ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation to postpone for a year a key provision of New York’s recently enacted reforms for nonprofits that would prohibit employees from serving also as chairmen. The law, intended to prevent conflicts of ...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded $161,500 in grants to 12 local nonprofits that help strengthen the Rochester community by playing a critical role in connecting Rochester’s high school students, veterans, and low-income individuals and families to financial ...

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The Marketview Heights Association and NeighborWorks Rochester were among the nine regional nonprofits awarded by Citizens Bank as part of the “Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money” initiative. The Rochester organizations were chosen from among more than 150 applicants in a ...

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The Ad Council of Rochester is hosting the second in a series of workshops for nonprofit professionals on Feb. 4. The workshop, which will cover using an organization’s communication channels to effectively communicate, will take place from 8:30 a.m. to ...

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Ad Council of Rochester and Dunkin’ Donuts are teaming up to provide free strategic planning and marketing consultations for nonprofits in Monroe County. The “Coffee & Consult” program is a one-hour, free consultation with an Ad Council staff member and/or ...

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Private business owners have long told state legislators — in words and, by leaving New York, in deeds — that the laundry list of regulations has created unnecessary burdens on them and hurt their bottom line. The same is true ...

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Paralegals at the seven Legal Assistance of Western New York locations didn’t receive the National Service Impact Award they were nominated for, but that does not mean their services are any less valuable to the clients they serve and the ...

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The Governor’s Office and the New York Power Authority announced the first round of New York businesses and nonprofits eligible to receive lower cost power allocations pursuant to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ReCharge New York program this week. The NYPA Board ...

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The New York State Interest on Lawyer Account Fund released its annual report this week. The fund, established in 1983, supports nonprofit legal assistance organizations in the state that provide civil legal assistance to low income New York residents. IOLA ...

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Rochester Area Community Foundation is awarding $5,000 prizes to four local nonprofits that garnered the most unique donors during Dec. 8’s ROC the Day, a 24-hour online day of giving. The prizes in four specific categories were intended to encourage ...

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The first legal assistance applications from nonprofit organizations began arriving at the newly formed Charity Corps attorney group Friday. Charity Corps, a joint initiative of the New York State Bar Association and the New York Attorney General’s Office, will provide ...

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Jennifer Leonard, president and CEO of Rochester Area Community Foundation, and a local Nixon Peabody attorney, Michael Cooney, are among the 29 members of the New York attorney general’s new Leadership Committee on Nonprofit Revitalization.

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