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New Canaan Community Foundation Awards $650K in Grants
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The New Canaan Community Foundation celebrated its annual Grant Awards Ceremony Thursday morning, where the agency divided $650,000 among 80 local nonprofit organizations.
Community Foundation Tops Last Year's Grant Awards with Highest Amount Yet
The Ensworth Charitable Foundation Supports Hartford Public Library’s Lifelong Learning for Older Adults
HARTFORD, CT -- The Ensworth Charitable Foundation awarded a grant in the amount of $15,000 to Hartford Public Library in support of its Lifelong Learning for Older Adults program. All classes are free and open to the public and specifically target the Hartford community over the age of 55.
Nonprofits Receive $103,950 in Spring Grants
Foundation’s $30,000 Grant to FoodCorps Will Give Waterbury and Naugatuck Schoolchildren Creative, Hands-On Lessons in Healthy Eating
WATERBURY, CT -- A $30,000 grant from Connecticut Community Foundation to the Connecticut affiliate of FoodCorps, a national organization that connects kids to healthy foods, will give schoolchildren in four Waterbury and Naugatuck schools hands-on lessons in healthy eating in order to promote their preferences for fruits and vegetables—and improve overall nutrition and wellness. The award is among 51 new grants totaling $366,600 made by the Foundation in their April grant round to nonprofit organizations serving communities in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.
Summer Youth Employment Program to Run in Bristol
Summer Work Experience Program Offered for Second Year
Hartford Foundation Supports Opioid Education for Medical Providers
HARTFORD, CT -- Thanks to an $80,000 grant funded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) has been able to support the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Comprehensive Education and Needs Training (NASCENT) project. This project was created to educate clinicians about their role in decreasing opioid misuse, thus reducing the number of individuals exposed to opioids in the first place – a critical public health concern.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Invests in Economic and Community Development in the North End
Hartford Foundation Sponsors Report on K-12 School District Regionalization
Webster Bankers Teach JA in a Day in Waterbury
WATERBURY, CT -- More than 50 Webster Bankers spent the school day teaching financial literacy to students at Tinker Elementary School in Waterbury, the largest JA in a Day event of 2018 for the Bank.
Get to know ... Diane Sierpina
NEW CANAAN, CT -- New Canaan News Online interviews Diane Sierpina, director of justice initiatives for The Tow Foundation, and new Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Board Member.
Luria Named Board Chair of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank is pleased to announce that Kathy Luria, senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy, has been named chair of the board of directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
Fairfield County’s Advocacy Day Registration Open to All Nonprofits
The Great(est) Give: Over $1.7 Million Raised for Local Nonprofits
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (The Foundation) is excited to announce the results of The Great Give® 2018, the region’s ninth community-wide online fundraising event for nonprofits serving The Foundation’s 20-town region. In 36 hours, the community raised over $1.7 million, far surpassing previous years, for Greater New Haven’s nonprofits. Nearly 11,000 donors gave to 406 nonprofits, once again proving their commitment to our community.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New Board Leadership
Andrea Barton Reeves Elected President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) Board of Directors elected Attorney Andrea Barton Reeves to serve as its 20th president at its Annual Meeting held on April 26, 2018.