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Main Street Community Foundation Shifts Focus Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Awards Over $465,000 in Operating Grants to Nonprofits

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09/21/2020

... nonprofits are struggling due to the challenging effects of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic - there has been a ... our commitment to more flexible funding to help grantee partners meet emerging needs prompted by the COVID-19 ... Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center Lock Museum of America, Inc. New England Carousel Museum Nutmeg Symphony ...

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Over $750,000 in New Grants by Connecticut Community Foundation Include Funds to Combat Hunger, Child Sex Trafficking, Substance Abuse and Chronic Disease

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09/04/2020

... Foundation awarded over $750,000 in grants to dozens of nonprofit organizations serving residents of Greater ...

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Momentum Fund Announces $8.5 Million in Grants

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09/17/2020

... recently-launched Momentum Fund is exemplifying a model of philanthropy that unapologetically centers racial equity ... of direct support to community-run organizations working with communities of color, historically marginalized ... model of philanthropic giving that focuses more explicitly on race, class, and gender. The Fund received nearly 760 ...

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Community Foundation Announces Promotion

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09/15/2020

NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has promoted Candice Tabone to ... of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and also interned with Prudence Crandall Center on Burritt Street, New Britain. Candice has been with the ...

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Partnering with Purpose: Boehringer Ingelheim Gives Back

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09/01/2020

... Ingelheim , shares how the legal team – in partnership with the BI Cares Foundation and the United Way of Western Connecticut – is helping local communities ... tackle today’s biggest challenges. Partnering with Purpose: Boehringer Ingelheim Gives Back ...

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Aurora Foundation’s Women’s Giving Circle Rapid Response Fund Donates $20,000 to Community Organizations Supporting Women and Girls Impacted by COVID-19

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09/14/2020

WEST HARTFORD, CT -- Continuing its 20-year tradition of responding to the needs of women and girls in greater ...

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Groups servicing immigrants, refugees to share grant funding

... Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Funder Collaborative, a group of philanthropic partners ... Groups servicing immigrants, refugees to share ...

Hartford Foundation Announces Redesigned Grantmaking Team

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09/11/2020

... redesign process to better align its grantmaking with its institutional values, mission and strategic plan ... geographic, and income disparities. As a result of this work, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is ... but we have now come to a point where we can refocus on our organizational analysis and begin to plan for our ...

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Guiding a Giving Response to Anti-Black Injustice

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09/2020

ABFE and The Bridgespan Group collaborated on a new report, Guiding a Giving Response to Anti-Black ... for giving that can help funders make investments with sustained change in mind, and highlights priority ...

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Milton Fisher Fund Awards More Than $135,000 in College Scholarships

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09/10/2020

... charitable endowment, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity. Eleven high school students who came up with distinctive solutions to problems faced by their ... This scholarship is not a traditional scholarship focused on rewarding academic achievement and addressing financial ...

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Winners of the 2020 Environmental Champion Awards Announced

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09/10/2020

... Haddam, Middletown, Portland and Roxbury to be Honored on October 8 MIDDLETOWN, CT -- The Rockfall Foundation is pleased to announce five recipients of its 2020 Environmental Champion Awards. East Haddam Land ... and Valley Shore YMCA’s Farm-to-Table Camp. Cozy up with a bowl of popcorn or your favorite snack and enjoy the ...

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New England Carousel Museum Awarded $5,000 Grant

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09/09/2020

... CT -- The New England Carousel Museum has been awarded a $5,000 grant from The Main Street Community Foundation to create a virtual tour program for second graders in Bristol Public Schools. New ...

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Northwest Corner Gives Raises $635,280 for Local Nonprofits

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09/08/2020

... to www.northwestcornergives.org , a crowdfunding program of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, to raise ... said Daniel W. Rezende, Connecticut Junior Republic. “With many of our programs transitioning for the time being to ... Place) - $15,833 New England Paralyzed Veterans of America - $10,000 New Opportunities - $22,942 Northwest ...

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Connecticut nonprofits cutting staff, services in pandemic as revenue from services plunges despite uptick in contributions

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09/07/2020

... pandemic have led to reductions in staffing, loss of access for needy residents and — in some cases — ... Melanie Tavares, director of the Nonprofit Support Program at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, comments on changes that philanthropy is making in their funding. ...

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Essential Skills for Grant-Writing Success: Research, Writing and Assessment Tools to Get Your Grant Applications to Stand Out

... Executive Leadership Collaborative Workshop The success of any nonprofit or government organization is contingent on ... importantly on its ability to raise funds. Organizations with the knowledge, skills and expertise to seek out and ... the Public Service Executive Leadership Collaborative. Partners include: Connecticuit Council for Philanthropy, CT ...

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The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Announces A Record $758,507 In Scholarship Awards

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09/02/2020

NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut awarded more than $758,000 in ... COVID-19 crisis. For that reason, we sharpened our focus on reaching first generation college students, students of color and those with the greatest financial need. The Community Foundation ...

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Boehringer Ingelheim’s Online Seminar for Nonprofits

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09/01/2020

... Boehringer Ingelheim's 9th Pro Bono event is one example of their support of innovative collaboration, applying their expertise to help nonprofits meet their objectives. They offer this program free of charge through the generous efforts of ...

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