After nearly five years, a local nonprofit organization's campaign to build community funds for the northern Chautauqua region has hit its fundraising goal. Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation Executive Director Diane Hannum, who was a guest on WDOE's "Viewpoint" program on Tuesday, says the foundation has reached the $10 million goal it announced when it publicly launched the "Today. Tomorrow. Together." campaign in September 2024. Hannum adds that NCCF is still looking to add more community funds by year's end...
Diane Hannum: want to reach 50 new community funds
Jeannie Gallaway, NCCF's Rural Philanthropy Fellow, says one way to do that is through the "Double the Difference" challenge, where every new community fund established will be matched dollar for dollar via an anonymous donor...
Jeannie Gallaway: how Double the Difference works
The campaign officially wraps up at the end of the year.
Click here to listen to the entire "Viewpoint" interview with Diane Hannum and Jeannie Gallaway.