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Aug
03

Meeting the Moment: Resourcing Community Organizing for Racial Justice

... and trustees in philanthropy. Over the past six weeks, Connecticut has seen mass action for racial justice at an ... state took the streets to declare Black Lives Matter, many foundations across Connecticut also declared their support ... requires intentional, deep, and sustained investment in community organizing led by Black, Brown, Indigenous and ...
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Special Event
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CCP Members
Non-member Grantmaker
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Community Organizing

Supporting Organizing Work Connecticut

... the organizing capacity of grassroots groups across Connecticut. Over the past several years, there has been growing interest among Connecticut's philanthropic community in supporting organizing as a strategy to advance ... geographic regions and issue silos. While individual foundations may have limitations and barriers that prevent ...

Governor Lamont Launches State Workforce Development Unit Focused on Building the Nation's Strongest Talent-To-Jobs Pipeline

Release Date: 
07/20/2020
... -- Governor Ned Lamont today announced the creation of the Connecticut Workforce Development Unit – a state office ... The unit, housed within the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), will collaborate with the ... of experience as the CEO of two manufacturing companies in Connecticut, has a PhD in adult experiential learning, serves ...
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Policy News
Audience: 
CCP Members
Policy Makers
Funding Area: 
Workforce

Community Food Drive to Be Held on August 7 & 8 at Danbury Fair Mall

Release Date: 
07/16/2020
... Food Collaborative DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is partnering with the Danbury Fair Mall to ... feed their children and put food on their tables.   WHAT: Community Food Drive to benefit the Danbury Food Collaborative. This activity is serving as United Way of Western Connecticut’s annual Day ...
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Member News
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CCP Members
Funding Area: 
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Connecticut Will Have Its First Statewide, Publicly Accessible Data Source to Assist Voter Registration, Voter Turnout Efforts

Release Date: 
07/16/2020
... Giving Grant to Launch Initiative HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Data Collaborative (CT Data) is constructing a ... CT Data is utilizing the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 5-year estimates for eligible voters along ... will support a range of voter registration initiatives by community-based organizations in Connecticut,” said ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Community Foundation
Topic(s): 
Facts, Figures, Trends
Funding Area: 
Civil Rights, Social Action

20 U.S. Cities and Counties Pledge to Improve Local Systems and Policies to Advance Health Equity with $2 Million in Grants from the Aetna Foundation

Release Date: 
07/15/2020
... and health care systems in their communities and engage community residents as leaders in their work. "Access to ... Improving health care referral systems; Developing community advisory boards; and Informing local policies. An ... a nearly 150-year perspective, a broad-based member community and the ability to influence federal policy to ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Corporate Giving
Funding Area: 
Equity and Inclusion
Health
Aug
11

CCP Communication Network

... professionals to connect and learn from one another as our foundations are responding to this unprecedented time. The ... to protecting the health and safety of our members and community. As information about novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ... in ensuring the safety and well-being of the CCP community. CCP Communication Network ...
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Peer Learning
Audience: 
CCP Members
Topic(s): 
Communications

Hartford Foundation Awards $200,000 in Grants to Support Census and Voter Registration Efforts

Release Date: 
07/13/2020
... are organizations that have strong connections to the community, proven track records, and have developed ... in the Hartford region,” said Hartford Foundation Senior Community Investments Officer Yvette Bello. “We remain ... Beyond," a collaboration of Everyday Democracy with the Connecticut Civic Health Initiative and the Hartford Votes ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Community Foundation
Topic(s): 
Census 2020
Funding Area: 
Public Affairs & Societal Benefit

Summer Youth Learning and Employment Program to serve 1,500 of the Region’s Youth

Release Date: 
07/09/2020
... will serve nearly 1,500 youth throughout North Central Connecticut at a time when youth and families are being ... through critical partnerships with a significant number of community-based organizations and employers in North Central ... for youth. Other resources offered this summer are limited community service projects and mental health services. “As ...

Hartford Foundation and First Book Award $1 Million in Grants to Six Connecticut School Districts for Computers and Home Internet Access, Funded by The LEGO Group and The LEGO Foundation

Release Date: 
07/09/2020
... students in need HARTFORD, CT -- Six school districts in Connecticut will begin the school year with new Chromebooks ... by LEGO’s generosity to step up on behalf of our community and work to solve a challenge in a way that will ... of more than 475,000 teachers and program leaders serving children in need, indicated that approximately 40 ...

Partnership for Strong Communities Receives $5,000 Grant From Chelsea Groton Foundation

Release Date: 
07/07/2020
... of Chelsea Groton Foundation in ensuring that all Connecticut residents have access to a range of affordable ... support programs. These housing resources have helped Connecticut reach a historic decline in the state’s ... in partnership for the long-term growth of eastern Connecticut and southern Rhode Island. Partnership for Strong ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Corporate Giving
Funding Area: 
Affordable Housing

Chelsea Groton Foundation Approves Record $451K in Grants During Single-Giving Cycle to Support Increased Need; Passes $4M in Giving Since Founding

Release Date: 
06/22/2020
... has provided over $4 million in total grants to the community since its founding in 1998. This spring, the ... $451,813 in grants to 85 non-profit organizations from Connecticut and Rhode Island. Over $85,000 was approved for ... the Civil War. For more than 165 years, we have been serving our customers and communities through famines, ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Corporate Giving
Funding Area: 
COVID-19
Human Services

Chelsea Groton Foundation Awards $464K to Support Area Non-profits and Students

Release Date: 
06/22/2020
... – $451,813 in grants to 85 non-profit organizations from Connecticut and Rhode Island, $5,900 and counting to area ... has provided over $4 million in total grants to the community since 1999. Grants to Area Organizations Over ... the Civil War. For more than 165 years, we have been serving our customers and communities through famines, ...
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Member News
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Corporate Giving
Funding Area: 
COVID-19
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