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HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's public policy update from April 21, 2017 includes information H.B. No. 7322 with a provision to repeal exemption of nonprofits from the sales tax.
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NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF), the region’s charitable endowment and largest grantmaker, has created a new competitive grant process to benefit nonprofit animal shelters in Greater New Haven. Nonprofit shelters are eligible to apply year-round for up to $7,500 in funding from The Lillian and Henry A. Konopacke Fund.
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NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Jim Williamson, who as president of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain for the past 12-plus years led the organization through a transformative period of growth, change and influence, has announced his retirement. The Strategy Group, LLC of Darien has been retained to lead the executive transition process.
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HARTFORD, C T -- On Wednesday, ten groups from small and midsize cities across Connecticut gathering at Real Art Ways in Hartford to mark the first step of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Working Cities Challenge Connecticut.
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HARTFORD, CT --Liberty Bank Foundation, a funder of the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge, and a participant on the statewide Advisory Board, reviews the Design Grant formal announcement at Real Arts Ways in Hartford. Ten Connecticut cities were selected to receive a $15,000 design grant under the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge.
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HARTFORD, CT -- Today Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and CEO Eric Rosengren, along with Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and public and private funders, officially recognized ten $15,000 design grant awards as part of the Working Cities Challenge in Connecticut.
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A monthly benefit of CCP membership, the April 2017 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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The March Digest includes feature headlines: CCP Delegation Urges Congress to Strengthen Charitable Giving; CCP Releases Public Sector Perspective on Public-Private Partnership Collaboration Model; Foundation Invites Funders to Sign On to Immigration Statement; First Year of Program Shows Increase in Access to Healthy Food; Foundation Supports Framework to Help Address Root Causes of Hunger; Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury Unveils Storymobile; Statewide Space-Matching Service Launches First in Fairfield County; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
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HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) has released the third paper in a series exploring the public-private partnership undertaken by the Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the State of Connecticut.
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NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that Beeta Jahedi has joined its team as the Director of Strategy and Communications.