The Spirit of Giving

The #Giving2sday 2020 Countdown has begun!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Sat, Nov 21, 2020

Do you have a favorite fund at The Community Foundation for Crawford County? Do you want to show your support in a huge way while having fun? Great! Start a fundraiser for that fund. Invite your friends, family, and contacts to give to this fund for #Giving2sday, Tuesday, December 1st. Visit https://cfcrawford.networkforgood.com and click ‘Start Fundraising’. We give you all the tools you’ll need to succeed. For more details about #Giving2sday or to make a donation, visit our website https://cfcrawford.networkforgood.com or donate from your mobile phone by texting GIVE to 419-298-5569. #Giving2sday #LoveCrawfordGiveCrawford #TCF4CC #GivingTuesday

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Happy National Philanthropy Day!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Sun, Nov 15, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County would like to wish you "Happy National Philanthropy Day" and thank the individuals, businesses and organizations who give and work together to enrich our communities, countries and the world! 

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The Community Foundation for Crawford County Joins Nationwide Celebration of Community Foundation Week

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Tue, Nov 10, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County will join in a nationwide celebration, November 12-18, 2020, to recognize the increasingly important role these philanthropic organizations play in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address persistent civic and economic challenges.

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Matching Challenge - Double Your Mural Repair Donation

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Tue, Jul 21, 2020

Recently Projects, Inc., a local non-profit and support organization of The Community Foundation for Crawford County, asked the public to help them reach their goal of $17,200 to fix the crack in the Great American Crossroads Mural at Millennium Park on the square in downtown Bucyrus. So far $4,430 has been raised. To read their letter to the Bucyrus community, click here.

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Attach the Crack: Mural cracking up but not in a funny way

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Tue, Jul 07, 2020

The Board of Trustees of Projects, Inc., a local non-profit organization and support organization of The Community Foundation for Crawford County, is asking for the help of the community to raise funds to fix a crack in The Great American Crossroads Mural at Millennium Park on the square in downtown Bucyrus. The following is a letter from their board.

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Over $162,000 Awarded in Scholarships by The Community Foundation for Crawford County

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Thu, Jun 18, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County recently awarded over $162,000 in scholarships to both graduating seniors and current college students.

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Foundation Seeks Donations for Small Business Emergency Financial Assistance

Posted by Lisa Workman on Tue, Jun 02, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County has created a Program Related Investment (PRI) Fund, in conjunction with the Crawford Partnership. This fund was developed to provide emergency loans to small businesses in Crawford County that have experienced economic losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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#Giving2sdayNow Results

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Tue, May 12, 2020

On Tuesday, May 5, The Community Foundation for Crawford County kicked off #GivingTuesdayNow, joining a global day of giving held specifically for the COVID-19 crisis response. Typically, there is only one #GivingTuesday in a calendar year, and it always occurs on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving; however, organizers felt an additional effort was needed this year to raise money for operational expenses during these uncertain and challenging times.

Here locally, the Foundation referred to their 2-day online fundraising event as #Giving2sdayNow. The Foundation provided the fundraising platform, and any nonprofit could register and use the site at no cost to them. In addition, the Foundation matched the first $25,000 raised online, and this match was increased to $35,000 thanks to the generosity of Doug and Renee Leuthold. The Foundation also covered all credit card fees.

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#Giving2sdayNow Gratitude

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Wed, May 06, 2020

The Foundation would like to thank all those involved with making #Giving2sdayNow a success. It is amazing to see the strength of our community when it comes together for a cause. Preliminary results show that our community managed to raise more than $57,700 online in just two days during these uncertain and difficult times to help our local nonprofits. Astonishingly, this total doesn’t even include the $35,000 in matching funds. If you add the matching money, more than $92,700 will be distributed directly back to the participating nonprofits for operating expenses!

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The End of #Giving2sdayNow Approaches

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Wed, May 06, 2020

You’re running out of time to make a donation during #Giving2sdayNow. We are in the last 4 hours of our event. If you haven’t had the chance to make your tax-deductible, charitable contribution to support one or more of our participating nonprofits, don’t wait – give now. 

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