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This section features reports, webinars, member spotlights, best practices, sample documents, and resources we believe can help grantmakers and foundations. Some of these items are only available to members. There are several different ways to search the resource library. Using the filters on the right side of this page, you can search by type of Resource Type, Topic, Funding Area, or Audience. For example, if you are looking for a Report, select Resource Type, then you can filter by Audience or Topic to refine the results.

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Towards Health Equity in Connecticut

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06/2020

DataHaven's new report focuses on health equity, social inequality, and the impacts of COVID-19 in Connecticut communities.

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Nonprofit Staff

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Facts, Figures, Trends

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Equity and Inclusion

Funder Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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06/2020

The Center for Effective Philanthropy's report sheds light on which organizations face the toughest challenges, what is most needed from funders, and what differences in experience are emerging based on characteristics such as organization type and gender of nonprofit leaders.

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Trust in Civil Society

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06/2020

Independent Sector has begun an annual series of surveys to explore the nuances of trust in American nonprofit and philanthropic organizations.

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Civil Rights, Social Action

Pandemic Child Care Relief Justification Briefing and Fact Sheet

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05/2020

The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advancing policy solutions for low-income people, has developed a Justification Briefing and Fact Sheet with state-by-state estimates of public funds needed by the child care industry during the pandemic to sustain the viability of our providers.

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Early Childhood

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Four Recommendations To Ensure Connecticut’s COVID-19 Response Does Not Leave Anyone Behind

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05/2020

A new policy brief from the Connecticut Health Foundation offers four recommendations for ensuring that the state’s COVID-19 response reaches those who are most at risk.

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Nonprofit Staff

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Equity and Inclusion

3 Principles for an Anti-Racist, Equitable State Response to COVID-19 – and a Stronger Recovery

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05/2020

A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities encourages states to enact and strengthen state-level Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) to create an anti-racist policy response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Equity and Inclusion

COVID-19 Funder Resources

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04/2020

Find COVID-19 Resources for Funders, including webinars and recordings, best practice articles, and more.

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Webinar Recording

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Non-member Grantmaker

CCP Member Call with Lisa Tepper Bates - April 3, 2020

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04/2020

CCP's Member Check-in on April 3, 2020 included a presentation by Lisa Tepper Bates, from the Office of the Governor, chair of the Recovery/Immediate Needs Subgroup of Commissioner David Lehman's Long Term Recovery Committee.

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Disaster Relief

CCP Member Call with Dr. Tekisha Dwan Everette - April 10, 2020

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04/2020

CCP's Member Check-in on April 10, 2020 included an overview by Dr. Tekisha Dwan Everette, Executive Director, Health Equity Solutions.

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Disaster Relief

CCP Member Call with Jason Jakubowski and Lisa Tepper Bates- April 17, 2020

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04/2020

CCP's Member Check-in on April 17, 2020 featured an overview on statewide food security by Foodshare's Jason Jakubowski and a weekly update from Lisa Tepper Bates

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How CCP Is Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic

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04/2020

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Weekly Updates

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04/2020

CCP launched a new communication summarizing the Top Takeaways for Philanthropy each week, keeping members informed with quick updates related to the coronavirus pandemic and how CCP members can respond effectively and strategically.

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The State of Early Childhood: Can Connecticut's Struggling Family Child Care Providers Fill a 50,000 Child Care Gap Amidst the Coronavirus Recession?

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04/2020

Connecticut Voices for Children released a second crisis response report, as part of a series of reports, that outlines what the state can do to support children and families during and after the COVID-19 crisis.

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Early Childhood

Response Funds Available for Nonprofits

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03/2020

Find COVID-19 Response Funds from CCP Members and other funders.

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Disaster Relief

Public Safety, Disaster Prep & Relief

Home-Based Child Care Emergency Fund: Sustaining our nation’s diverse home-based child care community

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03/2020

Home Grown and the Reinvestment Fund have developed a toolkit to help sustain and strengthen the home-based caregivers and providers in communities across the country.

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Disaster Relief

Early Childhood

Introduction to Expanding the Bench for Culturally-Responsive and Equitable Evaluation

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02/2020

Learn how Expanding the Bench is increasing diversity, inclusion, and equity in evaluation, and how this initiative can support your organization's pursuit of equity.

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Rethinking Grantmaking: The Case for Expanding the Bench

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02/2020

Expanding the Bench Initiative's one-pager that provides rationale behind the importance of including the voices of diverse evaluators in philanthropic work.

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A View from the Classroom: What Teachers Can Tell Philanthropy About the Needs of Schools

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02/2020

What can over a million teachers tell us about the needs of schools? This report digs into the data from 1.8 million teacher requests on the crowdfunding site DonorsChoose to tell the story from inside today's classrooms. We feel this data provides a roadmap for funders seeking to support students directly, but also for funders seeking broader reform of U.S. education policy and systems.

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BBB Standards for Charity Accountability

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01/2020

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance Standards for Charity Accountability were developed to assist donors in making sound giving decisions and to foster public confidence in charitable organizations. The standards seek to encourage fair and honest solicitation practices, to promote ethical conduct by charitable organizations and to advance support of philanthropy.

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Executive Staff

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Standards, Codes, and Ethics

CCP's 2019 Year in Review

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01/2020

CCP's Infographic reviews activities and milestones from 2019, it's 50th Anniversary.

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