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Press and Public Relations Information for the Media: Please see recent releases below.  For further information on awarded grants or initiatives, please contact Heidi Holtz at 315-474-2489.

Press and Public Relations Information for Grantees: When acknowledging your grant, please refer to us as The Gifford Foundation.  Your contract and check will be issued from The Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corporation, which is our legal entity but not the name we prefer used in public acknowledgments. In addition, please copy Heidi Holtz at hholtz@giffordfd.org on all releases.

PLEASE NOTE: the Foundation has a new logo. Please remove the older logo from your materials and replace with either of the two below.

You may download the logo below by clicking on the hyperlinks (not by clicking on the logo itself).  Designers: for color matching please use Pantone 356

Horizontal logo

 

High resolution horizontal .jpg, High resolution horizontal.eps

 

Square logo

 

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Please include the following paragraph in any promotional materials used to announce the grant: 

“Since 1954 the Gifford Foundation has been dedicated to the stewardship of the funds entrusted to its care by Rosamond Gifford.  The Foundation is committed to using its financial and human resources to build the capacity of individuals and organizations to enhance the vitality and the quality of life for the people of the CNY community. For further information please visit the website at www.giffordfoundation.org”

 

Press Releases or Flyers
February 14, 2012

GIFFORD FOUNDATION PRESENTS SPRING "WHAT IF..." FILM SERIES

January 30, 2012

UPCOMING PBS SERIES SHOWCASES SYRACUSE

 

January 4, 2012

GIFFORD FOUNDATION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS AND MEMBERS

 

September 27, 2011

GIFFORD FOUNDATION NAMES MICHAEL MELARA FIRST RECIPIENT OF "THE KATHY" AWARD

 

September 16, 2011

GIFFORD FOUNDATION CONTINUES "WHAT IF..." FILM SERIES

 

June 7, 2011

GIFFORD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $900,000 FOR CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE

 

April 15, 2011

 GIFFORD FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE WITH “WHAT IF…” MINI GRANTS

 

March 9, 2011

IDEAS COLLABORATIVE ISSUES REPORT

 

March 24, 2011

GIFFORD FOUNDATION PRESENTS SPRING “What If…” FILM SERIES

 

 

November 18, 2010

TOCAR Y LUCHAR TO BE SCREENED IN DECEMBER.


November 4, 2010

IDEAS SURVEY TO EXAMINE ROLE OF ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY

 

October 12, 2010

GIFFORD FOUNDATION OFFERS TWO FREE FILMS IN OCTOBER AS PART OF “What If…” FILM SERIES


October 2, 2010

GIFFORD FOUNDATION NAMES DIRK SONNEBORN AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


September 25, 2010

GIFFORD FOUNDATION CONTINUES FREE FILMS ON COMMUNITY REVITILIZATION


September 14, 2010

IDEAS COLLABORATIVE TO EXAMINE ROLE OF ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY


 July 19, 2010

SYRACUSE INCLUDED AS PART OF UPCOMING PBS SERIES


July 2, 2010

GIFFORD FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW ROUND OF ADVANS PARTIICIPANTS


May 27, 2010

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GIFFORD FOUNDATION RETIRING AT END OF 2010

 

May 10, 2010

LOCAL FUNDERS, ONONDAGA COUNTY COLLABORATE ON NEW AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

 

March 10,2010

GIFFORD FOUNDATION PRESENTS FREE FILMS ON COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION

 

February 19, 2010

GIFFORD FOUNDATION ENHANCES “GIFFORDSLIST.ORG” WITH CALENDAR LISTINGS

 

February 8, 2010

GIFFORD FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANT TO SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR ENTREPREUNERS

 

January 19, 2010

GIFFORD FOUNDATION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS AND MEMBERS

 
 October 13, 2009

 

GIFFORD FOUNDATION CREATES RESOURCE SHARING WEBSITE FOR COMMUNITY

 

 

 

July 20, 2009

 

 

 GIFFORD FOUNDATION NAMES DIRK E. SONNEBORN AS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

 

June 5, 2009

 

 

 

GIFFORD FOUNDATION REPORTS ON PROGRESS OF CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE


April 17, 2009

GIFFORD FOUNDATION ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBER


February 19, 2009

GIFFORD FOUNDATION ELECTS OFFICERS, NEW BOARD MEMBER