Conversations with New President to Bring Local Non-Profits, Community Foundation Leadership Together
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... understand that all non-profit programs are facing funding and operating challenges in today’s difficult ...
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Berkshire Taconic Announces Final Round of 2017 Grant Deadlines for Litchfield County
Release Date:
09/21/2017
SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the fourth and final round of deadlines for competitive grants in 2017. Covering the period from October 1 through December 31, the fall cycle of deadlines is open to regional nonprofits, schools and individuals.
CT Philanthropy Digest - October 2017
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... wake of a disaster." In the Communities in Crisis strategy area, United Way of Western Connecticut and Fairfield ... towards filling overall gaps in statewide music education funding. All funds raised will be matched by local ...
Danbury Hospital Foundation Receives $40K Contribution from Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... a Hospital-based navigator, work together to support the area’s most vulnerable residents by helping them achieve ... to experience success in improving access to care for area residents in need as well as public health and safety. ...
Social Venture Partners Connecticut Invites Letters of Interest for Investment
Release Date:
09/15/2017
WESTPORT, CT -- Social Venture Partners Connecticut (SVP Connecticut), a program and field of interest fund of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, announced that it is accepting Letters of Interest for investment through an online application. The submission deadline is Monday, October 16.
Billings Forge Community Works and Our Piece of the Pie Receive $250,000 from Hartford Foundation for Opportunity Youth Job Training Program
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... partners will seek longer-term national and other funding to sustain the program. Projected outcomes of the ... with adults beyond their social workers. Foundation funding supports a portion of the Billings Forge opportunity ...
Grant Supports Terryville Plymouth Little League
Release Date:
09/18/2017
TERRYVILLE, CT -- Terryville Plymouth Little League was recently awarded a $1,500 grant from the Bristol Savings Bank Fund at Main Street Community Foundation to support the repair and replacement of outfield fences at two of the fields.
Aurora Foundation Announces New Executive Director
Release Date:
09/18/2017
WEST HARTFORD, CT -- The Aurora Foundation for Women and Girls is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Bernhardt Steadman, Ph.D. as its new Executive Director. Steadman, who will champion Aurora’s initiatives to strengthen opportunities for women and girls in Greater Hartford, will begin in late October.
Funders Respond to Charlottesville and Resources
Release Date:
08/29/2017
Last week the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy penned a response to the riots in Charlottesville. We want to share other thoughtful and supportive statements from CCP members and local and national colleagues.
CCP Policy Update - July 19, 2017
Release Date:
07/19/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's public policy update from July 19, 2017 includes information from the National Council of Nonprofits on "Congress Increasing Efforts to Politicize Nonprofits."
CCP Policy Update - September 7, 2017
Release Date:
09/07/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's public policy update from the Septeber 7, 2017 ebrief includes information about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); a RALLY to Protect Nonprofit Services; and the State Charity Officials Letter to Congress: Keep the Johnson Amendment.
Newman's Own Foundation Teams Up with CrowdRise for Holiday Challenge Announcing Half a Million in Grant Giveaways to Charities
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... sponsored by Newman’s Own Foundation, with $500,000 in funding and matching donations for participating charities. ...
CCP Update - Disaster Relief - DACA - Johnson Amendment/Census Funding
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... Arrivals (DACA) and the Johnson Amendment & Census Funding . Disaster Relief Over the last several weeks ... for Greater New Haven. Johnson Amendment and Census Funding From United Philanthropy Forum: This week, the U.S. ... that would weaken the Johnson Amendment and reduce Census funding . Please read below and consider taking ...
CCP Update - DACA Renewal Scholarships
Release Date:
09/15/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's update from September 15, 2017 gives information about two sources of DACA renewal scholarships for eligible students.
Race Can Be An Uncomfortable Topic, So Let’s Talk About It.
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... research that did not include people of color. The lack of funding for face-to-face interpretation in health care means ...
WVEMS Receives Largest Grant Yet From Newman's Own Foundation
Release Date:
09/14/2017
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman’s Own Foundation awarded a $35,000 grant to WVEMS, which often relies on such funds to purchase new equipment that falls outside their operating budget.
Aurora Women and Girls Foundation Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... in the lives of women and girls in the Greater Hartford area. ### Contact: Laurie Robillard Program Coordinator ...
With $2 Million Renovation, the New England Air Museum Entices New Visitors
Release Date:
09/14/2017
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT -- The New England Air Museum welcomed visitors Wednesday at a ceremony marking a $2 million renovation funded by United Technologies Corp., the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the state of Connecticut.
Hurricane Irma Response
... fund will focus on the entirety of the storm’s impact area. Specific location and need-focus will be determined by ...
Connecticut 2-1-1 Work's to Help Those Impacted By Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Connecticut 2-1-1 handles calls from Hurricane Harvey victims and acts as the lead resource coordinator for out of state 2-1-1's helping Hurricane Irma victims in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.