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Bank of America, Employees Deliver More Than $2.8 Million in Hurricane Harvey Relief

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05/14/2018

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America today announced that more than $2.8 million has been delivered to Gulf Coast nonprofits collectively supporting short- and long-term Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. In addition to the previously announced $1 million in Hurricane Harvey relief funding the Bank of America Charitable Foundation committed to nonprofit organizations in the days following the hurricane, an outpouring of support from bank employee donations totaling more than $900,000 was also matched dollar-for-dollar through the company’s Employee Matching Gifts program.

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Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Invests in Economic and Community Development in the North End

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05/14/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded Upper Albany Main Street a three-year $287,000 grant that will allow the organization to bring on additional staff to oversee the administrative aspects of the the Route 44 Safety Improvement Project.

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Get to know ... Diane Sierpina

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05/11/2018

NEW CANAAN, CT -- New Canaan News Online interviews Diane Sierpina, director of justice initiatives for The Tow Foundation, and new Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Board Member.

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Hartford Foundation Supports Opioid Education for Medical Providers

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05/10/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- Thanks to an $80,000 grant funded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) has been able to support the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Comprehensive Education and Needs Training (NASCENT) project. This project was created to educate clinicians about their role in decreasing opioid misuse, thus reducing the number of individuals exposed to opioids in the first place – a critical public health concern.

The Great(est) Give: Over $1.7 Million Raised for Local Nonprofits

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05/04/2018

NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (The Foundation) is excited to announce the results of The Great Give® 2018, the region’s ninth community-wide online fundraising event for nonprofits serving The Foundation’s 20-town region. In 36 hours, the community raised over $1.7 million, far surpassing previous years, for Greater New Haven’s nonprofits. Nearly 11,000 donors gave to 406 nonprofits, once again proving their commitment to our community.

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New Board Leadership

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05/01/2018

HARTFORD, CT—At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy voted Kathryn Luria (Woodbury), senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy for Webster Bank, as the new board chair, to replace outgoing Chair Judith Meyers, president and CEO of Children’s Fund of Connecticut.

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United Way of Western CT To Launch Cora’s Kids, Focus on Early Childhood Development Through Infant and Toddler Childcare

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04/20/2018

DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) will announce the launch of Cora’s Kids, a program to invest $1 million over the next 3-5 years to support new family childcare centers in Danbury at a press event on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 9:00 am at the Danbury Fair Mall Center Court.

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Animal Haven Unveils Remodeled Facility and Breaks Ground for New Cat Wing

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04/19/2018

NORTH HAVEN, CT -- The Animal Haven, one of the oldest, private, no kill shelters for homeless dogs and cats in Connecticut, today celebrated its grand reopening and broke ground for the construction of a new cat wing. The renovations were made possible in part by a grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven from the Lillian and Henry A. Konopacke Fund.

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More than $250,000 Awarded as Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Makes First Grants of 2018

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04/17/2018

NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s first grant awards of 2018 have been made, with more than a quarter of a million dollars being awarded to local non-profit organizations and programs serving Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington.

Charitable Giving Under Threat with New Tax Law

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04/16/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- David Obedzinski, president of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, voices his concerns about changes in the federal tax law that may negatively impact charitable giving in 2018. He encourages increased volunteering and giving to nonprofits, "Let's work together to shift the focus to what's best for our community without leaning on a potential tax deduction as a motivator. Let's do it for the right reasons, together, as one generous nation, indivisible and with care for all."

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