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TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has made awards to 21 area nonprofit organizations, totaling more than $79,045 during its second grant cycle of 2017. The Community Foundation awards discretionary grants to northwest Connecticut charities three times a year: early spring, late June and late fall.
The JULY Digest includes feature headlines: How to Understand the State Fiscal Crisis - A message and resources from CCP; Report Reveals ACA Reduced CT Uninsured by Nearly 50%; Studies Find Proposed Budget Cuts Hurt Early Childhood Program Quality and State Economy; New England Consultant Directory to Assist Nonprofits; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
WATERBURY, CT -- Women of all ages and backgrounds who want to improve and enrich the lives of women and girls in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills have a new opportunity to learn about and address community issues through the Women’s Giving Circle at the Connecticut Community Foundation.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Jim Williamson and the Community Foundation for Greater New Britain were honored last week in Denver at the national Campaign for Grade Level Reading’s Funders Huddle with the Catalyst for Change Award.
The JUNE Digest includes feature headlines: Co-Creation Continued: A Public Private Partnership to Improve Learning for Children; Funding for Healthy Environment/Strong Economy Available; Liberty Bank Seeks Diversity Award Nominations; $800K To Help Prevent Summer Learning Loss; Program Directory Available for Parents; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
The United Philanthropy Forum-endorsed Directors & Officers Liability Insurance is available to all grantmaking foundations as a service to the field. Coverage is available in all states.
CCP President Maggie Gunther Osborn comments on thoughts from Maya Rhodan, TIME contributor and journalist, as a way to highlight the reality of the government shutdown and its impact on communities and people.
A post by Jonathan Spack, Chief Executive Officer, Third Sector New England, on leadership in the region.
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!
Read the letter that Connecticut Council for Philanthropy delivered to political leaders in Congress and shared with leaders in the state, about preserving the Johnson Amendment "Protect the integrity of America’s nonprofit sector by maintaining the current law that keeps politics and campaign contributions out of the work of charities."
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America announces that grant applications are now open for the 2017 Bank of America Arts Conservation Project. The company welcomes and encourages applications from nonprofit cultural institutions with art requiring conservation. The application deadline for submissions is April 21, 2017.