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HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a one-year, $750,000 grant to support the Hartford Youth Service Corps administered by Our Piece of the Pie (OPP).
HARTFORD, CT -- In an effort to engage a broader audience on the challenges and opportunities facing the Greater Hartford region, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has produced and launched a seven-part podcast series. “Disinvested: Building a Stronger Community from the Ground Up” features more than 80 interviews from Greater Hartford and beyond, including residents, journalists, elected officials, and nonprofit leaders who are involved with efforts to build a stronger, more inclusive community.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Fairfield County and Connecticut Chapters' full day of professional workshops includes guest speakers, networking opportunities, and more.
HARTFORD, CT -- The administration of Gov. Ned Lamont pledged $500,000 Thursday in discretionary state funds for community outreach in the 2020 census, answering a challenge from philanthropic foundations ready to provide a matching amount. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving already has committed to give more than $400,000 to local groups. With the state funds and charitable match, the available resources for outreach in the hard-to-count tracts will be at least $1.4 million. Jay Williams, the president of the foundation, said the announcement Thursday was “absolutely a step in the right direction.” He said community foundations from New Haven, Waterbury, New Britain, Fairfield County and eastern Connecticut were contributing.
HARTFORD, CT -- Lamont signed an executive order creating the Governor’s Workforce Council, an effort to deliver on a campaign promise to bring new methods and energy to workforce development, a buzzword that suggests a holistic approach to what once was called job training. It is tasked with expanding the workforce, then matching supply with significant demand. Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Presidetn Jay Williams was appointed one of twenty-three council members.
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut is among the half of states in the nation spending no money on the census, instead relying on philanthropy and networks of volunteer committees to bolster U.S. Census workers, who will try to find and count the millions of Americans who do not respond next spring. CCP President Karla Fortunato is quoted twice and along with CCP Member Jay Williams, President of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
The MetroHartford Alliance's breakfast feautures a discussion between Jay Williams of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and Jeff Fuhrer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, about inclusive economic development and growth.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Melville Charitable Trust is striving to be intentional about incorporating racial equity into its work. The Prison Policy In
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls’ unveiled research today that will guide The Fund’s development of new investment areas, competitive grant making and advocacy efforts for 2020 and beyond.
The Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation has released its 2018 Annual Report.
HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford Foundation awards $448,400 In Grants to 20 Organizations to support voter registration and census campaign.
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation and Danosky & Associates, LLC congratulates 10 new graduates of the Leadership Enrichment for Advancing Professionals (LEAP) program.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has committed $1 Million to the Debate 2020 Local Organizing Committee to secure the selection of the City of Hartford as a site for the 2020 Presidential Debate.
Free luncheon panel discussion with top state economic, business, legislative, media, and academic leaders.