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HARTFORD, CT -- John Horak, director of TANGO Nonprofit Education and Consulting, suggests lessons to be learned from what happened in Detroit that could be applied to Hartford's dilemma to produce similarly positive structural results? He mentions Connecticut Council for Philanthrop's 2014 foundation statistics.
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HARTFORD, CT -- Thanks to Goya Foods, Inc. and its Goya Gives campaign, displaced families served by Hartford's the Centro de Ayuda Para Nuestros Amigos Caribeños (Relief Center for our Caribbean Friends) had a reason to celebrate the new year. The Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) manages the relief center, which opened on November 1. The Latino Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving was instrumental in securing the
generous donation from Goya Foods.
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NEW CANAAN, CT -- New Canaan Community Foundation Main Cycle Grant applications are due February 12th.
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PLAINVILLE, CT -- The Plainville Community Fund at Main Street Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations serving Plainville residents. All proposals are due by March 16, 2018 at 4 pm. Scholarship and other grant applications are also available.
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HARTFORD, CT -- On November 15, 2017, the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority (CHEFA) Board voted to award a grant in the amount of $75,000 to Wheeler Clinic to expand critical dental care access for low-income Hartford patients at their new Family Health & Wellness Center on Woodland Street.
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A monthly benefit of CCP membership, the JANUARY 2018 Member eBrief features: CCP Updates; Member News & Releases; New Resources; Colleague News and Other Events. Remember to login to access this member benefit!
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WESTPORT, CT -- Newman's Own, the popular purveyor of philanthropic pasta sauce, will be forced to put itself up for sale or pay crushing fines this year due to an obscure provision in the tax code. "It's not a possibility — it's an absolute certainty that we would have to divest," Bob Forrester, chief executive of the Newman's Own Foundation, told CNBC. On Wednesday, Forrester is slated to meet with lawmakers in hopes of a securing a last-minute legislative fix, potentially as part of any deal to fund ...
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WOODBRIDGE, CT -- On December 19, at a ceremony held at the Energize Connecticut Center in North Haven, the Amity Teen Center received a Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit Program grant from AVANGRID, Inc. for $9,283.98. This grant is aimed at helping community neighborhood organizations . . .
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NEW BRITAIN and WATERBURY, CT -- The cities of New Britain and Waterbury have made significant progress on many key human services issues over the past decade, according to the “2018: A Demographic, Social & Environmental Scan,” reports released by the American Savings Foundation. The Foundation released a separate report for each city.