Our community raised $144K plus a $40K match for a total of $187K on Sept. 17 for Lorain County non-profit organizations through Connect to a Cause! 1,056 individuals donated money to the 56 organizations that participated in Connect to a Cause, a 12-hour, coordinated crowdfunding campaign.
Connect to a Cause Results
Visit our website, peoplewhocare.org to see how much
money each organization raised.
$10K Most Money Raised
Congratulations to the Lorain County Community College Foundation for raising over $15K in just 12-hours!
$10K Most Unique Donors
Congratulations to the Mainstreet Amherst for having 202 individual donors donate in just 12-hours!
Revisit Connect to a Cause
Did you catch our non-profit segments on Facebook Live? You can rewatch our videos highlighting the great work from our non-profits in their own words! Visit our Facebook page and watch our videos today!
Please join us in welcoming Laura Malone to the Community Foundation.
Laura joins the Community Foundation with a vast knowledge of planned giving. Prior to joining the Community Foundation, Laura spent 11 years at American Endowment Foundation most recently as the Vice President – Complex Giving. Laura’s roles focused on charitable consultation to trusted professionals, families, and business owners about donor advised funds and other charitable giving strategies. Laura resides in South Amherst with her husband and twins.
Friday, October 9, 2020
10:00 am- 11:00 am
via Zoom
Join us for our virtual non-profit roundtable that will be an informal peer-to-peer session that provides non-profit leaders the opportunity to share insights and ideas on a timely topic. We will be discussing audit updates, impacts of COVID-19, CARES funding, and more. This session is ideal for Executive Directors, fiscal staff, finance committee members, and other non-profit decision-makers. The discussion will be led by Senior Accountant, Taylor Amato, from Cohen & Company.
For more information, email Linda Styer, at lstyer@peoplewhocare.org or call 440.984.7390
Racial Equity Fund
A special Thank you to Nordson Corporation for donating $25K to the Fund!
The Community Foundation of Lorain County has created a Racial Equity Fund in an effort to build and support a Lorain County Coalition around issues of Racial Equity.
The Community Foundation of Lorain County invites non-profit organizations to help us deepen our work in promoting racial equity. Our Board of Directors has created a Racial Equity Fund to support the transformation of structures and systems with the goal of providing access and equal experiences.
The first application deadline is October 1. Grants will be made on a rolling basis with more information to come. Organizations can apply for up to $25K. A Community Advisory Committee will review each application.
As the 2020 Census nears the end of its self-response period, area social services agencies and the Lorain County Complete Count Committee have created a video plea to make sure everyone gets counted.
“We are particularly concerned that vulnerable populations will get undercounted,” said LCCAA President and CEO Jackie Boehnlein. “Historically, children, Hispanics and the poor are underrepresented in the census count.”
“Losing one person in the count could mean losing a much at $20,000 in federal funding over the next ten years,” said Victor Leandry, Executive Director of El Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc. “An accurate count is extremely important to everyone in Lorain County.”
The video includes Boehnelin, Leandry, County Commissioner Matt Lundy, Elyria Mayor Frank Whitfield, Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley, and directors of other social services agencies and community foundations.
Lorain County currently has only a 75.1% response rate. Help us get the federal funds we need to build a stronger community by completing the Census today at 2020census.gov or by calling 1-844-330-2020.
The Lorain County COVID-19 Response Fund was established by funders in Lorain County to deploy much-needed resources to organizations that work with people and communities that may be most adversely impacted by COVID-19.
The Fund has three priority areas which are:
Emergency Assistance/Basic Needs (including assistance to our senior population)
Education and Youth Services (including arts & culture programs)
Infrastructure (including digital inclusion)
All partners are encouraging individual donors, companies, additional funders, and organizations to contribute to the Lorain County COVID-19 Response Fund via peoplewhocare.org. Donations of any amount are welcome, and all contributions qualify as charitable deductions. The group is actively seeking additional partners to contribute to the fund.
Youth Fund Recruiting
We still need students from the following districts: Clearview, Lorain, and Midview. If you know of any students who may be interested please have them contact Angela Lee.
Do you know a student in 8th-12th grade that is passionate about our community? The Youth Fund is recruiting members for the 2020-2021 school year.
Students will TAKE ACTION on the issues in your school and the community that is important to you.
BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.
SERVE AS A COMMUNITY LEADER and award grants that will improve the quality of life for youth in Lorain County.
For more information, email Angela Lee, at alee@peoplewhocare.org or call 440.984.7390
We work tirelessly with our donors, our partners, and friends to make Lorain County the best and strongest it can be. Endowment built by you, our community, makes all of this possible. The Community Foundation wisely invests the assets of its endowment, and a percentage of those earnings provide sustainable support through grants and scholarships for our community.
Connecting People Who Care
With Causes That Matter
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