Q U A R T E R LY N E W S L E T T E R F O R
FUNDHOLDERS SPRING 2020
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t The Community Foundation, fulfilling our
like ours—and fundholders like you have seen
wave.” One of the major ways we’ve been able
“Engage, Invest, Lead” mission has taken on a
current values affected. While we share your
to do so is through the creation of a joint fund
new sense of urgency. Like organizations and
concerns, it’s important to remember that assets
with the United Way of the Valley & Greater
people everywhere, we’re adjusting to new
will recover from this downturn, just as we will,
Utica Area, called the Mohawk Valley COVID-19
realities resulting from the global pandemic. But
collectively, overcome this societal crisis.
Response Fund. This fund is truly the priority
our commitment to build a better community demands more than just “adjusting.”
and center point of our work in real time and As is always the case in troubled times, some
we ask that you please consider contributing to
in our community rise to meet the challenge; in
help us make the greatest impact possible. I’m
Even as staff worked remotely from mid-March
this newsletter, you’ll see evidence of that spirit.
confident that—whatever lies ahead—your help
on, we began to address some of the many
All of us at The Community Foundation take
and support are strengthening this community
challenges our partners and constituents faced
great pride in the commitments made by our
and brightening its future.
as the impacts of the pandemic deepened.You may
donors and fundholders.
have already heard of the joint COVID-19 fund that was established and our other partnerships;
And even as we address the harsh realities of
these efforts are just the beginning.
the current situation, our top priority has quickly
Sincerely,
become strategizing to support our community’s Meeting rising needs as market forces put pressure
future well-being as we plan for the pandemic’s
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on charitable assets has challenged organizations
unknown aftermath—and a potential “second
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