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People's United CEO Says $544M Purchase Of Farmington Bank Signifies Confidence In Connecticut

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06/19/2018

BRIDGEPORT and FARMINGTON, CT -- Bridgeport-based People’s United Financial Inc. said Tuesday its planned acquisition of the parent of Farmington Bank signifies its confidence in the economy of greater Hartford and the rest of Connecticut. “The Greater Hartford area has a solid economy built around vibrant insurance and health care industries, large aerospace manufacturers and many subcontractors, universities as well as emerging tech start-ups,” David Rosato, chief financial officer of the parent of People’s United Bank, said in a conference call with analysts Tuesday.

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Aurora Foundation Announces 2018 Grant Awards

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06/19/2018

WEST HARTFORD, CT -- The Aurora Women and Girls Foundation has announced it will award grants in 2018 totaling $110,000 to (5) organizations in Greater Hartford; Asnuntuck Community College, Goodwin College, Grace Academy, Manchester Community College and the YWCA Hartford Region. Funds will support each organization’s programmatic work on women’s college success, the Aurora Foundation’s current strategic focus for women and girls in Greater Hartford.

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Travelers Announces the Start of the 2018 Travelers Championship

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06/18/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) today announced the start of the 2018 Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. This year’s tournament features many of the PGA TOUR’s top players, including defending champion Jordan Spieth, as well as Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka, Paul Casey, Patrick Reed and Bubba Watson. The Travelers Championship donates 100 percent of its net proceeds to charity and has generated more than $38 million since the event began in 1952. Since Travelers became title sponsor in 2007, the Travelers Championship has generated nearly $15 million for more than 700 nonprofit organizations throughout New England, including $1.7 million for more than 160 charities in 2017.

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Danbury Early College Opportunity Program at Danbury High Gets $30K Grant

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06/15/2018

DANBURY, CT -- The Danbury Early College Opportunity (DECO) program at Danbury High School has received a $30,000 grant from the Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF). The grant will give students in the program access to course programming that will help them in their pursuit of an Associate Degree in Computer Information Sciences.

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Latino Endowment Fund Hosts Event on Puerto Rico Hurricanes and Impact on Greater Hartford

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06/14/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- The Latino Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving hosted more than 70 people at the Lyceum in Hartford on Thursday, May 31 to participate in a discussion on the local impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the Greater Hartford region. Focusing on those who had been displaced from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the convening featured a passionate discussion on how residents and organizations worked together under extremely trying circumstances to provide aid to those in need, think about what still needed to be done and how to plan for potential future challenges.

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CT Reaches New Philanthropic High, But Fewer Residents Are Giving

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06/14/2018

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.

New Connecticut Community Foundation Grants Open Doors to 23 Community Events

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06/13/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- In its May grant round, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded a total of $18,800 in sponsorship grants to 23 nonprofit organizations hosting community events in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills in the coming months. The sponsored events included concerts, history tours, fundraising parties, festivals and community celebrations.

Three Funders Join Forces with The Groundtruth Project to Place Local Reporters in Host Newsrooms

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06/13/2018

BOSTON, MA -- The Tow Foundation, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Craig Newmark Philanthropies have partnered with GroundTruth to support Report for America in its efforts to place 1,000 local reporters in host newsrooms across America over the next five years. The GroundTruth Project, a nonprofit news organization that supports and inspires a new generation of journalists, will receive a total of $650,000 in multi-year funding for its new initiative.

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CT Data Collaborative to Work with Nonprofits on Data Literacy

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06/11/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Data Collaborative will intensify efforts to improve the data literacy skills of nonprofit organizations through an array of workshops, courses, training, focus groups and evaluations in a multi-pronged, three-year plan that has earned the financial support of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

United Way of Western Connecticut Announces Nearly $500,000 in Grant Funding

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06/11/2018

DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) announced today the investment of $498,000 to support education, financial stability, and food insecurity programs in Greater Danbury, Greater New Milford, and Stamford. The funding supports households that fall within the ALICE® (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) income threshold and below. ALICE families earn income above the federal poverty level, but not enough to make ends meet. ALICE includes the people we depend on every day, such as childcare providers, nursing assistants, and grocery store cashiers.

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Nutmeg Nuggets: Philanthropic Group is Foundation; for Nutmeg, Other Nonprofits

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06/07/2018

TORRINGTON, CT -- Two now-legendary entities began in Torrington at almost the same instant in 1969 and have evolved into major institutions with important ties to each other. While Sharon Dante was launching a dance school called Nutmeg Ballet, members of the Torrington Club were starting a philanthropic group called the Torrington Area Foundation for Public Giving. Both began modestly and grew up together just a few blocks apart, changing their names over the years to become the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts and the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation.

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