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CT Philanthropy Digest - August 2018
Aurora Foundation Convenes Female Leaders to Highlight Education and Economic Progress and Challenges
WEST HARTFORD, CT -- Today the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation in Greater Hartford will convene the region’s leading voices for women and girls to discuss its most recent findings related to economic security and education through a gender lens from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the University of St. Joseph, Bruyette Atheneum, 2nd Floor. Women and girls champions from the education, private and non-profit sector will attend the event.
Sacred Heart University Awarded $74,700 CHEFA Grant to Address Swallowing Disorder Practitioner Training
Survey Reveals Hurricane Evacuees in Connecticut Need Access to Basic Necessities Including Food, Housing, Medical Services and Jobs
HARTFORD, CT -- About 13,000 residents of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who arrived in Connecticut in the aftermath of the hurricanes Maria and Irma continue to struggle with obtaining basic needs including adequate housing, food, medical care and jobs, according to a survey commissioned by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Offers Get Out The Vote Grants
A New Civic Engagement Opportunity - Application Deadline July 27, 2018
Boehringer Ingelheim Presents the 7th Annual Seminar for Nonprofits in September
DANBURY, CT -- Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation and United Way of Western Connecticut will present their 7th Annual Seminar for Nonprofits on Thursday, September 17, 2018. Through the generous efforts of the Company's internal and external volunteers, the seminar is offered free of charge.
Trust for Learning Announces RFP to Advance Ideal Learning in the Public Sector
Trust for Learning (the Trust) is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) for projects that will build on its work of expanding highly developmental early childhood education, or Ideal Learning. The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2018.
Member eBrief - July 2018
Women’s Giving Circle, Aiming to Improve Lives of Women and Girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, Awards First Grants
WATERBURY, CT -- The Women’s Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation, formed in 2017 so members could pool their dollars, study local issues and award grants together to nonprofit organizations tackling issues affecting women and girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, has awarded their first grants—totaling $34,000— to seven community groups.
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards College Scholarships to 420 Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills Students
WATERBURY, CT -- College will be more affordable for 420 students in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills thanks to scholarships awarded by Connecticut Community Foundation for the 2018-19 academic year. The awards total more than $900,000 and are for students attending two-year and four-year schools across the country.
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, Presented $150,000 of Neighbors Helping Neighbors Grants to Community Organizations
Funds help provide a safety net to the 38% of Connecticut households in financial hardship
Draper Foundation Fund Provides $664,800 in Support of Area Nonprofits
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Draper Foundation Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, recently awarded area nonprofits $664,800. The Fund awarded $535,500 to 19 designated nonprofits and $129,300 in donor-advised grants to nonprofits that provide essential programs and services for residents of Northwest Connecticut.
Civic Engagement Project: Get Out the Vote
HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation Civic Engagement Project: Get Out the Vote Campaign is a nonpartisan initiative of the Hartford Foundation to increase the voter engagement of historically disenfranchised community members. The Request for Proposal deadline is August 1, 2018.
Aurora Foundation Announces 2018 Grant Awards
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.
United Way of Western Connecticut Seeks Nominations for Emerging Hero Awards
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) seeks nominations of youth leaders in community service and volunteerism for its Emerging Hero Awards through July 9.
Harvard Pilgrim Awards Quality Grant Funding to 11 Providers for 2018
WELLESLEY, MA -- Physician practices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire will receive grant funding this year from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s Quality Grants Program. Harvard Pilgrim’s 19th annual grant program will fund 11 initiatives up to $100,000 with each designed to improve care delivery and reduce costs within a variety of care delivery models.
Bank of America, Employees Deliver More Than $2.8 Million in Hurricane Harvey Relief
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Gaining New Fans through Wide Variety of New Initiatives
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- For more than 75 years, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has known that to fulfill its role as a community leader, partner and funder of vital programs and services in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington, it needs a strong base of support in the way of engaged donors, partners and supporters. Thanks to a variety of well-received new initiatives, the Foundation is making major inroads in boosting community engagement and support, inroads that bode well for the Foundation’s future.
New Connecticut Community Foundation Grants Open Doors to 23 Community Events
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.