Saratoga Springboard invites you to join us at Gaffney’s to support Saratoga Mentoring on Wednesday, May 15th! 20% of the proceeds from the dining room will be donated to Saratoga Mentoring. Please make your reservations for 5pm or 7:30pm, Gaffney’s full menu will be available. For reservations, please call 518.587.7359. Skidmore College Mentor with mentee [...]

SARATOGA SPRINGBOARD ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH SARATOGA MENTORING After reviewing over 20 applications from local non-profits, Saratoga Springboard is excited to announce that they have selected Saratoga Mentoring to partner with this year.  The partnership with Saratoga Mentoring is Saratoga Springboard’s fourth collaboration with a local not- for- profit.  Last year, the group worked with Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation in an effort to raise funds for the restoration of the Spencer Trask Memorial in [...]

To Love a Child, a non-profit organization based in Saratoga County, has a mission to provide humanitarian assistance to impoverished children and their families throughout the world to help create a better future and quality of life for all.  They serve individuals here in our own community, and in other countries such as Haiti and Zimbabwe. [...]

We received a great response to the series of posts we did this past summer with Out of the Pits pit bull rescue, so we wanted to let you all know about a great event they’re hosting next weekend which will feature Martha from the PBS kids’ show, Martha Speaks, as well as pet adoption, [...]

Saratoga Springboard welcomes Maggie Fronk, Executive Director of Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis (DVRC) Services of Saratoga County, as a special guest blogger for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Please read on to learn how domestic violence affects every member of the family, including the family pet, and consider joining DVRC on October 22nd for their [...]

                      After reviewing over 20 applications from local non-profits, Saratoga Springboard is excited to announce that they have selected the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation as their 2011/12 partner organization.  The focus of this partnership is to aid in the Spencer Trask Memorial & Spirit of Life [...]

Come on out to Albany this Sunday, 9/11, and Rock For The Region at Savannah’s!   Lots of live bands, a silent auction, raffle, clothes and furniture drive, and more!     All proceeds from the event will benefit the Red Cross of Northeastern New York and those in our area recently affected by Tropical Storm [...]

  This post was written by guest blogger, Carley Murray, Events Coordinator for Out of the Pits (OOP).  OOP is a Capital District non-profit with a mission to rescue Pit Bulls that have been abandoned or abused, and to educate the public about responsible pet ownership and the true nature of the American Pit Bull Terrier.   ——————————————————————————– [...]

Out of the Pits (OOP) is a Capital District non-profit with a mission to rescue Pit Bulls that have been abandoned or abused, and to educate the public about responsible pet ownership and the true nature of the American Pit Bull Terrier. According to Carley Murray, OOP’s Event Coordinator, the organization receives approximately 1,000 requests per [...]

Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis (DVRC) Services of Saratoga County is re-embarking on a campaign to raise awareness of the dynamics and impacts of relationship violence in Saratoga County and they’d like YOUR help to make the campaign a success! Color ME Purple, Saratoga County’s celebration of Domestic Violence Awareness month (in October) is being expanded this [...]