Greetings from Maggie
Release Date:
07/23/2013
CCP President Maggie Gunther Osborn's welcoming blog post.
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Doing Good Is About to Get Better
Release Date:
02/06/2015
... I regularly need to know what funders in my region are supporting and where they are working. Usually, to get that ... , an association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good. Doing ...
Philanthropy Advisors Should Partner with Regional Associations of Grantmakers
Release Date:
02/09/2015
CCP welcomes the partnership from all those serving the field of philanthropy in Connecticut.
The Power of a Network to Amplify Philanthropy’s Voice
Release Date:
04/23/2015
This blog post is about the power of the network to which the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy belongs and the important collective work of the 33 regional associations of grantmakers.
We are Watching
Release Date:
06/04/2015
... Thus far, along with our regulators, Philanthropy and our supporting organizations have done a good job of keeping us ... to the common good with very few exceptions.
A Wake-Up Call for the Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
08/19/2015
... leadership and even entry-level talent available to nonprofits shrink drastically. Already innovative young ... Nonprofit Services (2001, 2006, and 2011) http://www.compasspoint.org [ii] National Council for Responsive Philanthropy, ...
The Music of Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/22/2015
CCP President Maggie Osborn recently wrote this blog for the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) as part of an occasional series on perspectives from regional grantmaking associations on philanthropy and foundation effectiveness.
What Philanthropy Can Do
Release Date:
10/17/2015
I wanted to share a piece written by a colleague Kathie Olsen, Program Officer at the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation in Oregon which I find simply powerful for all of us who work to improve our communities and are struggling with the issues of gun violence and mental health. — Maggie Osborn, President, CCP
Forum’s New President on Reducing Duplication and Increasing Collaboration in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure
Release Date:
02/02/2016
David Biemesderfer, President & CEO, Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, on the opportunity to lead a vibrant and growing organization.
Are You Ready? Philanthropy Needs to be Prepared to Respond to Disasters
Release Date:
06/08/2016
... learned that have saved and galvanized local economies, nonprofits, and vulnerable populations from entering into a ...
A Reflection on My Time Serving Connecticut
Release Date:
06/29/2016
Maggie Gunther Osborn has been the president of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) since May 2013. She leaves CCP on June 30 to assume the post of chief strategy officer at CCP’s national organization, the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers (FORUM), on August 1.
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Appoints New Executive Director
Release Date:
01/07/2014
... Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund 860-203-3330 dmartin@wcgmf.org Website: www.wcgmf.org William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Appoints New ...
Sheila Perrin Honored with Philanthropy Award
Release Date:
05/25/2017
... an association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good. ... more than $7.6 billion in 2014. For more information go to www.CTphilanthropy.org . Photo: CCP’s 2017 John H. Filer Awardee Sheila Perrin ...
Diane Sierpina Honored with Philanthropy Award
Release Date:
05/25/2017
... an association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good. ... more than $7.6 billion in 2014. For more information go to www.CTphilanthropy.org . Photo: (right) Emily Tow Jackson, executive director of ...
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Announces New President
Release Date:
05/17/2017
... for Public Giving 860-548-1888 x1050 csenecal@hfpg.org Websites: www.hfpg.org Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Announces New ...
CT Philanthropy Digest - May 2017
Release Date:
05/30/2017
... Greater New Haven Great Give 2017 Raises Nearly $1.3 for Nonprofits >> Local Nonprofits Inspire a Giving Spirit >> The ... officials. To register contact Sjones@fccfoundation.org . Preventing Future Chronic Homelessness >> MAY 31: 8:30 ... an association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good. ...
CCP Policy Update - April 21, 2017
Release Date:
04/21/2017
... the sales tax exemption on goods and services sold to nonprofits, and imposes a grants in lieu of taxes ... Plans Finance Panel Eyes Ending Sales Tax Exemption for Nonprofits >> -- Keith Phaneuf, The Connecticut Mirror ...
Repealing the Johnson Amendment Would Harm Non-profits
Release Date:
04/28/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- A letter on behalf of the CCP board and signed by Judith Meyers, CCP Board Chair, and Frances Padilla, CCP Chair of the Government Relations and Policy Committee, expressing CCP's strong opposition to legislation that would repeal the Johnson Amendment, was published in the CT Mirror's CT ViewPoints.
Member eBrief - May 2017
Release Date:
05/04/2017
... open to all members of the general public. To RSVP, visit www.hfpg.org ; or call (860) 548-1888. ... and organizing, and the role of philanthropy in supporting these efforts. For more information or to RSVP ...
CCP Johnson Amendment Letter to CT Congressmen
Publication date:
04/2017
Read the letter that Connecticut Council for Philanthropy delivered to political leaders in Congress and shared with leaders in the state, about preserving the Johnson Amendment "Protect the integrity of America’s nonprofit sector by maintaining the current law that keeps politics and campaign contributions out of the work of charities."