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This flagship event of the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance (The Alliance) is recognized each year as the statewide conference by and for nonprofits, with over 600 nonprofit professionals and supporters attending every year.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The New Canaan Community Foundation has awarded $586,000 in grant investments supporting 78 local nonprofit organizations.
The AUGUST 2019 DIGEST includes FEATURED NEWS STORIES - Foundation Releases Guide to Community and Clinical Partnerships; BOA and Housatonic Community Foundation Partner to Advance Women in Tech; Cigna Foundation Announces Availability of $5 Million in Grants to Reduce Child Food Insecurity; New Fund Awards More than $1 M in First Round of Local Grant Funding; High School Manufacturing Academy and Foundation Launch MET Fund; Plus -- POLICY UPDATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; EVENTS and OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; GRANTS and RFPS; PEOPLE; and JOBS!
The Tow Foundation, the Perrin Family Foundation and the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven are co-hosting a Funders Briefing to discuss two key research findings and explore the implications for Connecticut.
A bi-monthly benefit of CCP membership, the MAY 2019 Member eBrief features: CCP Updates; Member News & Releases; New Resources; Colleague News and Other Events. Remember to login to access this member benefit!
HARTFORD, CT --A federal tax law reducing the incentive for charitable giving and Connecticut’s continual budget woes are putting a squeeze on the state’s nonprofits, according to experts in the field. The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance surveyed the state’s nonprofits earlier this year and found 43 percent received or expected to receive fewer donations in 2019 as a result of federal tax law changes, according to data published in May. Individual charitable giving nationwide increased 6 percent from 2015 to 2016, but it decreased 4.5 percent in Connecticut, from $3.81 billion to $3.32 billion, according to CCP’s Connecticut Giving Reports from 2018 and 2019.
BOSTON, MA -- When billionaire Robert E. Smith decided to pay off the student loans of the graduating class of 2019 at Morehouse College, he suggested that others follow his lead. But is there even enough black private wealth in the United States to pay off all black student loan debt?
HARTFORD, CT -- Individuals and foundations in Connecticut made charitable contributions totaling $4.97 billion in 2016, down slightly from $5 billion in 2015, an annual study from the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy finds.
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven will host an all-day convening about Greater New Haven’s future as a place of opportunity.
