The Spirit of Giving

12 Craw. Co. Nonprofits Have Registered for #Giving2sdayNow so far!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Thu, Apr 23, 2020

With a little over a week until the nonprofit registration deadline of May 1st, 12 Crawford County nonprofits have registered to participate in #Giving2sdayNow.

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#Giving2sdayNow Nonprofit Registration Deadline is May 1st

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Wed, Apr 22, 2020

Calling all Crawford County, Ohio Nonprofits: Don't wait - register now to participate in our FREE 2-day online giving event. Our event, #Giving2sdayNow, will begin at 8 a.m. on May 5th and continue through 8 p.m. on  May 6th. Knowing that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected our local nonprofits, we are facilitating this event to help you raise money for your organizations' operational needs. Deadline for registration is May 1st.  So far, 9 Crawford County nonprofits have registered. If you are not on this list - you should be.  Register now at www.cfcrawford.org/giving2sdaynow.

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Tags: Crawford County, Community Foundation, charitable contributions, Donate, philanthropy, Network for Good, foundation, TCF4CC, donors, Giving, #GivingTuesdayNow, #Giving2sdayNow, fundraise

Crawford County, Ohio Nonprofits - Join Us!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Tue, Apr 21, 2020

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Foundation Holds COVID-19 Fundraiser To Support Local Nonprofits

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Mon, Apr 20, 2020

Even though we are apart while social distancing, we stand together as a community. #CrawfordCountyStrong

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Tags: Crawford County, Community Foundation, charitable contributions, Donate, philanthropy, Network for Good, foundation, TCF4CC, donors, Giving, #GivingTuesdayNow, nonprofits, #Giving2sdayNow

Foundation Offers Grants for COVID-19 Response

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Mon, Apr 06, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County is offering funding for non-profit organizations that have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Other than a few grant requests, our Board has decided that this year we will be redirecting our normal grant monies towards alleviating impact from the COVID-19 crisis,” explained Lisa Workman, the Foundation’s President. “This will be our approach until further notice, as we know this event will be occurring in phases and will continue uncovering ongoing emerging needs.” She added that grant applications which had been submitted for the regular grant cycle have been paused indefinitely.

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Tags: Crawford County, Latest News, Grants, Community Foundation, philanthropy, foundation, TCF4CC

Reasons to celebrate this April Fool's Day!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Mon, Mar 30, 2020

Join the Foundation in celebrating this April Fool's Day - It's two special days in one! Just click the image above to view our video.
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Tags: Crawford County, Community Foundation, foundation, TCF4CC, #CensusDay

Come find Sunshine Bear at the Foundation!

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Mon, Mar 30, 2020

The Community Foundation for Crawford County welcomes all parents and their kids to stop and say, "Hi!" to Sunshine Bear.  He is located at 254 E. Mansfield Street, Bucyrus, Ohio which is on the corner of Mansfield and Lane and catty-corner across from the Elks. #bearhunting #socialdistancing #InThisTogetherOhio #stayhealthy #washyourhands

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Community Foundation Office Lobby Closed to the Public

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Thu, Mar 19, 2020

For the health and protection of our community members and our staff, we are closing our office lobby to the public until further notice. You may still reach our staff by calling the office at 419-562-3958 or sending an email to info@cfcrawford.org. We will diligently continue to monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and implement the prevention and safety recommendations from local, state, and national authorities. 

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Crawford County Sees An Increase In Education Attainment!

Posted by Lisa Workman on Thu, Mar 05, 2020

 

From 2015 to 2018, Crawford County saw an increase in post-high school educational attainment levels of working-age residents (ages 25-64) of 5.42 percentage points, from 23.08% to 28.5%. That’s according to data gathered from the Lumina Foundation, the U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts, and American Community Survey.

“This speaks volumes for how important it was that we worked with North Central State College to get the Crawford Success Center open in 2015,” explained Lisa Workman, President of The Community Foundation for Crawford County. “We have also really expanded our scholarship offerings to make education more affordable and attainable, and increased scholarships for current college students to keep them in school.”

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Scholarship Application Deadline Quickly Approaches

Posted by Amy Vaughn on Thu, Feb 20, 2020

 

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Tags: Crawford County, Scholarship, Community Foundation, foundation, TCF4CC, graduating senior, high school graduate