A Wake-Up Call for the Nonprofit Sector
A post by Jonathan Spack, Chief Executive Officer, Third Sector New England, on leadership in the region.
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A post by Jonathan Spack, Chief Executive Officer, Third Sector New England, on leadership in the region.
CCP President Maggie Osborn recently wrote this blog for the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) as part of an occasional series on perspectives from regional grantmaking associations on philanthropy and foundation effectiveness.
I wanted to share a piece written by a colleague Kathie Olsen, Program Officer at the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation in Oregon which I find simply powerful for all of us who work to improve our communities and are struggling with the issues of gun violence and mental health. — Maggie Osborn, President, CCP
David Biemesderfer, President & CEO, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, on the opportunity to lead a vibrant and growing organization.
In recognition of the first week of the 2016 hurricane season, CCP President Maggie Gunther Osborn, gives her pitch to be prepared.
Maggie Gunther Osborn has been the president of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) since May 2013. She leaves CCP on June 30 to assume the post of chief strategy officer at CCP’s national organization, the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers (FORUM), on August 1.
The MAY Digest includes feature headlines: Two Honored With Philanthropy Awards for Strengthening the Field; What Does the Closure of the Care 4 Kids Mean to Providers?; 2017 Count Finds Lowest Levels of Homelessness to Date in Connecticut; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
HARTFORD, CT -- A letter on behalf of the CCP board and signed by Judith Meyers, CCP Board Chair, and Frances Padilla, CCP Chair of the Government Relations and Policy Committee, expressing CCP's strong opposition to legislation that would repeal the Johnson Amendment, was published in the CT Mirror's CT ViewPoints.
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP), the state’s association of grantmakers, welcomes its new president, Karla Fortunato, who starts work on Monday, May 1, at the organization’s office in Hartford.
HARTFORD, CT -- Today Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and CEO Eric Rosengren, along with Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and public and private funders, officially recognized ten $15,000 design grant awards as part of the Working Cities Challenge in Connecticut.
The March Digest includes feature headlines: CCP Delegation Urges Congress to Strengthen Charitable Giving; CCP Releases Public Sector Perspective on Public-Private Partnership Collaboration Model; Foundation Invites Funders to Sign On to Immigration Statement; First Year of Program Shows Increase in Access to Healthy Food; Foundation Supports Framework to Help Address Root Causes of Hunger; Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury Unveils Storymobile; Statewide Space-Matching Service Launches First in Fairfield County; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
Get acquainted or reacquainted with all CCP has to offer its members in this recorded webinar. The presentation includes a guided tour of CCP’s website.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin (CCNBB) is for the first-time offering sponsorship funding to support local community events in the two communities. The program is modeled, with slight variation, after a similar program offered for the last several years by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. The Community Chest is a supporting organization of the Community Foundation. Deadlines are March 1 and September 1, 2017.
The February Digest includes feature headlines: Foundations Sign Joint Statement on Immigration; New Research Highlights Role of Funder Networks & Associations; Poll Shows That New Englanders Believe Student-Centered Learning Can Improve Readiness Across Region; Harvard Pilgrim Foundation’s Health Equity Roundtable Produces New Report on Transgender Health; Fairfield County and Greater Hartford Engage in Fundraising for Nonprofits; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
HARTFORD, CT—Following a national search, the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) announced that Karla Fortunato will be its new president, effective May 1.
The Connecticut Giving Report covers individual and foundation giving for calendar year 2015, the most recent year available for comparable data.
The November Digest includes feature headlines: RFP Announced: Connecticut Working Cities Challenge; Governor Malloy Honors Community Foundations in CT; Giving Circle Participants Urged to Participate in Survey; $210K Grant for Coordinated Access to Reduce Homelessness Among Children and Youth; Report Highlights Progress in Advancing Health Equity for All Residents; College Coaching Initiative Nearly Doubles Graduation Rates; Initial Evaluation of Bridgeport School's SEL Favorable; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!