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HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has launched a new website to more effectively communicate its strategic focus and make it easier for donors, nonprofit agencies and community partners to support efforts to reduce disparities in and around Greater Hartford. (The website address remains hfpg.org.)
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NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain awarded the Jordan Porco Foundation (JPF) a $12,500 grant from the Catalyst Fund, a giving circle that offers an opportunity for local citizens to transform a modest gift into major community impact.
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DANBURY, CT -- A local program has helped children in struggling families participate in activities outside of school. More than 1,000 out-of-school activities for children have been paid for since 2017 through a United Way of Western Connecticut program, the non-profit has announced.
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WATERBURY — The Connecticut Community Foundation is accepting applications for college scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year. First-time applications to the foundation are due by March 15.
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WELLESLEY, MA -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation discusses their Healthy Community Award initiative. You can nominate your favorite healthy food organization on our Facebook page starting this Monday and Harvard Pilgrim will present a nominated non-profit with $5000 at the end of March.
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WATERBURY, CT -- Regular contributors to the Greater Waterbury Campership Fund once again have provided a nice boost to the cause as March arrives. The Sue Strisik Grossman Fund at the Connecticut Community Foundation made its annual donation in February, this time for $2,499.84, continuing a legacy of thousands of dollars donated to the Campership Fund the past several years.
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HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, which serves 29 communities in the Hartford area, says it awarded nearly $37 million in grants to nonprofit agencies in 2019. "The Hartford Foundation was able to support our community with significant resources this past year,” said Jay Williams, president of the foundation. “We continue to look for ways to work together with our donors, nonprofits, and community partners to ensure greater Hartford residents have access to opportunities that enrich their lives and to secure a better future for our region.”
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NORWALK, CT --
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The FEBRUARY 2020 DIGEST includes FEATURED NEWS STORIES - Save the Date for CCP's Conference on May 19; Make a Nomination for the Nancy P. Roberts Award; CHEFA Makes Major Commitment to Support State's Workforce; February 27: Fairfield County’s Giving Day Makes a Difference for Nonprofits; Nellie Mae Education Foundation Announces Racial Equity-Focused Grantmaking Strategy and New RFP; Leading Philanthropy for Webster Bank; New Social Service Network to Connect Households Living Paycheck to Paycheck; Plus -- POLICY UP DATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; EVENTS and OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; GRANTS and RFPS; PEOPLE; and JOBS!
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MIDDLETOWN, CT -- The Rockfall Foundation and Connecticut Sea Grant will present “The Birds and The Bees – What Your Mother Didn’t Tell You” on March 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.