Congratulations Gifford Grantees
After a summer break, in September 2015 the board of trustees approved two “What if…” mini grants to the Hispanic Community Theatre and the Rahma Health Clinic, and one community grant to Light Work...
View ArticleCelebrating Gifford grantees and Kathy Goldfarb-Findling
On November 13, 2013, in addition to announcing the winners of the Kathy Goldfarb-Findling Leadership Awards, the Foundation invited three nonprofits who worked closely with Kathy to speak. They were...
View ArticleSheena Solomon on diversity, board leadership and Skittles.
On April 16, 2015 Sheena Solomon, our director of neighborhood initiatives, gave the keynote address to the YWCA - Day of Commitment to Eliminate Racism and Promote Diversity. Check out the 5-minute...
View ArticleNourishing Tomorrow’s Leaders
We believe that diversity in a not for profit board is vital – and we define diversity as including board members that represent the population the organization serves. Diversity is not based simply...
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Videos Celebrating Gifford History & Approach
In honor of 60 years of grantmaking in Central New York, the Gifford Foundation spent the last six months working with Daylight Blue Media on two videos – one on our history, and the other on our...
View Article“Working on the same goal: to make this a better place.”
A mosaic is defined as “something made up of different things that together form a pattern.” In the case of our recent Board Development Workshop Series, the “different things” were: dogs, kids,...
View Article“Be A man, not the Man.”
“Be A man, not the man.” But, wondered Joe Horan, a teacher/coach in the Syracuse City School District, how is a man defined? The common image might be of a good athlete, well off and socially popular....
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