Letter to House and Senate Leadership from Six National Organizations 11-19-14
Publication date:
11/2014
... and foundations from across the country have sent a letter to House and Senate leadership and tax writers ...
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The Nonprofit Sector in Connecticut
Publication date:
09/2014
The Independent Sector's state profile highlights the economic importance, diversity and community impact of the nonprofit sector in Connecticut.
Philanthropy’s Role in a Healthy Democracy
Publication date:
09/2014
... magazine, Nonprofit Advantage. Philanthropy’s Role in a Healthy Democracy ...
The Status of Women in Connecticut's Workforce
Publication date:
11/2014
... Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) has released a new research report from the Institute for Women’s Policy ...
Member eBrief - November 2014
Release Date:
11/07/2014
A monthly benefit of Council membership, the November Member ... on women & girls and corporate social responsibility; a youth engagement video; an interactive learning session for ...
Workforce Affinity Group
... in related grantmaking at any level and meets six times a year. Members of the Workforce Affinity Group can engage ...
CCP Public Policy Update - September 10, 2014
Release Date:
09/10/2014
... Month U.S. Senators will only be in Washington D.C. for a few weeks in September before they leave to campaign for ... America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719) to the Senate floor for a vote as soon as possible. Tell them how important it is to ...
Government-Nonprofit Contracting Reform Materials
... nonprofits 10% or less), this can translate to real money. A major hurdle is that states and localities must come into compliance, yet have a long history of holding onto federal dollars rather than ...
Investing for Impact: Indirect Costs are Essential for Success
This National Council of Nonprofits' report addresses how governments that hire charitable nonprofits to deliver services and then reimburse them for less than reasonable indirect costs undermine the ability of nonprofits to deliver high quality services.
Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response
Publication date:
10/2014
... after the historic storm, Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response breaks down ... information with other funders and nonprofits is cited as a particularly effective strategy in such situations. The ... report also identifies opportunities for funders to make a bigger impact with their contributions, such as when they ...
CT Philanthropy Digest - Oct 2014
Release Date:
10/23/2014
... with and support philanthropy so that together we can have a deeper and broader impact." Council ... Diversity Data The D5 Coalition — a five-year, effort to increase philanthropy’s diversity, ... than 1.8 million IRS-recognized nonprofits—in launching a new program to help set standards for how data about ...
Do Pro Bono
Taproot enables top professionals and companies to put their talent to work creating meaningful change in the community. They partner with companies to engage their employees and customers in high impact pro bono service.
Member eBrief - October 2014
Release Date:
10/09/2014
A monthly benefit of Council membership, the October 2014 ... and America Gives More Act Member News: Read about a recent move and a new name and logo, and access newly released publications ...
LearnPhilanthropy
... and evolve how learning happens in the field. As a marketplace of knowledge and tools, we help people overcome ... them. LearnPhilanthropy has been redesigned to become a stronger “discovery engine” for the field, and over ... and key topics in grantmaking, and we deliver learning in a way that’s tied to your everyday work. Our goal is to ...
Freedom Funders: Philanthropy and the Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1965
Publication date:
06/2014
In recognition of the continued relevance of Civil Rights landmark legislation – and the work still left to do to end discrimination and injustice of all kinds – the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) released "Freedom Funders: Philanthropy and the Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1965."
Get the Facts: Immigration Fact Sheets
Publication date:
03/2013
As U.S. immigration reform moves forward in 2013, a variety of facts and figures continue to be presented ...
PowerCheck: Community Organizing Capacity Tool
Publication date:
05/2014
"PowerCheck: Community Organizing Capacity Tool" is a free online tool that makes it easy for nonprofits, ... and what types of partnerships to seek out to help build a plan to move forward. Foundations: Supporting community ... where needed. Evaluators: PowerCheck can help you assess a baseline of groups’ organizing readiness skills, ...
Candidate Appearances: Foundations Can Host or Fund Nonpartisan Candidate Appearances
... are among our most high-profile public figures and having a candidate appear at events can help improve turnout. Read ...
ReadyTalk
We are pleased to offer our members a valuable benefit – access to ReadyTalk – for your audio ... audio and web conferencing to members of the Council on a per-minute basis and pay as you go. There are no minimum ...
CT Philanthropy Digest - Sept 2014
Release Date:
09/19/2014
... to 1976; Gen Y from 1977 to 1994) could potentially have a huge impact, as suggested by a report quote from Dr. Michael Moody, Frey Foundation chair ... for Greater New Haven has been awarded $5.4 Million for a 5-year period (2014-2019) from the U.S. Department of ...