AFCME Local Donates $1,500 to Hurricane Maria Fund
Release Date:
12/22/2017
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- A local union has donated $1,500 to the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund.
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Williams Anticipating More Nonprofit Funding Requests Amid Budget Constraints
Release Date:
12/22/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Each year Hartford Business Journal highlights five business, government, nonprofit or higher-education leaders to watch in coming year because of their likelihood to be in the spotlight. Jay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is one of HBJ's 2018 choices.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Welcomes David M. Roth to Board of Directors
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12/21/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- David M. Roth of West Hartford has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding communities.
Chelsea Groton Foundation Gives Over $170K to Area Organizations
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12/20/2017
NORWICH, CT -- Each year, Chelsea Groton Bank and the Chelsea Groton Foundation support more than 200 local organizations through monetary gifts, grants, sponsorships, scholarships and employee volunteerism.
Harvard Pilgrim Grants Aim to Advance Telehealth in CT
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12/20/2017
WELLESLEY, CT -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has awarded $32,000 in grants to the Community eConsult Network (CeCN) to expand the use of electronic specialty consults (e-consults) in Connecticut. The electronic consults aim to make it easier for patients to access specialty consults and care by providing their ...
Philanthropy 101? CCSU to Offer Course, Capstone Project Aimed at Boosting Philanthropy
Release Date:
12/20/2017
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Central Connecticut State University is offering an innovative course in the practice of philanthropy. This ambitious 16-week course will begin in January and include 25 presenters from local nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. As part of the course, students will study local needs, create a case study, and write a proposal following the American Savings Foundation grant-making guidelines. At the end of the course, up to two of these projects may each be funded with a $5,000 grant from the American Savings Foundation.
Bonnie J. Malley Named New Vice President of Finance and Administration at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
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12/20/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Bonnie J. Malley has been named vice president of finance and administration at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
For the Fifth Consecutive Year, Lincoln Financial Group Employees Pledge More Than $1 Million to United Way
Release Date:
12/19/2017
RADNOR, PA -- Lincoln Financial Group announced today that for the fifth consecutive year, its employees raised more than $1 million for United Way organizations across the country during the company’s annual fundraising campaign. The campaign included activities such as online auctions, golf outings, road races, basket raffles and bake sales in each of Lincoln’s nine major business locations including Hartford, CT.
Trust for Learning Welcomes Libby Doggett to its Board of Advisors
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12/19/2017
WESTON, CT -- Trust for Learning, a group of grantmakers that accelerates the supply of ideal learning programs, welcomes Libby Doggett to its Board of Advisors.
Capital Workforce Partners Awarded $150K Hartford Foundation Grant to Support Student Internship Program
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12/19/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- More students will have access to internships and other job development training thanks to a one-year, $150,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Pubic Giving to support the Hartford Student Internship Program.
Area Jewish Day Schools Kick Off STEAM Initiative
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12/18/2017
WEST HARTFORD, CT -- West Hartford’s Hebrew High School of New England and Solomon Schechter Day School, and Bloomfield-based Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford have launched a new initiative with support from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford.
Program to Empower Latino Parents Receives Grant from the Latino Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Release Date:
12/18/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- More Latino parents will receive the support they need to become effective advocates on behalf of their children thanks to a $20,000 grant to the Hartford Parent University from the Latino Endowment Fund (LEF) at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
Connecticut Health Foundation Grant Will Support Patient Navigation Model for Uninsured New Haven Residents
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12/18/2017
Connecticut Health Foundation awards more than $980,000 to 14 organizations improving the health of state residents
Collaborative Presents Symposium on Family and Community Engagement
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12/17/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative (ECFC) with the CT State Department of Education and the Office of Early Childhood presented a Symposium on Family and Community Engagement on December 13, 2017 at Gateway Community College in New Haven.
American Savings Foundation Awards $85K to Children's Law Center
Release Date:
12/15/2017
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The American Savings Foundation board of directors announced that it has awarded two grants totaling $85,000 to the Children’s Law Center of Connecticut (CLC). The grants are $75,000 to support the Legal Representation program in New Britain and Waterbury, and $10,000 to the Families in Transition program.
Aetna and Aetna Foundation Offer Assistance to Those Affected by Wildfires in Southern California
Release Date:
12/15/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Aetna is offering resources to members who have been affected by the wildfires in Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Diego counties in California. Recognizing the magnitude of this disaster and its devastating impact, the Aetna Foundation announced it will be making a $60,000 contribution to Direct Relief and a $40,000 contribution to American Red Cross to support current and forthcoming disaster relief efforts.
Locals Lead the State During Thankgsiving Fundraiser
Release Date:
12/15/2017
SOUTHINGTON, CT -- The Rotary Club of Southington, along with the Lions Club, UNICO, the United Way of Southington, and Smokin’ with Chris, partnered with the local Liberty Bank branch to raise $70,225 in the Liberty Bank/ Rotary Club Thanksgiving Drive. Now in its 14th year, the Drive raised record-breaking levels across the state, totaling $356,372. The Liberty Bank Foundation matches each dollar raised with an additional 25 cents. With their matching, Southington’s funds went from $70,255 to $88,281, all to provide Southington residents with a Thanksgiving dinner.
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain December Grants Top a Quarter of a Million Dollars
Release Date:
12/15/2017
Grants Benefit Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, Southington; Foundation Also Institutes Change in Grant Application Deadlines for 2018
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain ha
Giving Fund: Families Try to Stick Together Through Holiday Season
Release Date:
12/14/2017
DANBURY, CT -- As it has done for several weeks now, The News-Times, in partnership with the United Way of Western Connecticut, will continue to present cases like Michael’s every Thursday through the holiday season. The six stories highlighted each week outline how a local resident or family, whose names have been changed to protect their privacy, could be helped by receiving an estimated dollar amount.
For Goodness Sake Awarded Grant from The Broad View Fund
Release Date:
12/14/2017
BRITOL, CT -- On December 2, For Goodness Sake was awarded an $11,562 grant from The Broad View Fund at Main Street Community Foundation. The grant will support a strategic planning process for growing the organization.