2018 Give for Greatness Recipients

Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, Inc. (ASI) announced the 25 cultural organizations receiving 2018 Give for Greatness grants.  The awardees were chosen from 61 applicants across five counties, and represent a cross section of innovative small and emerging cultural groups across multiple disciplines.  Give for Greatness is a program of ASI. Art for Rural America [...]

2018 Give for Greatness Recipients2018-12-13T12:46:30-05:00

2016 Give for Greatness Recipients

Arts Services Initiative of Western New York, Inc. (ASI) announced the 35 cultural organizations receiving 2016 Give for Greatness grants.  The awardees were chosen from 78 applicants across five counties, and represent a cross section of innovative small and emerging cultural groups across multiple disciplines.  Give for Greatness is a program of ASI. • African American Center [...]

2016 Give for Greatness Recipients2016-12-22T12:58:14-05:00

Apply for a Give for Greatness Grant – NOW AVAILABLE

Call for applications for 2016 Give for Greatness general operating grants.  Up to thirty five (35) grants providing general operating support in the amount of $1,000 each will be distributed thanks to several fundraising initiatives throughout the year. To be eligible, an organization must meet all of the following criteria: Have 501c3 or NYS CHAR 500 status (current or pending) [...]

Apply for a Give for Greatness Grant – NOW AVAILABLE2016-11-22T10:36:23-05:00

Enter the Battle of the Corporate Bands

November 5, 2016 at Town Ballroom …we are gearing up now!!!  Enter your corporate band today and show’em who is boss! 9 bands from local corporations will take the stage to B-A-T-T-L-E.  Download and complete the registration form to be one of the nine bands!!!  Do you have what it takes to win??  CLICK HERE [...]

Enter the Battle of the Corporate Bands2016-10-04T13:20:35-04:00

Arts Services Initiative announces 2015 ‘Give for Greatness’ grant awards

30 cultural organizations in 5 counties funded through program Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI) announced the recipients of the 2015 "Give for Greatness" grants. Thirty grants providing general operating support in the amount of $1,000 each were awarded to cultural organizations across ASI's entire five-county service area thanks to several fundraising initiatives [...]

Arts Services Initiative announces 2015 ‘Give for Greatness’ grant awards2016-01-16T11:39:17-05:00

Give for Greatness hands out $30,000 to local arts groups

Give for Greatness, the local arts philanthropy founded by then-Artvoice publisher Jamie Moses in the wake of the 2011 cultural funding crisis, has named its latest round of grantees. The grants, administered by Arts Services Initiative, will be awarded in $1,000 allotments to these 30 organizations, chosen from 83 applicants… By Colin Dabkowski, Gusto Blog (The Buffalo News) [...]

Give for Greatness hands out $30,000 to local arts groups2015-12-03T15:04:06-05:00

Corporate Battle of the Bands rocks out Saturday

Eight teams of business professionals will set aside their suits and ties in favor of guitars and microphones Saturday afternoon. It’s part of the region’s first Corporate Battle of the Bands, a fundraiser for Give for Greatness, a program of the Arts Services Initiative of Western New York (ASI). Tracey Drury, Reporter, Buffalo Business First [...]

Corporate Battle of the Bands rocks out Saturday2016-01-06T15:29:15-05:00

Corporate performers band together to support Give for Greatness

Program features eight live bands in concert Inspired by events of its kind in other cities, the first "Battle of the Corporate Bands" in Buffalo will feature corporate sponsors and their competing bands of the most unlikely musicians - such as bankers, PR executives, accountants, lawyers, software engineers and others. The four-hour event will kick off at 2 p.m. [...]

Corporate performers band together to support Give for Greatness2016-01-16T11:40:56-05:00

Give for Greatness 2015 grant applications now being accepted

Program of Arts Services Initiative of WNY to fund cultural organizations in five counties Arts Services Initiative of Western New York has announced grant applications are now being accepted for its Give for Greatness program. Up to 30 grants providing general operating support in the amount of $1,000 each will be distributed thanks to several [...]

Give for Greatness 2015 grant applications now being accepted2016-01-07T14:20:07-05:00

Area musicians and actors collaborate to present Curtain Up! Weekend concert to benefit Give for Greatness

Program features songs from popular musicals The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, in partnership with actors and organizations from the Buffalo theater community, will present "The Best of Broadway" at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle Buffalo. Event proceeds benefit Give for Greatness, a program of Arts Services Initiative of Western [...]

Area musicians and actors collaborate to present Curtain Up! Weekend concert to benefit Give for Greatness2016-01-08T14:34:39-05:00
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