Meet the Press: Getting Your Nonprofit In the News
Meet the Press: Getting Your Nonprofit In the NewsTeri Weaver is the Managing News Producer for The Post-Standard (Syracuse.com) and brings more than 20 years of experience in journalism. Prior to her press career, she worked in public relations and event planning for...
Organization Profile: How Helping Hounds Adopted Packs of Community Supporters
Organization Profile: How Helping Hounds Adopted Packs of Community SupportersHelping Hounds Dog Rescue of CNY has grown their communications systems alongside the rest of their services. These efforts have helped establish a large following who are invested in the...
ChatGPT: Can It Help Your Organization?
ChatGPT: Can It Help Your Organization?Published May 16th, 2023AI technology has made some huge advances over the past six months, and one of the most interesting aspects of this evolution is its accessibility. Suddenly, these groundbreaking tools are being rolled out...
Sheena Solomon Joins Micron Community Engagement Committee
The Gifford Foundation’s Executive Director Sheena Solomon has been appointed to serve on the Micron Community Engagement Committee. This cohort of local representatives will help guide community investments including the $500 million Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund. “Our goal is to make sure that Central New Yorkers from all backgrounds are able to benefit from this investment, especially those communities that have historically been left on the sidelines.”
Black History Month – Time Travel with Gifford
For nearly 70 years, Gifford’s resources have flowed into all communities and sectors of Central New York through more than 3,000 grants and over $45 million awarded.
But as we celebrate Black History Month, we wanted to look back through time at the ways in which we have served the Black Community.
Asset Framing: Why Communication Matters
Syracuse has a new paper in town: Central Current is steadily establishing itself as a nonprofit, independent alternative for regional journalism. They see themselves as part of a national trend of emerging news outlets that are attempting to fill the massive gap left by the closure and decline of local newspapers across the United States. Although this position is challenging and the future unclear, Central Current’s leaders have found that the narrative around their mission and struggle is also one of their greatest assets.
Growing Capacity by Prioritizing Artists
Over the course of its history, Stone Quarry’s mission of providing outdoor access to contemporary art has remained relatively constant. Their story is a reminder that although an organization’s mission is unlikely to shift dramatically over time, the methodologies and structures that support that mission are always open to revision.
Leveraging Structure and Space
Pam Murchison is acutely aware that supporting her organization’s mission may not necessarily mean embracing tradition. As the Executive Director of Symphoria, she spends every day working to decipher what the role of orchestral music is in today’s world. When the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra went bankrupt in 2011, there was little doubt that a new model had to be found. This has meant engaging new audiences by updating the spaces where music is presented and enjoyed, as well as how their organization itself is structured.
