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CT Philanthropy Digest - December 2018
The DECEMBER 2018 DIGEST includes feature headlines: Tras la Tormenta: Puerto Rico One Year After Maria; 29 Greater Hartford Cities and Towns to Benefit from Town-specific Endowed Funds; Good News: Long Island Sound Report Card Reveals Substantial Improvement; Cross-Sector Strategic Collaboratives Full-Day Workshop Announced; Corporate Foundation to Continue to Serve the Community as a Private Charitable Foundation; Plus -- LEADERSHIP TRAINING; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
CT Philanthropy Digest - October 2018
The OCTOBER 2018 DIGEST includes feature headlines: Disaster Relief Resources for Florence and Michael; Could Connecticut Be the 1st State to End Youth Homelessness?; Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative to Educate through Youth Sports; Report Shows ALICE Continues to Struggle; New Site Shares Stories of Everyday Good; Network Launched to Advance Women and Girls; ECFC Releases New Connecticut Family Engagement Paper; Transforming Youth Justice Leadership Development Program; Plus -- LEADERSHIP TRAINING; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
Newman's Own Foundation Launches New Website to Share the Common Good
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman’s Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, announced today the launch of CommonGood.com — a new web platform dedicated to sharing upli
CT Philanthropy Digest - August 2018
The AUGUST 2018 DIGEST includes feature headlines: New Dashboard Shows CT Foundation Data; Could Connecticut Be the 1st State to End Youth Homelessness?; Survey Reveals Hurricane Evacuees in Connecticut Need Access to Basic Necessities; Berkshire Taconic Launches ACloserLook.Net; Foundations Provide Capacity Building, Learning for Nonprofits; Investing in Equity in the Nonprofit Workforce; The Prosperity Foundation Kicks Off Inaugural #GIVEBLACKCT Day of Giving; AND regular topics -- POLICY UPDATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
Total Charitable Donations In Connecticut Rises; Number Of Individuals Giving Falls
HARTFORD, CT -- Total charitable donations are on the rise in Connecticut, but fewer people are giving, a report released last week from the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy found. In its Connecticut Giving Report, the council shared how both individuals and foundations gave more money in 2015, the latest year for which data is available. Giving from foundations rose from $1.02 billion in 2014 to $1.2 billion in 2015, while individual donations rose from $3.4 billion to $3.48 billion over the same period.
CT Reaches New Philanthropic High, But Fewer Residents Are Giving
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut residents donated an all-time high of $5 billion to charity in 2015, according to a recent report from the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. However, the number of residents that donate is decreasing, raising questions about the sustainability of these gifts. This article also includes quotes by Julie Loughran, President and CEO of the Connecticut Community Foundation.
CT Charitable Giving Jumps 11% to Record High
HARTFORD, CT -- Despite a slow decline in the number of Connecticut foundations and individuals making charitable donations and grants, giving rose 11 percent to a record $5 billion in 2015, the most recent for which data is available, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) said Tuesday. The approximately $500 million increase follows a dip of 3.2 percent the year prior.
Giving in Connecticut - 2016
Giving in Connecticut 2016 looks at charitable giving in Connecticut for calendar year 2014 and includes individual giving through reported contributions, bequests made through estate giving, and foundation giving. Giving in Connecticut 2016 uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the IRS Statistics of income Division, the Foundation Center, and self-reported data gathered by CCP.
Tauck Family Foundation Honored with Philanthropy Award
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) has named Tauck Family Foundation the recipient of the 2018 Nancy P. Roberts Award for Innovation in Philanthropy.
First Tee of Connecticut Is First Statewide Champion of Brackets For Good CT - Participating Nonprofits Raise $157,785 in 5 Weeks
HARTFORD, CT -- First Tee clinches championship title and $10,000 bonus grant in the Brackets For Good online competitive fundraising tournament; Connecticut Nonprofits Raise $157,785 in 5 Weeks!
CT Philanthropy Digest - June 2018
The JUNE 2018 DIGEST includes feature headlines: $5 Billion Marks a High Point in Connecticut Giving By Individuals and Foundations; Tauck Family Foundation Honored with Philanthropy Award; CCP Conference and Keynotes Inspire Leadership and Collaboration; CT Data Collaborative to Work with Nonprofits on Data Literacy; DataHaven Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Innovation Awards; Plan Now to Recognize Black Philanthropy Month in August; AND regular topics -- POLICY UPDATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
More Than 75 Leading Foundations, Hospitals, and Local Agencies Join DataHaven Initiative
NEW HAVEN, CT -- DataHaven's 2018 Community Wellbeing Survey will allow unprecedented tracking of regional and local trends over the past three years, as well as create an even more in-depth portrait of Connecticut’s neighborhoods, when updated results are shared this fall.
CT Philanthropy Digest - February 2018
The JANUARY 2018 DIGEST includes feature headlines: SAVE the DATE - CCP's 2018 Conference; Philanthropy Award Nomination Deadline Extended to Feb 15; New Issue Brief Addresses Northwest Connecticut's Addiction Crisis; Hartford Selected to Participate in National Job Quality Initiative; Cities and Towns Sign On to Sustainable CT Initiative; United Way Neighborhood Initiative Positively Impacting Literacy Assessment Scores; Foundation Releases Reports on New Britain and Waterbury; Partners Launch Reentry Welcome Center; New Assessment Process Can Help Kids Be Ready For Kindergarten; AND regular topics -- POLICY UPDATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!