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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the Early Childhood Funder Collaborative

Publication date: 
06/2019
... While OEC’s creation was acclaimed as a bipartisan success for the State’s General Assembly, OEC’s roots go ... of funders including the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the J. Walton Bissell Foundation, and The Betty Knox ... (private, corporate, community), business and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual ...
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Funder Story
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CCP Members
Policy Makers
Topic(s): 
Collaboration
Funding Area: 
Early Childhood

Federal Tax Cut, State Budget Problems Have Hurt Connecticut Nonprofits

Release Date: 
07/15/2019
... --A federal tax law reducing the incentive for charitable giving and Connecticut’s continual budget woes are putting ... to  data published in May . Individual charitable giving nationwide increased 6 percent from 2015 to 2016, but ... billion to $3.32 billion, according to CCP’s Connecticut Giving Reports from 2018 and 2019. Federal Tax Cut, State ...
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News
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CCP Members
Nonprofit Staff
Policy Makers

2019 Summer Youth Employment Program Will Serve More Than 1,000 Young People in Greater Hartford

Release Date: 
07/11/2019
... Department of Labor and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving HARTFORD, CT -- For three summers, Samuel Darko had an ... Youth Employment and Learning Program has been nothing but success over the years,” Darko said. “With the help of ... (up to $696,000), and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (up to $526,000), the 2019 Summer Youth Employment ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Community Foundation
Funding Area: 
Workforce
Youth Development

CT Charitable Giving Flat at $4.97B

Release Date: 
07/09/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- Charitable giving in Connecticut remained flat in 2016, the most recent ... donors continued to fall, new data show. Total charitable giving in Connecticut for the year totaled $4.97 billion, ... Council for Philanthropy’s (CCP) latest “Connecticut Giving Report.” CT Charitable Giving Flat at $4.97B ...
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CCP Members
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Facts, Figures, Trends

$1.41 Million in New Grants by Connecticut Community Foundation Include Funds to Combat Hunger, Child Sex Trafficking, Substance Abuse and Chronic Disease

Release Date: 
07/09/2019

WATERBURY, CT -- In May and June, Connecticut Community Foundation awarded $1.4 million in grants to dozens of nonprofit organizations serving residents of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills. The funds will bring vital programs and services to people in need. 

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Community Foundation

Hartford Foundation Awards $220K Grant for Supports for Hartford Families Impacted By HUD Contract Terminations

Release Date: 
07/09/2019
... to these requests, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded $220,000 over three years to the Christian ... are deeply grateful to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for recognizing the extent to which the current ... on their own.” The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 ...
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Member News
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Community Foundation
Funding Area: 
Affordable Housing
Equity and Inclusion

CCP Policy Update (6/28/19)

Release Date: 
06/28/2019
... $450,000 to new line item in DCF, Youth Transitioning and Success Program; Expands eligibility for Husky A (160% ... Forum. CCP is a co-sponsor. Register Now >> Decision Day Funder Resource Funders' Committee for Civic ... Act ( S. 1475 ). This bill would encourage charitable giving and make it easier for foundations and other ...
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Policy News
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CCP Members

New Report shows Connecticut Giving By Individuals and Foundations Remained Steady in 2016, But Concerns Remain

Release Date: 
07/08/2019
... contributions during 2016*, according to the Connecticut Giving Report , an annual publication of the Connecticut ... for Philanthropy (CCP). As in past years, the Connecticut Giving Report documents charitable giving by individuals, bequests, and foundations as well as ...

Local Nonprofits and Residents to Benefit from Community Foundation Grants

Release Date: 
07/01/2019
... Department’s Summer Concert series (Sid Bernard & Ed Miller Children’s Fund for the Visual Arts) Connecticut ... Preserve summer camp (Bristol Brass General Grant Fund, James R. Parker Trust) For Goodness Sake - Sweet Dreams ... Fund, James R. Parker Trust) Tabernacle Christian Church - Giving Back Food program to provide groceries and fresh foods ...
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Member News
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Community Foundation

Greater Hartford Arts Landscape Study Reveals a Vibrant Industry Challenged by a Lack of Diversity and Shrinking Financial Resources

Release Date: 
06/27/2019
... CT -- In 2018, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) ... is not news to those who work with this population every day. Unfortunately, the sector is also struggling with a ... of funding to arts nonprofits nationally, reported by Giving USA. While there may be an impression that large ...
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Member News
Audience: 
Community Foundation
Funding Area: 
Arts, Culture & Humanities

Women’s Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $29,500 in Grants to Help Women and Girls Thrive

Release Date: 
07/01/2019
... generation of female leaders WATERBURY, CT -- The Women's Giving Circle at Connecticut Community Foundation—65 women ... self-esteem and social-emotional intelligence.” The Giving Circle’s grant will also cover the transportation ... She continued, “We’re so grateful to the Women’s Giving Circle for their support. They should feel proud that ...
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Community Foundation
Funding Area: 
Women & Girls

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