CCP's 2018 Strategic Vision
Publication date:
06/2018
CCP's 2018 Strategic Vision describes its comitments and five strategies for moving forward.
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Universal Health Care Foundation's Voter Engagement Project Grant Proposals Are Due on June 8
Release Date:
06/04/2018
MERIDEN, CT -- Universal Health Care Foundation’s Voter Engagement Project Grants are a nonpartisan initiative to engage voters across the state to focus on elevating health care issues in the 2018 election season. The proposal deadline is June 8, 2018.
Over 130 Nonprofit Leaders Magnify Their Voices at Fairfield County’s Advocacy Day
Release Date:
05/31/2018
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence hosted over 130 members of Connecticut’s nonprofit community today during an interactive and collaborative Advocacy Day 2018 at Grace Farms in New Canaan.
Member eBrief - May 2018
Release Date:
05/31/2018
A monthly benefit of CCP membership, the MAY 2018 Member eBrief features: CCP Updates; Member News & Releases; New Resources; Colleague News and Other Events. Remember to login to access this member benefit!
Connecticut Community Foundation’s Annual Report Celebrates its Donors and Community Partners—the “Bridge Builders” of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills
Release Date:
05/29/2018
WATERBURY— Connecticut Community Foundation has released its 2017 annual report, which highlights the impact of the Foundation’s donors and community partners in improving the quality of life in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills—particularly in response to challenges. The Foundation awarded $5 million in grants and college scholarships in 2017 to local nonprofit organizations and students, respectively.
CCP's 2018 Conference Keynote Videos
View the keynote videos from CCP's 2018 Conference. This page is for CCP members only and is password protected.
Tauck Family Foundation Honored with Philanthropy Award
Release Date:
05/24/2018
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) has named Tauck Family Foundation the recipient of the 2018 Nancy P. Roberts Award for Innovation in Philanthropy.
CCP's 2018 Conference - Cristina Jiménez Visual Notes
Cristina Jiménez of United We Dream gave the morning keynote at CCP's 2018 Conference, Disruptive Leadership - Inspiring Strategies for Social Change, on May 16, 2018.
CCP's 2018 Conference - Grant Oliphant Visual Notes
Grant Oliphant of the Heinz Endowments gave the afternoon keynote at CCP's 2018 Conference, Disruptive Leadership - Inspiring Strategies for Social Change, on May 16, 2018.
Foundation’s $30,000 Grant to FoodCorps Will Give Waterbury and Naugatuck Schoolchildren Creative, Hands-On Lessons in Healthy Eating
Release Date:
05/16/2018
WATERBURY, CT -- A $30,000 grant from Connecticut Community Foundation to the Connecticut affiliate of FoodCorps, a national organization that connects kids to healthy foods, will give schoolchildren in four Waterbury and Naugatuck schools hands-on lessons in healthy eating in order to promote their preferences for fruits and vegetables—and improve overall nutrition and wellness. The award is among 51 new grants totaling $366,600 made by the Foundation in their April grant round to nonprofit organizations serving communities in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.
Summer Youth Employment Program to Run in Bristol
Release Date:
05/14/2018
Summer Work Experience Program Offered for Second Year
Webster Bankers Teach JA in a Day in Waterbury
Release Date:
05/11/2018
WATERBURY, CT -- More than 50 Webster Bankers spent the school day teaching financial literacy to students at Tinker Elementary School in Waterbury, the largest JA in a Day event of 2018 for the Bank.
Luria Named Board Chair of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/07/2018
WATERBURY, CT -- Webster Bank is pleased to announce that Kathy Luria, senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy, has been named chair of the board of directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.
Fairfield County’s Advocacy Day Registration Open to All Nonprofits
Release Date:
05/07/2018
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) is offering an exciting, interactive and collaborative Advocacy Day on the morning of Thursday, May 31st at Grace Farms in New Canaan, CT.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New Board Leadership
Release Date:
05/01/2018
HARTFORD, CT—At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy voted Kathryn Luria (Woodbury), senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy for Webster Bank, as the new board chair, to replace outgoing Chair Judith Meyers, president and CEO of Children’s Fund of Connecticut.
Andrea Barton Reeves Elected President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
Release Date:
04/27/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) Board of Directors elected Attorney Andrea Barton Reeves to serve as its 20th president at its Annual Meeting held on April 26, 2018.
Farmington Bank WTIC Community Concert Series Brings the Sounds and Fun of Simply Swing Orchestra to Cities and Towns in Connecticut and Massachusetts
Release Date:
04/23/2018
FARMINGTON, CT -- The Farmington Bank WTIC Community Concert Series featuring Simply Swing today announced its 2018 schedule of free concerts by the popular 10-piece swing orchestra based in Connecticut.
Animal Haven Unveils Remodeled Facility and Breaks Ground for New Cat Wing
Release Date:
04/19/2018
NORTH HAVEN, CT -- The Animal Haven, one of the oldest, private, no kill shelters for homeless dogs and cats in Connecticut, today celebrated its grand reopening and broke ground for the construction of a new cat wing. The renovations were made possible in part by a grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven from the Lillian and Henry A. Konopacke Fund.
Connecticut Community Foundation to Host 6th Annual Online Give-A-Thon on April 24-25
Release Date:
04/17/2018
The 36-hour “Give Local” campaign will benefit 257 local nonprofits
United Way of Western CT To Launch Cora’s Kids, Focus on Early Childhood Development Through Infant and Toddler Childcare
Release Date:
04/20/2018
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) will announce the launch of Cora’s Kids, a program to invest $1 million over the next 3-5 years to support new family childcare centers in Danbury at a press event on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 9:00 am at the Danbury Fair Mall Center Court.