American Savings Foundation Launches New Website
Release Date:
01/15/2019
... are welcome to apply. The website has links to other area scholarship programs as well as resources for learning ...
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New Fund at Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to Honor Long-Time New Britain Dentist Dr. Walter R. Fletcher, Jr. and Family
Release Date:
01/14/2019
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- For nearly 40 years, Dr. Walter Fletcher tended to the oral health needs of countless children and families from New Britain and beyond at his 55 West Main Street dental practice in Downtown New Britain. When the beloved Dr. Fletcher’s life was unexpectedly cut short in 1982 at age 60 following a heart attack, a seed was planted to one day honor the legacy of a man who cared deeply for his hometown and the people who lived here.
State Office of Early Childhood Welcomes Bye with $8.5 Million from Feds
Release Date:
01/14/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) has announced what amounts to a welcome gift for its incoming leader, former State Senator Beth Bye, named by Gov. Lamont two weeks ago to head the state agency. Just days ahead of Lamont’s inauguration, OEC said it had been awarded an $8,591,087 federal grant – funds intended to enable the state to design and launch better, more cost-effective systems serving families with young children.
Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $96,000 in Grants to Support the Economic Vitality of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills
Release Date:
01/14/2019
WATERBURY, CT -- Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $96,000 to ten nonprofit organizations serving residents of 21 towns in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills. With these grants, the Foundation aims to build people’s pathways from poverty to prosperity and to support diverse and robust neighborhood, city and regional economies.
Nov
14
Corporate Giving Webinar: Corporate Social Responsibility - Best Practices and Tools for Success
A webinar designed for staff involved with corporate foundations, giving programs, or advised funds at a community foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend
Apr
18
Corporate Giving Webinar: Aligning Your Giving Strategy with Business Goals
... Manager Rachel Goodspeed explores key giving areas and funding logic model. And Goelzer Investment Management talks ... determine key giving areas and measure the impact of their funding with creative approaches to better the communities ...
Jan
17
Corporate Giving Webinar: Employee Resource Groups
A webinar is designed for staff involved with corporate foundations, giving programs, or advised funds at a community foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend.
Nov
21
Family Philanthropy Webinar: Impact Investing
A webinar designed for staff involved with family foundations or who manage donor advised funds at a community foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend
May
16
Family Philanthropy Webinar: Board Governance
A webinar designed for staff involved with family foundations or who manage donor advised funds at a community foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend.
Feb
21
Family Philanthropy Webinar: Values-Based Grantmaking in Family Foundations
A webinar designed for staff involved with family foundations or who manage donor advised funds at a community foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend.
Cigna Foundation Grant Will Help Hartford Public Library Assist Opioid Overdose Victims
Release Date:
01/07/2019
... in trauma-informed care training and CPR training. The funding will also be used to procure supplies, primarily ...
Cigna Helps Customers Affected by California Wildfires, Cigna Foundation Donates $25,000 to the American Red Cross for Recovery
Release Date:
11/13/2018
BLOOMFIELD, CT -- The Cigna Foundation is donating $25,000 to the American Red Cross to help California residents recover from wildfires sweeping the state, and will match Cigna employee donations made to the American Red Cross, up to $100,000.
Cigna Grant Enables March of Dimes to Expand Supportive Pregnancy Care
Release Date:
11/28/2018
... assessment and discuss specific concerns in a semi-private area within the group space. During each SPC visit, women ...
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Fund for Women & Girls Annual Luncheon Featuring Tracee Ellis Ross
Release Date:
01/03/2019
... ages 5 to 90. The Fund is a member of the global Women’s Funding Network. Learn more about FCCF’s Fund for Women & ...
Julia Wasserman Animal Welfare Fund Bestows Inaugural Gifts to Local Nonprofits
Release Date:
01/09/2019
Legacy Wishes Honored Through Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
OEC Wins $8.5 M Federal Award to Advance Child Success
Release Date:
01/07/2019
... leader among states in both grant size and per capita funding. The most anticipated federal early childhood ... Wilkinson and his team for securing this round of funding. This new grant will allow Connecticut to build on ... Among the largest state recipients, no state received more funding per target family than Connecticut. “I am thrilled ...
The Community Foundation welcomes Liana Garcia Fresher
Release Date:
01/03/2019
... of opportunity for all. The Foundation’s 20 town service area includes: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, ...
Hartford Foundation Awards More Than $924,000 to Help Reduce Homelessness in Greater Hartford
Release Date:
01/08/2019
... will receive much needed help thanks to the work of five area nonprofit agencies and funding of more than $924,000 from the Hartford Foundation ... Community Investments Officer Dawn Grant. “This funding not only supports emergency shelters and basic needs, ...
Two Staff Members Join Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Release Date:
01/07/2019
... Piper Charitable Trust in Phoenix, Ariz., the San Antonio Area Foundation in San Antonio, Texas, and the Marin ...
Main Street Community Foundation Announces Promotions
Release Date:
01/07/2019
BRISTOL, CT -- Main Street Community Foundation (MSCF) is pleased to announce the promotions of Kathleen M. Kerchaert and Samantha Rajotte as of January 1, 2019.