Success Stories

February 2017 NEPA Grantmakers Forum Focused on Psychiatric Health

A NEPA Grantmakers Forum was held Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. The forum focused on psychiatric health and included a presentation by Linda Thomas-Hemak, MD, President and CEO, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Thomas-Hemak discussed leveraging graduate medical education enhancements and expansions…

ARC Funds NCAC’s Community Foundation Initiative

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Nonprofit & Community Assistance Center received funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission to assist two counties in our region with establishing a community foundation.  The Greater Pike Community Foundation and the Carbon County Community Foundation will both receive $32,000 in funding to provide capacity building and technical…

University of Scranton Nonprofit Leadership Certificate

The University of Scranton has created a Nonprofit Leadership Certificate with the help of an Advisory Board, which includes NEPA Grantmakers Leadership Team members such as Kurt Bauman, LaTida Smith, and Laura Ducceschi.  The program’s purpose is to support and advance nonprofit organizations through a comprehensive and academically rigorous leadership…