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CFMV, HCP Launch Community Office Hours at Local Libraries
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and the Healthy Community Partnership will host monthly community office hours at libraries in Youngstown and Warren, beginning Sept. 26 and 28. CFMV and HCP staff will be on hand to answer questions about their organizations’ work, learn about community needs and share resources with…
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Smart disaster giving can offer predictability to the unpredictable
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Sadly, rarely does a month go by without the news of another disaster or humanitarian tragedy. Most recently, the Maui fires and Hurricane Idalia are making the headlines–and also generating widespread charitable support. Locally, East Palestine and nearby communities are still recovering from the train derailment earlier this year. Indeed, many…
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Helping your clients get organized: Structure is a critical step in multi-generational philanthropy
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Instilling the idea of charitable giving in children and grandchildren at first blush may appear to be easy, but where to begin, and how to make it ongoing? More and more, wealth advisors are being asked by their clients to weigh in on strategies for fostering a family’s financial values, which…
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CFMV President Shari Harrell to Retire After 10 Years of Service
CFMV President Shari Harrell to Retire After 10 Years of Service Casey Krell, Long-time Director at CFMV, Appointed as Next President YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley publicly announced today the upcoming retirement of Shari Harrell, the organization’s president for the past ten years. Casey Krell,…
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Dutton’s Work with Swanston Fund Left a Brighter Future for Valley Kids
When he passed away in 1919, Canfield farmer William Swanston could never have known that his name would still be associated with projects serving the Mahoning Valley’s kids more than a century later. But through the William Swanston Charitable Fund – and especially long-time board member Paul Dutton, who passed away in May – efforts…
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CFMV Awards $152K in Scholarships
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has awarded 92 students $152,168 in scholarships to help them along as they continue their education at colleges across the country. In total, 111 awards were made through 27 of the Foundation’s scholarship funds. “Scholarship season is always busy, and we greatly appreciate all of…
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CFMV Now Offers Emergency Grants
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is now offering emergency grants outside of its regular quarterly opportunities to help local nonprofits address immediate and unexpected issues. “As we’ve thought about how we can better serve the Valley’s nonprofit community, this was an idea that came up time and time again,” says…
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Community Foundation Awards $486K in Grants
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio – The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its three supporting foundations have awarded just over $486,000 in grant awards to 36 nonprofit organizations in the second round of funding for 2023. Through the CFMV General Grant, fundholders awarded $262,500. The Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation awarded $118,000 and the Western Reserve Health…
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Bridging the gaps in multi-generational family philanthropy
Category: Professional Advisor Updates Differing views within families is nothing new. For generations, common topics of disagreement have included popular culture, politics, religion and parenting, just to name a few. Frequently outranking all is money—how it’s made, spent or saved—or not. How benevolent families share money, whether agreeably or disagreeably, is a topic all its…
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Gifts of cash or stock – is it a toss up?
Category: Professional Advisor Updates As your philanthropic clients can likely attest, the going has been rough for many of the nonprofit organizations they support. Turbulent economic conditions, concerns about inflation, and challenges in the banking sector are just a few of the factors that are causing donors to be more financially conservative and perhaps begin…
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