Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc.

The mission of the Foundation is to improve the lives of the residents of Herkimer and Oneida counties. In order to carry out this mission, the Foundation

• identifies, analyzes and addresses the needs of the community as they exist, emerge and merit assistance

• builds a pool of charitable capital, preserving and enhancing the funds placed in its trust

• raises the capacity of nonprofit organizations to serve the community through its grant making and other supportive actions

• develops a greater regional sense of community by promoting diversity and encouraging shared responsibility for community improvement.

• assists donors by providing knowledge, methods and opportunities for advancing a wide range of important charitable interests.

The Community Foundation has published a book which documents their organization's history. In the summer of 2007, Kyla Dzwilewski, '08, created a plan and implementation strategy for the short and long term goals of the organization's website, and created web content from material included in the book. She helped the organization add more content on philanthropy, changes to relevant legislation, and subject area knowledge in order to help them address the educational and informational needs of foundation donors more effectively.

This summer, Swetha Peteru, '08, will help the Community Foundation pair with the United Way to create a capacity building program for regional non-profit organizations.