lead
poisoning, increased literacy levels
for 550 preschoolers in low-income
neighborhoods, and galvanized a
collaborative of 150 environmental
organizations to restore and preserve our
natural resources.
In closing, we also give heartfelt thanks to
the dedicated volunteers who have given
of their time, talents and expertise to make
thoughtful choices on resource allocation
and to ensure our investments continue to
outperform benchmarks so that we can,
together, continue to lead significant social
change. To all—thank you.
Generations of Giving
Together with the rest of their family, sisters Jane Schmieder and Anne Conable honor their father’s charitable legacy by using the family fund
he established to stay connected to each other and their community.
After retiring from public service, in 1991,
former Western New York Congressman Barber
Conable established a private foundation to
benefit organizations addressing issues in his
home counties in Wyoming and Genesee. He
did so, in part, as a way to engage and bring
together his adult children to discuss local issues
and organizations in need of support.
Since Conable’s death in 2003, siblings Anne,
Jane, Emily, and Sam honor their father’s
memory by getting together, in person and
by conference call, each November with their
mother to catch up and debate which causes to
support.
“We usually have a focused—and lively—
conversation on what’s going on in the region
and where we can make a difference, but we
also use our meetings as an opportunity to share
what we’re all up to,” said Anne. “It’s become
a tradition that we all look forward to, an
increasingly important one since our family is
rather spread out these days.”
In 2005, the family transferred the Conable
Family Foundation to CFGB. And over the
years have used it to support a wide variety of
regional projects including an archaeological
dig (Jane: “Dad was fascinated with that stuff ”),
women’s causes (Anne: “There’s a lot of women
in this family!”), leadership scholarships, and
historic restoration. Now, the Conable siblings
are starting to think about how to engage the
next generation—Barber’s eleven grandchildren.
“That our children understand why Dad felt
so strongly about giving back to Western New
York is important to all of us,” said Anne.
“Sharing this exercise with our kids, getting
them involved in the process, will be the next
step in continuing to honor his wishes for
our family and the community he cared so
much about.”
According to Anne and Jane, “This is what he
ultimately wanted—that we would use our
family giving as a way to stay connected with
each other—and with Western New York.”
How will you be remembered?
When you create an endowment fund through the Community Foundation,
you will be able to benefit the community forever.
We hope you enjoy this look back over
the past year and invite you to contact us
if you would like to be a part of our work
moving forward.
Your gift is invested over time. Earnings from your endowment
With gratitude and best wishes for the
holiday season,
Legacy and stability. Donors who endow their gifts can make a
Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker
President/CEO
Fall 2009
fund are used to make grants as per your direction.Your gift and
its future earnings are a permanent source of community capital,
helping to do good things today and in the future.
difference in their community during their lifetime and, at the
same time, provide a gift that lasts forever. Grants will continue
to be made in the name of the fund you establish so that your
charitable wishes are carried out in perpetuity.
Don’t wait to ensure your legacy. Call Stuart Lerman or Betsy
Constantine at (716) 852-2857 to arrange for a consultation.
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Community Foundation
Celebrates 90th Birthday
To mark the Foundation’s 90th birthday, CFGB held a celebration to
honor donor generosity in Western New York. More than 350 attendees
were treated to live music by the Colored Musician’s Club of Buffalo,
High School for Visual and Performing Arts’ Jazz Ensemble and food
donated by some of WNY’s top restaurants.
Photos are by Mark Dellas
CFGB’s Kate Masiello with Marion
Pomeroy and Jeanne Decillis.
Former CFGB board chair Jerry Castiglia with board members
Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres and Alphonso O’Neil-White.
Wendy Pierce and CFGB board
member Dr. Danis Gehl.
Former Buffalo Mayor Tony Masiello
with Former Buffalo Common Council
President and CFGB 90th event
committee member George Arthur.
Joyce and Stuart Angert.
CFGB board chair Andrew Rudnick, PhD
welcomes guests to the Foundation’s 90th
celebration.
Jayne Rand, whose great grandfather George F. Rand
established the Foundation in 1919, with her daughter Katie.
CFGB board member
Gayle Eagan and
husband Jim.
Richard Dopkins and CFGB board member Charles Balbach.
CFGB board members Jennifer Parker and Katie Schneider
chaired the 90th event committee.
Thank you to all who attended and
helped make the evening so special.
The Foundation would also like to
extend our deepest gratitude to the
volunteer committee that organized
the festivities:
• George Arthur
• Anne Conable
• Holly Donaldson
• Mary Alice Eckert
• Sylvia Kratzke
• Gail Johnstone
• Betsy Mitchell
• Jennifer Parker, co-chair
• Anne Saldanha
• Katie Schneider, co-chair
• Linda Wadsworth
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Gail Johnstone and James R. Owen.
Burt P. Flickinger Jr. Leadership and
Norman Goldfarb Humanitarian
Award-winners Honored
At the Foundation’s 90th birthday event, four individuals and two organizations were honored for their
service to the community.
2009 Burt P. Flickinger Jr. Leadership
Award-winners:
• William Joyce
• Barbara Drenning
2009 Norman Goldfarb Humanitarian
Award-winners:
• Rev. Jeff Carter Jr.
• Sadie Baker
• BISSNET’s Diversity and Community
Engagement Program
• Catholic Charities’ Service Corps Program
Congratulations to the award-winners and many
thanks for your dedication to making Western New
York a more vibrant and inclusive region for all!
TOP: The Foundation recognized William Joyce and
Barbara Drenning for their community service with 2009
Burt P. Flickinger Jr Leadership Awards.
BOTTOM: Frank Mesiah presents Rev. Jeff Carter
Jr. with a Norman Goldfarb Humanitarian Award in
recognition of his dedication to civil rights.
Leading the Way to
Improve Lives in WNY
Community Foundation
Honored for Literacy
and Environmental
Justice Efforts
In addition to supporting donors’ charitable giving, the Community Foundation also
supports community change by identifying social challenges in our region and then acting
not only as a funder, but also as a convener and facilitator to bring about action.
Funding to support this work is made possible by donors who partner with us and
through bequests to the Foundation that direct their support to address the community’s
changing needs over time. In addition, the Foundation seeks out state and national funding
opportunities to bring funds from outside to benefit work in Western New York.
Two of the Foundation’s leadership initiatives address environmental concerns – lead
poisoning prevention and environmental preservation.
Wipe Out Lead Campaign Aims to End Lead
Poisoning in Children
David Hahn-Baker presents CFGB’s Cara Matteliano with an
Environmental Justice Award for the Foundation’s lead poisoning
prevention efforts.
Most homes built before 1978 contain lead
paint. And over time, if not maintained properly,
the paint can crack and give off dust which is
poisonous if ingested.
The Community Action Organization
(CAO) of Erie County recognized CFGB
with an award for Environmental Justice
for its work to eliminate lead poisoning among
children. More than 90% of Buffalo’s African
American children and 64% of Hispanic
children are living in one of our state’s top
zip codes for lead poisoning. Since launching
its Wipe Out Lead campaign in May, 500
children have received medical attention and
80 homes have been made lead-safe. Thank
you to CAO for recognizing the campaign and
for its partnership in bringing about an end to
this preventable health hazard that undermines
a child’s ability to learn.
Those affected most by this problem are children
in depressed neighborhoods. Paint dust from
walls and windowsills can accumulate on the
floor where they crawl and on their toys. And
if they put their dusty hands or toys into their
mouths they can be poisoned.
To address this, the Foundation convened
a task force of civic, religious and business
leaders to collaborate on an education and
outreach campaign. CFGB also reached out for
funding, and secured $300,000 in grants from
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development to support the effort.
The Wipe Out Lead Campaign
2009 Numbers:
• Grant dollars attracted from outside
WNY: $300,000
• Advertising dollars donated to
promote the campaign: $200,000
• Children helped in the first six
months of work: 500
• Homes in Erie County repaired to be
lead-safe: 80
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umber of student volunteers
coming to Buffalo in 2010 to paint
homes: 400
Since May, the campaign has helped 500 children
and made 80 homes lead safe by providing free
supplies and labor to qualifying homeowners.
And next summer 400 students will converge on
Buffalo to undertake a blitzkrieg of paint and repair projects as part of Group Workcamps. For
more information: www.WipeOutLead.com.
Western New York Environmental Alliance:
Collaborating for change
L-R: Buffalo Deputy Mayor Donna Brown, Niagara Falls Mayor
Paul Dyster and CFGB’s Cara Matteliano announce collaborative
action to restore and preserve WNY’s environment.
Western New York is home to an abundance of
unique natural resources—however the region also
faces some of the biggest environmental challenges
in the United States. And, while there are more
than 150 organizations in our region dedicated
to restoring and preserving the environment,
historically there were few opportunities for
collaboration and sharing of resources to address
common challenges. Recognizing the impact that
could be had by bringing these groups together into
a collective alliance, the Community Foundation
stepped in and began to connect the dots.
The result is the Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA), a collaborative of more than
150 organizations that are now working together on a list of shared priorities to improve our natural
environment.Their agenda for action was announced in July 2009 focusing on three main objectives:
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reserve and restore the region’s natural assets through collaborative projects
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obilize the public and policymakers to improve
the environment
• Strengthen environmental organizations
To support WNYEA work, the Foundation has attracted
nearly $200,000 in grant support from the John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation and continues to seek
additional outside sources for grants. To learn more, visit
the CFGB web site and download our latest Community
Impact Report on the environment at www.cfgb.org.
Environmental leaders debate priorities for
regional agenda.
The Community Foundation receives an Outstanding National Literacy
Leadership Award from Literacy Powerline along with partners from
the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation and the John R. Oishei Foundation.
From left: Janet Day, Tom Lundt, Clotilde Dedecker, Blythe Merrill.
The Community Foundation was honored
with an Outstanding National Literacy
Leadership award from Literacy
Powerline, a national organization whose
mission is to increase literacy levels through
effective and sustainable community
collaboration and engagement. The
Foundation was recognized along with the
Margaret L. Wendt Foundation and the John
R. Oishei Foundation for their work in
developing and supporting Read to Succeed
Buffalo. CFGB thanks Literacy Powerline
for this award and its foundation partners for
their vision and continued partnership.
Funding from the Knight
Foundation grant created a
new position at the Foundation
to focus on its environmental
programming. With experience
in both community organizing and
environmental preservation, Rebekah
Williams joined CFGB in May and has
already made great progress managing the
Foundation’s environmental efforts. Rebekah
can be reached at [email protected].
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CFGB Welcomes New Board Members
Cindy Abbott-Letro
Cindy Abbott Letro was recently named
Vice Chair of the New York State
Parks Commission for the Niagara
Region. A dedicated philanthropist
and community volunteer, she has worked with a
wide range of nonprofit organizations. She is the past
chair of the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s board of
trustees, helping to raise over $35 million for its new
museum project. She is the chair-elect for the Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra Society’s Board of Directors.
Cindy moved to Buffalo in 1980 to co-host/produce
“AM Buffalo”, at WKBW-TV, a job she held for ten
years. She is a graduate of the College of Wooster in
Ohio, and holds a M.S. in Communications from the
Newhouse School at Syracuse University.
Danis J. Gehl, PhD
Danis is Associate Executive Director
and Director of Education of the
Educational Opportunity Center
and an Adjunct Assistant Professor
of Sociology at the University at Buffalo. Prior to
coming to the university she worked in the housing
and human services fields serving as Executive
Director of Kensington Bailey Neighborhood Housing
Services, Director of the Family Advocacy Program
for Child and Family Services, and Neighborhood
Services Coordinator for the Community Planning
Assistance Center of Western New York. Danis
received a B.A., Masters and Ph.D in sociology from
the University at Buffalo.
Gerard Mazurkiewicz, CPA
Jerry is a partner with Dopkins &
Company, LLP. He received his B.S.
in Business Administration from the
UB School of Management, where
he currently serves on the Advisory Board for the
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Prior to
joining Dopkins, Jerry spent 32 years with KPMG,
LLP. He is a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and the Buffalo
Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified
Public Accountants as well as the Estate Analysts
of Western New York. In 2009, Jerry and his wife
received the Trocaire College Reflections Award for
their community service and in 2008 Jerry received
the Spirit Award from Kaleida Health in recognition
of his leadership in the community.
Richard Stockton, PhD
Rick is the head of the
Neurodiagnostic Laboratory and
the Intraoperative Neurophysiology
Service at Buffalo General Hospital,
and Neurophysiologist for the UB Deep Brain Surgery
Program. He is also on the faculty of the UB School
of Medicine in the Departments of Anesthesiology,
Physiology, and Ophthalmology. Richard received
his PhD in physiology and neurobiology from the
University at Buffalo School of Medicine.
Francisco M. Vasquez, PhD
Francisco is Executive Vice President
of People Inc., where he has worked
for 16 years. His true passion lies in
the field of developmental disabilities,
where he focuses on providing quality services for
children and their families. Francisco also teaches a
course for the Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Degree
Program at the University of Buffalo. He received the
2006 Inclusion Award from Leadership Buffalo for
being an outstanding citizen. Francisco earned a B.S.
and MBA from the University of Phoenix in Arizona,
and a PhD in Social Foundations of Education from the
University at Buffalo.
Gratitude to Former
Board Members
2009 CFGB
By The
Numbers
• Number of funds under the
CFGB umbrella: 806
• Total assets under
management: $155 million
• Percentage of total assets used
for operating costs: 1.2%
• Dollars in board selected grants
awarded in 2009: $1 million
• Total number of local students
who received scholarships from
CFGB: 1,506
• Amount in scholarships
awarded for 2009-10 school
year: $1.7 million – making us
the largest provider of college
scholarships in WNY
The Community Foundation would
like to express its deepest thanks to
former board chair Jerry Castiglia
(top) and former board member
Reginald Melson (bottom) for their
years of service. Their generosity,
inspiration and dedication better
positioned the Foundation to do the
most good in our community and we
are deeply grateful for their support.
Strengthening Key Organizations
Capacity building initiatives aim to
improve the effectiveness of nonprofit
organizations by helping them increase
their internal abilities and develop
new competencies. The Community
Foundation has partnered with several
local Foundations and organizations to
provide funding for six capacity building
programs:
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he Harvard-Flickinger Governance
Project, a partnership between the
Community Foundation, the Burt P.
Flickinger Jr. Leadership Fund and the
Harvard Business School Club of Buffalo
will aim to strengthen nonprofit
organizations serving WNY by
providing leadership and governance
training for their boards.
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• Grantwriting Fund for the Environment
was established to provide funding for
environmental organizations working
collaboratively on specific projects in WNY
to hire grantwriters that can help them
attract significant funding from sources
outside our region.
• Fund for the Arts, a pooled fund created by
the Community Foundation in partnership
with seven local Foundations and the Kresge
Foundation, supports the internal needs of
arts and cultural organizations in WNY.
• Institution for Conservation Leadership
Benchmarking Training opportunities
are being funded by CFGB for select
environmental nonprofit leaders and their
boards as a way to provide them with practical
tools and tips for growing effective, healthy
organizations and to develop strategies for
moving their groups to the next level.
• The Peer Learning Network for
Environmental CEOs will provide the
opportunity for leaders of environmental
organizations to learn from each other.
Regular meetings facilitated by organizational
development consultant Nick Everest will
aim to strengthen organizations by further
developing the skills of nonprofit leaders.
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he Foundation is hosting regular Planned
Giving Seminars for nonprofit agencies that
have their endowments at the Foundation
covering a range of topics related to
development and endowment building.
For more information on any of the initiatives
described here visit www.cfgb.org or call Cara
Matteliano at (716) 852 – 2857.
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Connecting people, ideas and resources...
In 2009 the Foundation began hosting planned giving
webinars for development officers at local nonprofits.
Hispanic pastors and civic leaders help CFGB’s CEO
Clotilde Dedecker and board member Hon. Betty
Calvo-Torres launch the Wipe Out Lead campaign.
Foundation grantee Jericho Road Ministries
provides financial literacy classes in four languages
to help refugees .
Clotilde Dedecker engages Bryant & Stratton
students on reaching up and reaching out.
Judi Spear of RV Rhodes donated her time
throughout the year to provide professional
development training for CFGB staff.
Local high school students work with CFGB’s Betsy
Constantine to conduct a review of environmental
web sites.
CFGB is dedicated to restoring and preserving the
environment, supporting organizations like Grassroots
Gardens that reclaim abandoned lots and turn them
into community gardens.
The Sandstone Society is the 53rd agency to
establish its endowment with the Foundation.
A CFGB grant supported the development of a new
web site for a joint program by Just Buffalo Literary
Center and CEPA Gallery to engage urban youth in
writing and photography projects.
Representatives from several area colleges serve on
the Foundation’s Scholarship Advisory Council.
CFGB’s Johnna Mauro and Tonya King prepare to
mail out over $1.7 million in scholarship awards to
1,500 students; Foundation donors provide for the
region’s largest source of college scholarships.
CFGB brought urban planning expert David Rusk (L)
to Buffalo to meet with community leaders including
LISC’s Anthony Armstrong (R).
CFGB grantee Hispanics United of Buffalo’s
workforce opportunity center provides resources
for job-seekers on the West side.
The Lion’s Club of Amherst hosted CFGB’s
Clotilde Dedecker at a dinner to speak about the
Foundation’s services.
Foundation funds support Squeaky Wheel’s filmmakers creating documentaries on local social
justice issues.
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News and Notes
LEFT: Members enjoy a private tour of the Zoo’s Rain Forest Exhibit,
recipient of the 2004 21st Century Fund grant, with Zoo President
Donna Fernandes.
ABOVE: CFGB’s Cara Matteliano and the John R. Oishei Foundation’s
Paul Hogan listen as Ann Monroe from the Community Health
Foundation addresses the audience.
21st Century Fund
Discusses Grassroots
Grantmaking
Northtowns Friends of
the Foundation Meet to
Discuss Early Childhood
Development
Ross Eckert, chair of
CFGB’s Niagara Area
Foundation (NAF)
and his wife Mary
Alice held an evening
get-together at their
home in Lewiston to
help raise awareness of
the Foundation’s new
initiative to improve
early childhood
development. The
NAF Chair Ross Eckert gives an
overview of the Foundation’s Early program is being
Childhood Development initiative.
conducted in
partnership with the United Way and Niagara
University. For more information, contact Kate
Masiello at 716/852-2857.
Kleinhans Honors Role of
Foundation in its History
Linda Wadsworth, CFGB board member Francisco Vasquez, PhD
and CFGB’s Stuart Lerman at the plaque dedication ceremony at
Kleinhans honoring the Foundation.
The 21st Century Fund held a special event at
the Buffalo Zoo to bring members together
to learn more about funding grassroots
organizations. After a private tour of the new
Rainforest Exhibit, which received the Fund’s
2004 grant, attendees were treated to a panel
discussion featuring Paul Hogan from the
John R. Oishei Foundation, Ann Monroe
from the Community Health Foundation
and Cara Matteliano from the Community
Foundation.
Southtowns Friends of
the Foundation Enjoy
Evening at Graycliff
In 1936, the Foundation was the recipient
of two bequests from Edward and Mary
Seaton Kleinhans, who wished the funds to
go toward the construction of a music hall.
In the six years that followed, the board and
staff of the Foundation worked tirelessly
to see this dream through to fruition. To
honor the role of the Foundation in the
construction of the landmark building,
the board of Kleinhans and the Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra installed a plaque
noting the organization’s contribution in
celebration of CFGB’s 90th birthday.
TOP: A Foundation grant
helped restore Graycliff’s
grand back portico.
RIGHT: Donors and
friends of the Foundation
enjoy a private tour of the
Graycliff estate.
Assemblywoman Francine Delmonte welcomes guests to the
Eckert’s home.
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CFGB board member Jerry Mazurkiewicz, Shelley Drake,
CFGB board member Alphonso O’Neil-White, and Janet Day
commemorating the Foundation’s role in building Kleinhans.
CFGB board member Katie Schneider and her
husband Jake hosted an event for friends of the
Foundation at the historic Graycliff restoration
site. Attendees were treated to private tours
and sunset cocktails on a beautiful summer
night, overlooking Lake Erie. Graycliff was
recently awarded $69,000 in grants from the
Foundation to help restore the lakeside terrace
and historic gardens.
CFGB Staff Honored
Congratulations to Myra Lawrence, the Foundation’s Vice President,
Finance and Administration, who received a 2009 Chief Financial
Officer of the Year award from Business First! Over the past
decade, Myra has helped
implement changes that
increased giving options
for donors, helped raise
the Foundation to among the top-10 in
the country for investment performance
and transformed administrative policies to
make the organization more efficient. While
many people contribute to the success of the
Community Foundation’s work, few are as
board members Alphonso O’Neil-White and Dr. Anne
integral as Myra Lawrence—and we join the CFGB
Saldanha help celebrate the Foundation’s Myra Lawrence being
named CFO of the Year.
community in applauding her dedication!
In recognition of the Foundation’s efforts to lead significant social change,
CFGB’s President/CEO Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker was appointed
to the board of national think-tank CFLeads, Community
Foundations Leading Change. This national organization was formed in
1991 to enable community foundations
to take on crucial roles to build thriving
communities. Clotilde has also been
appointed by Governor David Paterson to the New York
State Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Council in
recognition of the Foundation’s leadership work in this area.
Community Foundation attracts
$5,000,000 to WNY
To further the impact of our donors’ dollars, CFGB regularly applies for
supplemental funding from state and federal agencies and national Foundations
to support critical community issues. As a result, over the past two years, the
Foundation attracted over $5,000,000 in outside funding to support programs in
our region from:
• Convergence Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90,000
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $188,000
• Kresge Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000
• New York Department of State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $213,000
• U.S. Department of Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200,000
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development . . . . . . $300,000
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Have You Connected Yet?
You can monitor your fund or
make grant recommendations
anytime, anywhere by going to
our website: www.cfgb.org and
clicking on DonorCentral or call
Kate Masiello at (716) 852–2857.
Legal Update:
NYS Power of Attorney
Law Changes
Significant changes in New York State’s
“Power of Attorney” (POA) law went
into effect on September 1, 2009. Anyone
who intends to sign one after this date
should consult with an attorney before
doing so, because the new law has added
complexities and some surprising, and
perhaps unintended, consequences. A POA
is a document that a person signs when
he or she wants to give authority to make
financial or other decisions or transactions
to another person. A person designated
as an Agent must sign the form and have
it notarized before it becomes effective.
The POA gives the Agent authority
to make gifts to charities or to
individuals up to $500/year; a special
addendum (Statutory Major Gifts
Rider) must be executed at the same
time in front of two witnesses and a notary
public to give the Agent authority to
make gifts greater than $500/year.
Signing a new POA revokes any prior
POA’s, unless you specifically say that
it doesn’t. As with any legal document
you should consult with an attorney
before signing it and fully understand the
consequences of doing so.
New Gift
Planning Officer
CFGB welcomes Betsy
Constantine as Gift
Planning Officer. Betsy
has extensive experience
working in the financial
sector including as Vice
President, Head of High
Net Worth Communications for Lehman
Brothers and as Marketing Associate for
Global Branding at Morgan Stanley, both in
New York City. Her responsibilities at the
Foundation include working with professional
advisors, individuals, and families interested in
giving through the Community Foundation.
Betsy is an active member of the WNY
community in particular with the AlbrightKnox Art Gallery where she serves on its
Junior Group. She holds a B.A. in economics
from Franklin & Marshall College.
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The Community Foundation
for Greater Buffalo
The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo (CFGB) is a public charity
holding over 800 named funds large and small established by individuals,
families, nonprofit agencies and businesses to benefit Western New York.
President/CEO:
Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker
Board of Directors:
Andrew J. Rudnick, Ph.D., Chair
Gerard Mazurkiewicz, C.P.A.
John A. Mitchell, Vice-Chair
Katie Militello
Alphonso O’Neil-White, Vice-Chair
Jennifer J. Parker, J.D.
Gayle L. Eagan, Esq., Secretary
Anne Saldanha, M.D.
Luke Jacobs, Esq., Treasurer
Jane Schmieder, Esq.*
Cindy Abbott-Letro
Katie Schneider
Charles Balbach
Hon. Hugh Scott
Hon. Betty Calvo-Torres
Richard Stockton, Ph.D.
Ross Eckert*
Marsha Joy Sullivan
Danis Gehl, Ph.D.
Francisco Vasquez, Ph.D.
*Ex-Officio
Look inside to see how
the Foundation marked
its 90th birthday!
CFGB
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December 6, 3:00 – 5:00 pm:
Screenings of Squeaky Wheel’s “Channels
Documentaries” at the Market Arcade Film
and Arts Center.
December 11
Applications due for 21st Century Fund
2010 grant.
December 13
21st Century Fund holiday membership
reception.
December 14
Applications due for Harvard-Flickinger
Governance Project.
December 15
Fund for the Arts capacity building grants
announced.
December 17, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Planned giving webinar for nonprofit
development officers at CFGB: Building
Endowment with Planned Gifts.
DECEMBER
Peer Network for Executives of Environmental
Organizations launches.
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January 1, 2010
Grant Letter of Intent and scholarship
applications available online.
January 29 – 30, 2010
Institute for Conservation Leadership
workshop: Benchmarking your Organization.
February 23, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
21st Century Fund Presentation Event at
WNED studios.
March 1, 2010
Grant Letters of Intent and scholarship
applications due.
CFGB Cultures of Giving Legacy Initiative steering committee member Lavera
Johnson, Joan Willard Gruen and CFGB board member Dr. Anne Saldanha.
April 27, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
21st Century Fund Final Vote Event, grant
announced at WNED studios.
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