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Criteria, Eligibility and Nomination Forms for the Newman Award
The Martha S. Newman Award honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding staff performance in serving the philanthropic community.
Criteria, Eligibility and Nomination Forms for the Filer Award
The John H. Filer Award honors an individual or individuals who have demonstrated leadership in encouraging private action for the public good in Connecticut.
Philanthropy Awards
Find information on the CCP's three philanthropy awards: the John H. Filer Award which honors individual(s) who have demonstrated leadership in encouraging private action for the public good in Connecticut; the Martha S. Newman Award which honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding staff performance in serving the philanthropic community; and the Nancy P. Roberts Award for innovation in philanthropy.
The Charitable Deduction in Connecticut
Publication date:
03/2016
Individual Connecticut residents donated $3.66 billion to charities in 2013 either through bequests after death ($352 million) or while alive.
Evaluating Advocacy
Find resources to help you evaluate different aspects of your advocacy, including capacity, progress and impact.
Giving Story: Theodate Pope Riddle
A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving. Hillstead Museum
Giving Story: R.J. Julia Booksellers
A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving. Partnering to Make a Difference
Giving Story: Keiller Family Fund
A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving. Having an Impact Through a Community Foundation
Giving Story: Ethel Donaghue
A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving. Easy Breathing: Asthma - Of Practical Benefit
Giving Story: Charles and Lyla Hunter
A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving. Westmoor Park
Giving Story: Betty Knox
A giving story from The Connecticut Toolkit for Giving. "I want to do something for the city of Hartford"
Nonprofit Organizations Serving Older Adults - July 20, 2011 Program
Publication date:
07/2011
Are we prepared to meet the changing needs of this growing population?
Helping the Elderly of Hamden - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The Phelps Community Project
In her Last Will and Testament, Emma P. Pelton of Cheshire, Connecticut established the John P. and Cora E. Phelps Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven in memory of her grandfather and mother to “benefit … elderly people who are residents of the Town of Hamden.” Since the fund was established over forty years ago, more than 65 grants have been made to eight organizations serving Hamden’s older adults.
The Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Connecticut
Publication date:
12/2009
This report presents a measure of income that older adults require to maintain their independence in the community and meet their daily costs of living, including affordable and appropriate housing and health care.
Aging Ready Communities - Challenges, Opportunities, National and Local Models - November 30, 2011
Publication date:
11/2011
Aging in place experts, Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D., Director of the Center on Aging and Community at Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, and Mia Oberlink, M.A., Project Director, Community Innovations for Aging in Place Initiative TAG Team and Senior Research Associate for the Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Services of New York, shared their insight and knowledge about the positive influences, productive potential and healthy benefits of aging-ready communities.
How a Public/Private Partnership Brought $30 Million and 6,650 Jobs to Connecticut
Publication date:
07/2012
This report describes the significant challenges and innovative solutions of the partnership that successfully secured millions in federal stimulus funds for the state in 2010 and 2011. The state’s philanthropic community, government representatives and nonprofit advocates partnered to leverage the funds through the Emergency Contingency Funds of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Family Economic Sucess Funder Survey Summary
Publication date:
10/2010
The results of the June 2010 survey of Council members about funding nonprofit organizations that work with the economic success of families and children in Connecticut.
Member Social Media Report Summary
Publication date:
09/2012
The report summary shows online media usage, including social media, by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy membership.
Connecticut Grantmaking Highlights
Publication date:
07/2010
The Connecticut Grantmaking Highlights is a bi-annual analysis of organized private Connecticut philanthropy from Connecticut Grantmakers Online (CGO), a database that includes profiles of Connecticut funders.