DANBURY, CT -- The NewsTimes reports on CCP's Giving in Connecticut Report: Connecticut residents and chariable foundations donated $4.5 billion in 2014, according to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, a 3.1 percent shortfall from the year before primarily due to a drop in posthumous bequests.
HARTFORD, CT - Individuals and foundations in Connecticut gave $4.51 billion in charitable contributions during 2014*, according to Giving in Connecticut, an annual report published by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP).
The November Digest includes feature headlines: RFP Announced: Connecticut Working Cities Challenge; Governor Malloy Honors Community Foundations in CT; Giving Circle Participants Urged to Participate in Survey; $210K Grant for Coordinated Access to Reduce Homelessness Among Children and Youth; Report Highlights Progress in Advancing Health Equity for All Residents; College Coaching Initiative Nearly Doubles Graduation Rates; Initial Evaluation of Bridgeport School's SEL Favorable; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
MERIDEN, CT -- At an October 4 event at the Meriden Green featuring Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and other Federal Reserve Bank of Boston partners, the Working Cities Challenge celebrated 16 Connecticut communities that are eligible to pursue collaborative and ambitious economic development strategies to improve the lives of low-income people in small- and mid-size cities in Connecticut.