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Camp Hill Community Foundation Awards $8,320 to 3 Local Nonprofit Organizations
The Camp Hill Community Foundation (CHCF), a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, is pleased to announce their 2015 grant recipients. CHCF’s strategic grantmaking focus is to invest in innovative, collaborative approaches and solutions to...
Civic Engagement Grant Opportunity
Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the Orton Family Foundation present An Introduction to Community Heart & Soul™ The Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the Orton Family Foundation have partnered to bring you a day-long workshop on Community Heart & Soul™, a...
Pennsylvania’s Gender Wage Gap Not Expected to Close Until 2072
According to a new report released today by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), Pennsylvania ranks 23 in the United States earning a C+ on women’s employment and earnings. The report, which uses government and other sources to rank and grade each state,...
PinnacleHealth Supports Capital Beginnings via School Supply Drive
In support of Capital Beginnings, a school readiness initiative of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, PinnacleHealth’s Auxiliary donated six boxes of school supplies on Tuesday, March 23. Items donated include: markers, notebooks, backpacks, pencils, pens, glue...
Foundation to Congress: American Giving Advances Lives and Improves Communities
Foundation Leaders Inform Lawmakers about Effects of Tax Policy on Philanthropy This week, over two hundred foundation leaders from across the country are meeting in Washington, D.C. for the 2nd Annual Philanthropy Week in Washington. Foundation leaders met with...
Whitaker Foundation Regional Math and Science Program Announces Funding Opportunity for South Central PA Nonprofit Organizations
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is accepting proposals for grants through the Whitaker Foundation Regional Math and Science Program’s annual competitive grantmaking process. The Whitaker Fund for Math & Science Education, a fund of The Foundation for...
Investing Today, Bettering Tomorrow
Why Businesses Should Support Early Childhood Education Event Slated Parents & Partners, a special initiative of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, in conjunction with the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, will be holding Investing Today, Bettering...
The Kids Trust is Now Accepting Grant Applications
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is currently accepting proposals for grants available through The Kids Trust. Applications are due April 10, 2015. This annual competitive grantmaking program is for nonprofit organizations providing programs and...
2015 Organizational Goals: We Can Help!
With the new year now upon us, we all have one topic in mind: our 2015 organizational goals. Those goals might include financial stability, improving efforts to achieve your organizational mission, raising funds for upgrades or improvements, etc. It may seem like a...
Planned Giving: Have You Thought About What Your Legacy Will Be?
In addition to accepting direct contributions, The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) assists donors in making planned gifts. Often these gifts are deferred based upon personal estate planning and the income needs of the donor. Even though gifts might be...
