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Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Releases 2017 Annual Report
Berkshire Taconic Announces Launch of ACloserLook.Net
Candis Gould Joins The Tow Foundation as Grants Manager
United Way Announces New Leadership for DanburyWorks
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) is proud to announce that Sandra Ferreira-Molina has been named Director of DanburyWorks, an economic development collaborative of more than a dozen Danbury area organizations and institutions focused on lifting the number of immigrants and people of color out of poverty by 30 percent within 10 years.
Connecticut Office of the Arts and Hartford Foundation-Sponsored Survey to Study Greater Hartford Arts Landscape
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving have sponsored a study of the arts landscape in Greater Hartford including a workforce survey of local organizations in the field. The results of this study will help the COA and the Hartford Foundation to better understand the arts ecology in a more holistic way as well as inform future arts funding strategies.
CT Philanthropy Digest - August 2018
United Way Seeks Sponsors for Back-To-School Programs in Danbury
DANBURY, CT -- Learn how you can help a Danbury student in need get ready to take on a new school year by joining United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) as a sponsor for its 2018 Back-To-School program in Danbury.
Survey Reveals Hurricane Evacuees in Connecticut Need Access to Basic Necessities Including Food, Housing, Medical Services and Jobs
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.
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.
Local Nonprofits and Residents to Benefit from Community Foundation Grants
Free Tax Filing Returns More Than $28 million to Central and Northeastern Connecticut Taxpayers This Year
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut announced that 12,267 tax filers in its service area received $28,732,417 in refunds and credits thanks to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and MyFreeTaxes.com programs.
United Way’s Day of Action Engages Volunteers in Projects Throughout Northern Fairfield and Southern Litchfield Counties
DANBURY, CT -- Through Day of Action, United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) engaged more than 200 volunteers in a variety of service projects throughout Northern Fairfield and Southern Litchfield Counties on Thursday, June 21.
$2,200 Raised to Support Local Men and Boys’ Needs
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
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.
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.
Bank of America, Employees Deliver More Than $2.8 Million in Hurricane Harvey Relief
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.