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Member eBrief - November 2018

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11/15/2018

... Spangled Banner . While CCP’s entry into the world was a bit less dramatic, our five decades of service is ... nation. CCP plans to mark our 50th anniversary by shining a light on members’ success stories as a way of telling our story and the story of philanthropy in ...

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Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Opens Nonprofit Registration for Fairfield County’s Giving Day 2019 on November 1st

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10/31/2018

... organizations that register before December 1st have a chance to win an early bird $1,000 bonus grant. Powered by ...

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Community Foundation

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Valley Community Foundation Awards nearly $750,000 in Single- and Multi-Year Grants

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10/26/2018

... is pleased to announce that $740,250 has been awarded as a result of its 2018 Responsive Grants process. This includes ... nonprofits. These grant dollars will help provide a reliable source of funding during a time of financial uncertainty. “The VCF Board is ...

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Good News: "Long Island Sound Report Card" Released by Save the Sound Reveals Substantial Improvement

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09/24/2018

... in Long Island Sound water quality. The report marked a welcome stamp of approval for more than a decade’s worth of federal and state investment in ... provided by the Long Island Sound Funders Collaborative, a group of funders with missions that include protecting and ...

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Environment & Animals

Comcast NBCUniversal Supports Hurricane Michael Relief Efforts in Florida

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10/22/2018

... As part of this commitment, Comcast NBCUniversal is making a $350,000 cash donation to the Florida Disaster Fund , the ... Regional Senior Vice President Amy Smith. “Comcast has a long history of serving communities and people throughout ... pledge is part of the company’s commitment to providing a combination of financial and additional resources to assist ...

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Corporate Giving

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Disaster Relief

Comcast Employees Play Ball, Bingo, and Bowl for Local United Ways

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10/30/2018

CONNECTICUT - Comcast employees banded together to hold a myriad of fundraisers throughout September and October to ... golf, basketball, bowling, and bingo. These and nearly a dozen other fundraisers raised awareness about the ... Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary ...

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Corporate Giving

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Connecticut Community Foundation Awards $16,000 in Grants for Community Events that Entertain, Empower, and Educate

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10/30/2018

... and auctions, historical exhibits, holiday celebrations, a robotics competition, and a girls’ leadership conference. Julie Loughran, president ...

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$2.6 Million for Greater New Haven Funding to Create Opportunity and Respond to Community Needs

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10/29/2018

... for residents of all ages. The grants were selected from a pool of 97 applications seeking a total of nearly $8.2 million. “The nonprofits ...

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Making Good Happen At Work

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10/24/2018

... Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Common Impact for a full day of learning: Making Good Happen At Work. Designed ...

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Corporate Giving

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Insight, Impact, and Equity – Collecting Demographic Data

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06/2018

For philanthropy to advance equity in all communities, especially low-income communities and communities of color, it needs to be able to understand the demographics of the organizations being funded (and declined), the people being served and the communities impacted. That data should be used to assess practices and drive decision making.

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Equity and Inclusion

CCP's Public Policy

... with state and federal policy makers. Acting as a convener and intermediary between policy makers and ... nonprofit organizations in general, and efforts to promote a greater understanding of the possibilities of partnerships ...

United Way Announces Honorees for 5th Annual Hometown Heroes Gala in Danbury

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10/23/2018

... corporate social responsibility and demonstrating a tireless commitment to giving back to the community ... Connecticut.

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Jane Williams Joins Women & Girls Fund Executive Committee

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10/23/2018

... of Regents for Higher Education. She also she worked as a Resource Associate at the Department of Labor, a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor at the Department of Rehabilitation Services, and a Community Service Representative at the Department of ...

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Appointments, Transitions, Colleague News

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CCP Policy Update (10/12/2018)

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10/12/2018

... short notice of this news and opportunity to sign onto a letter from foundations related to these regulations that ... will find links to the proposed regulations, as well as a letter generated by Proteus Fund. If you wish to submit ... to the Proteus Fund letter or you can use their letter as a model for your own organization's comments. In addition, ...

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Children in Enfield and Manchester Are Having a Great Time Learning the Old-Fashioned Way - Through Play

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10/19/2018

... very basic materials and offer parents with young children a host of suggestions for activities that develop a child’s creativity, social skills, fine motor skills and a variety of academic skills that are actually fun to do for ...

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Children & Youth Services

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A New Network Launches to Advance Women and Girls

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10/18/2018

... CT -- The Connecticut Collective for Women and Girls, a new network, launched today to provide support and ... celebrate the launch of the Collective. The Collective is a supportive network that unifies organizational members, ... the Collaborative, partner organizations will develop a common language and requisite understanding of what is ...

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Renewing Our Civic Culture

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10/18/2018

... Democracy and the Hartford Public Library, will feature a keynote by Doug Linkhart, president of the National Civic ...

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Now Accepting Applications: Institute for Community Change Leaders

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10/05/2018

... Democracy Institute for Community Change Leaders is a unique experience that will deepen your leadership in engaging your community, in using a racial equity lens, and in leveraging the power of voice and participation as a pathway to equitable change on the issues your community is ...

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CCP President Keynotes Women Give Event

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10/15/2018

GOSHEN, CT -- On October 13, 2018 at the Clubhouse at Woodbridge Lake in Goshen, Karla Fortunato, president of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, delivered the keynote for Connecticut Community Foundation's celebration honoring 25 years of women's philanthropy.

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Aetna Foundation Provides $100K Contribution to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund

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09/13/2018

... who use Aetna’s mail-order pharmacy can either get a prescription at an alternate delivery location or refill a prescription that may have been lost, damaged or destroyed. ... The Aetna Foundation , today, announced it will make a $100,000 contribution to the North Carolina Disaster ...

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