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Children’s Museum Receives Grant to Bring STEAM to Hartford’s Latinx Children

Release Date: 
01/17/2020
... at Institute for the Hispanic Family HARTFORD, CT -- Many Connecticut children are fortunate to have easy access to a ... in Greater Hartford to increase philanthropy in their community and to strengthen nonprofits working to improve the ... residents. Members examine issues affecting the Latino community and recommend grants from the fund to address those ...

Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $27 Million Grant to Enhance Early Childhood Development

Release Date: 
12/23/2019
... -- Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the State of Connecticut has been awarded a $26.8 million federal grant ... through Five Renewal Grant will be administered by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood and will enable the ... development. Connecticut’s grant lifts parent voice and community-based solutions as key drivers of improvements. It ...
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Policy News
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Early Childhood

Funding Opportunity: Strengthening Local Early Childhood Collaboration

Release Date: 
01/15/2020
... Childhood Funder Collaborative (CT ECFC), a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, is accepting proposals ... DCF/Head Start Collaboratives, and Health Enhancement Community Collaboratives, etc.) to strengthen organizational ... to be completed by June 30, 2020. Only one grant award per community will be made. Deadline for submission is Friday, ...
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Nonprofit Staff
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Early Childhood

Aurora Announces 2020 Grant Opportunity for College Success Programs

Release Date: 
01/15/2020
... Aurora Foundation is the only free-standing foundation in Connecticut focused solely on supporting women and girls. ... Eligible organizations are those running programs serving women and girls in Greater Hartford by providing ... in college, we can make substantial individual, family and community impact.   To be eligible for a grant from the ...
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Nonprofit Staff
Funding Area: 
Higher Education
Women & Girls

Member eBrief - January 2020

Release Date: 
01/30/2020
... and our Annual Conference , scheduled on May 19 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. This year’s ... ; Gian-Carl Casa , president and CEO of the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance; and Andrew Ferguson , chief ... effective role for philanthropy, CCP’s work benefits all foundations and grant-making organizations in the state.” ...
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eBrief

Hartford Foundation Awards More Than $900,000 to Help Reduce Homelessness in Greater Hartford

Release Date: 
01/14/2020
... Foundation for Public Giving. Grants were awarded to Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness ($30,000); Hands on ... needs for every one of us,” said Hartford Foundation Community Investments Officer Dawn Grant. “This funding not ... Counts. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Community Foundation
Funding Area: 
Housing & Shelter

Area Students are Encouraged to Apply for Robert T. Kenney Scholarship

Release Date: 
01/14/2020
... Scholars graduated with about 40% less debt than their Connecticut peers. Scholarships can make a big difference.” ... need, with consideration given to academic performance, community involvement, and other indications of a strong ... through education. Applicants must live in one of the 64 Connecticut towns served by American Savings Foundation. ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Students
Funding Area: 
Scholarships

Danbury Youth Volunteer Corps Receives Top Honor Five Years in a Row

Release Date: 
01/09/2020
... of Service Awards DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is proud to announce that its Youth Volunteer ... “Both Emma and Connor have had a huge impact on our community, their peers, and me.”      Connor’s mother, ... works with each YVC Affiliate to ensure that they are serving the youth and their community in the best way ...
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Member News
Funding Area: 
Youth Development

Scholarship Opportunity for Student Environmental Leaders

Release Date: 
01/08/2020
... by a high school junior or senior residing in the lower Connecticut River Valley for participation in a program, ... Clarence S. Wadsworth, The Rockfall Foundation is one of Connecticut’s oldest environmental organizations. The ... Rockfall Foundation operates the historic deKoven House Community Center that offers meeting and event room rentals ...
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Scholarship News
Audience: 
Students
Funding Area: 
Environment & Animals
Scholarships

Two Members Join Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Board

Release Date: 
01/08/2020
SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced today that David Offensend of ... and coordinator of the Multicultural Center at Berkshire Community College, where she serves students from ethnically ... to meet the needs of communities. About Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation For more than 30 years, Berkshire ...

Hartford Foundation Board Names New Officers and New Director

Release Date: 
01/07/2020
... of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving – the community foundation for the 29-town Greater Hartford region. ... the Board in 2014, was a longtime educator, and served as Connecticut’s Commissioner of Education and the first CEO ... quality of life, as well as the spirit of optimism in the community and its desire to keep improving and helping every ...

CCP Public Policy Update: Census Workshops for Nonprofits

Release Date: 
01/08/2020
... Census workshops series that CCP is co-sponsoring with Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance, Connecticut Data Collaborative, ... Series MIDDLETOWN >> JANUARY 10: 2:30-3:30 PM, MARC Community Resources, 124 Washington Street, Middletown ...

CCP Public Policy Update: New Tax Changes

Release Date: 
01/02/2020
... legislation are two tax provisions that affect private foundations and nonprofits. Simplification of the Private ... 206 ) replaces the two-tier excise tax that private foundations pay on investment income with a flat-rate excise ... of 1.39%. A flat rate has long been a priority for private foundations, as the two-tier rate penalized foundations for ...

State Ranks Well Overall, But Lags Behind Peers on Health Care Affordability scorecard.

Release Date: 
01/07/2020
MERIDEN, CT -- Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut applauds the release of Altarum’s Healthcare ... the high cost of health care.  The scorecard ranks Connecticut 10th out of the 42 states and DC that were ... health care affordability remains a major challenge for Connecticut residents. While we may out-perform many of the ...
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Member News
Funding Area: 
Health

United Way Grant Cycle to Open January 7

Release Date: 
01/07/2020
... Financial Stability DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is pleased to announce that agencies interested ... Childhood Care and Education After-School Programming (serving children ages 5 through 18) Financial Stability  ... application processes, please contact the United Way Community Impact Coordinator for each region:   Greater ...
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Nonprofit Staff

New Funding Opportunity for Grassroots Advocacy Organizations: Diverse Grassroots Advocacy to Expand HUSKY Eligibility

Release Date: 
01/07/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health Foundation is issuing a request for ... to advocate for expanding of Medicaid eligibility in Connecticut.   Why: Medicaid is the nation’s public health ... insurance options. In 2015, the state legislature in Connecticut reduced Medicaid eligibility for parents with ...
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Nonprofit Staff
Funding Area: 
Equity and Inclusion
Health

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