The Community Foundation's Kara Straun Receives Prestigious Award
Release Date:
04/12/2019
... of opportunity for all. The Foundation's 20 town service area includes: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, ...
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Professor Ciara Leydon Receives Grant for Speech-Language Pathology Program
Release Date:
04/08/2019
... program. The grant will go toward a high-fidelity, full-body manikin that will help train students in a range of ...
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08
2019 Inspiration Awards
Join the Bridgeport Public Education Fund as they recognize and celebrate Excellence in Education at the 26th annual Inspiration Awards.
Tracee Ellis Ross Energizes & Inspires at Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls Annual Luncheon
Release Date:
04/09/2019
... that includes commissioning fresh research to ensure our funding continues to align with the most critical needs of ... Women & Girls pioneer, Anne Leonhardt, contributed seed funding that ultimately launched the Fund in 1998. In honor ... ages 5 to 90. The Fund is a member of the global Women’s Funding Network. Learn more about FCCF’s Fund for Women & ...
Get ready to “Give Local” on April 23 and 24!
Release Date:
04/09/2019
... year. Since 2013, over $5.8 million has been raised for area nonprofits through Give Local. In 2018, 4,400 ... participating nonprofits serving the region—the kind of funding that they most need, since state and federal support ...
CT Philanthropy Digest - April 2019
Release Date:
04/24/2019
... made a lasting impact on the philanthropic work of the area.” Read more >> Juanita T. James , president and CEO of ... not just those who itemize; Authorizing sufficient funding to support a fair and accurate 2020 Census; Repealing ... Letter of Intent deadline: Good to Great Program Provides Funding for Capital Projects >> JUNE 1: Application deadline: ...
Jun
13 - 14
Northeast Funder Network 2019 Annual Meeting
This funder learning and strategy session will will focus on the challenges to and opportunities for building more healthy, vibrant and equitable communities, using Newport and the larger region as a portal for learning.
Unassuming Watertown Man Leaves Connecticut Community Foundation $4 Million for Local Causes
Release Date:
03/21/2019
WATERBURY, CT -- John “Jack” Staver of Watertown, Connecticut, who passed away at the age of 80 in January 2018, has bequeathed more than $4 million to establish a permanent charitable fund at Connecticut Community Foundation.
Building Healthier Communities Fund Accepting Grant Applications
Release Date:
03/19/2019
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Building Healthier Communities Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, invites nonprofits to apply for program grants that support early childhood education and development by enhancing home visitation in the Greater Torrington and Winsted areas. The application deadline is May 1, 2019.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Scholarship Deadline Extended to Sunday, March 31st for Almost $1 Million in Opportunities
Release Date:
03/19/2019
... to meaningful careers with their extensive scholarship funding, the Community Foundation is committed to foster a ...
Member eBrief - March 2019
Release Date:
03/22/2019
... the state of Connecticut has not yet allocated funding to support Census 2020 outreach, but the legislature is considering a bill to appropriate funding for the census, HB 6563 . CCP is organizing a sign-on ... about the location and funders who make an impact in the area. Where is CCP's 50th Anniversary Logo? Send your ...
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund Receives $200,000 Hartford Foundation Grant to Support Bilingual Legal Advocacy Services
Release Date:
03/18/2019
... grants and donations to leverage the Foundation’s funding for the project. “Over the years, the Hartford ...
Women & Girls’ Fund Announces Theme and Guest Speaker for the 18th Annual Wonder of Women (WOW) Event
Release Date:
03/15/2019
... will help the Women & Girls’ Fund increase the amount of funding available to programs supporting women and girls in ...
Connecticut Community Foundation’s Newest Grantees Galvanize Young People to Steward the Environment
Release Date:
03/05/2019
... students in grades 3-5 and to enhance partnerships with area school systems. Housatonic Valley Association received a ...
The Rockfall Foundation Announces Recipients of 2019 Environmental Grants
Release Date:
03/12/2019
... program. Recipients for 2019 are as follows: Coginchaug Area Transition (CAT) Giving Garden working group - “Giving ... collections of interesting and large, old trees in the area, and this project will plant an additional four to six ...
2018 Accomplishments Celebrated and Board Leadership Announced at Foundation’s Annual Meeting
Release Date:
03/12/2019
BRISTOL, CT -- Before a gathering of board members, past leadership and staff at Main Street Community Foundation’s Annual Meeting, the Foundation celebrated 2018 and elected new officers.
Lamont: Private investors could fund toll start-up costs
Release Date:
03/07/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- Gov. Ned Lamont wants to explore tapping private investors to finance at least some of the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to install electronic tolling on its highways. "We could put in place, probably, a public-private partnership so … we wouldn't have to up front all of that (toll installation) cost," Lamont said while speaking to the Connecticut Council on Philanthropy at the Hartford Hilton Thursday morning.
$1 Million in Workforce Development Grants Awarded to CT Non-Profit Organizations by CHEFA
Release Date:
03/04/2019
... a skilled workforce. The leadership shown by CHEFA in this area is tremendously important in retaining our workforce and ... complete short-term job training programs; and 3) flexible funding pools at each WDB for payments to cover childcare, ...
CCP Policy Update (3/1/19)
Release Date:
03/01/2019
CCP's Policy Update includes links and information relevant to the CT philanthropic community, including: Governor Lamont's state budget proposal and the Nonprofit Alliance's analysis, news on Census 2020 in Connecticut, an update on impacts of the new tax law, and information on federal universal charitable deduction bills.
Webster Bank United Way Employee Campaign Raises $1.55 Million in 2018
Release Date:
02/28/2019
... United Way Campaign raised a record $1.55 million in 2018, funding more than 70 United Ways across the bank’s ...