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Feb

Webinar: Make the Most of Sharing Grants Data with Candid

... joining the more than 1000 funders who do, join us to get the latest on our eReporting program. We’ll break down why and how to share grants data and demonstrate how detailed grant descriptions are the best way to tell your story. We’ll discuss how current, accurate ...

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CCP Members

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Facts, Figures, Trends

Reporting

Children’s Museum Receives Grant to Bring STEAM to Hartford’s Latinx Children

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01/17/2020

Grant from Latino Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation to Provide Programs for 800 Children at Institute for the ... 2019, TCM’s efforts inspired the launch of a three-year project called “Bringing STEAM to Hartford ... Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded The Children’s Museum a one-year, ...

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Funding Opportunity: Strengthening Local Early Childhood Collaboration

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01/15/2020

The CT Early Childhood Funder Collaborative (CT ECFC), a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, is ... early childhood collaboratives (such as STRIVE/Cradle to Career Coalitions, School Readiness Councils, former ... For further information, please send inquiries to Carol O’Donnell, CT ECFC executive director at ...

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Nonprofit Staff

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Early Childhood

Member eBrief - January 2020

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01/30/2020

... of Center for Effective Philanthropy and author of Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every ... The CT Early Childhood Funder Collaborative (CT ECFC), a project of CCP, is accepting proposals from existing local ... to learn more, contact CT ECFC Executive Director Carol O’Donnell, codonnell@ctphilanthropy.org . Disaster ...

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Hartford Foundation Awards More Than $900,000 to Help Reduce Homelessness in Greater Hartford

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01/14/2020

... facing homelessness will receive much needed help thanks to the work of five area nonprofit agencies and funding of ... more than $928,000 from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Grants were awarded to Connecticut Coalition to End ... and Youth Counts. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 ...

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Member News

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Community Foundation

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Housing & Shelter

Danbury Youth Volunteer Corps Receives Top Honor Five Years in a Row

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01/09/2020

... DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is proud to announce that its Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) affiliate ... only one of 14 YVC programs throughout the U.S. and Canada to receive this top honor. In 2019, the program engaged 140 youth, ages 11 to 18, from across the Danbury region, conducting service ...

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Member News

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Youth Development

Scholarship Opportunity for Student Environmental Leaders

Release Date:

01/08/2020

... Environmental Leadership Scholarship, a $1,000 award to recognize leadership and initiative by a high school ... Connecticut River Valley for participation in a program, project, or activity that benefits preservation, ... Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, or Westbrook. The deadline to apply for this year’s award is March 12, 2020. The ...

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Scholarship News

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Students

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Environment & Animals

Scholarships

Hartford Foundation Board Names New Officers and New Director

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01/07/2020

... CT -- Theodore “Ted” Sergi has been elected to serve as chair of the volunteer Board of Directors of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving – the community foundation for the 29-town Greater ... art in the country. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 ...

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Community Foundation

CCP Public Policy Update: Census Workshops for Nonprofits

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01/08/2020

... skiing (for the first time!). I hope that you were able to enjoy happy and healthy holidays, too. Today, I write to ... programs, one featuring the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving's Jay Williams and one featuring Michelle Riordan-Nold ... JANUARY 29: 1:00-2:00 PM, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 10 Columbus Avenue, Hartford CCP Public Policy ...

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Civil Rights, Social Action

CCP Public Policy Update: New Tax Changes

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01/02/2020

Happy New Year! We wanted to let you know about developments nationally that will ... was signed into law that will provide $1.4 trillion to fund the U.S. government through September 2020. Included ... penalized foundations for making larger grants in one year to assist with emergencies such as an economic downturn or ...

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State Ranks Well Overall, But Lags Behind Peers on Health Care Affordability scorecard.

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01/07/2020

... Affordability State Policy Scorecard as a useful tool to help states address the high cost of health care. The ... that Connecticut ranks 34th out of 42 states when it comes to curbing high health care prices – with prices well above ... problems ranged from skipping prescription drug doses to delaying or completely avoiding going to the doctor or ...

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Health

United Way Grant Cycle to Open January 7

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01/07/2020

Agencies May Apply for Funding Related to Childhood Success and Financial Stability DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut is pleased to announce that agencies interested in applying for funding ... addressing the needs of people who work hard but struggle to get by—a population we call ALICE®,” said Isabel ...

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Nonprofit Staff

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Grants $120,000 to Support Strategic Growth of JTConnect

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01/06/2020

JTConnect Hires New Staff Member, Aims to Engage 540 Local Jewish Teens in Learning and Social ... every size of charitable investment, which includes family giving, donor advised funds, social impact opportunities, and Jewish funding options. ### Contact: Maureen O’Connell Marketing Director Jewish Community Foundation of ...

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Youth Development

Nonprofits Receive $104,950 in Late Fall Grants

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12/23/2019

... Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants to 28 area nonprofit organizations, totaling $104,950 during ... list of 2019 Third Cycle Grants: American Mural Project - $7,500 to support construction costs for stairs ... - $7,400 to support the cost of the mold remediation project (from the Khurshed Bhumgara Fund) New Beginnings - ...

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Community Foundation

Grants Will Support Health Care Providers Using Data to Reduce Health Disparities

Release Date:

12/30/2019

... Health Foundation, two health care organizations plan to pilot new approaches to providing care as a way to reduce ... the equality of wellness visits,” said Tracy Raab, project manager for the Griffin Health grant. “We believe ... of school-based health centers and identifies ways to integrate these centers into developing models for ...

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Equity and Inclusion

Health

Nonprofit Organizations Are Focus of January Workshops on 2020 Census

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01/03/2020

With Much at Stake, Efforts Intensify to Assure Complete Count; Census Begins in March HARTFORD, CT ... - Hartford , 1:00-2:00 PM, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 10 Columbus Avenue. Register >> Workshop partners ... to complete a simple questionnaire. There are three ways to respond: online, by phone, or by mail. For those ...

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Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Women & Girls Fund Accepting Grant Applications

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01/03/2020

... Community Foundation Women & Girls Fund invites nonprofits to apply for grants. Programs that serve women and girls in ... are eligible for grants. Applicants may request up to $5,000 for programs and capital needs. The application ... The Women & Girls Fund was established as a giving circle in 1999 by a small group of women who shared a ...

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Community Foundation

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Women & Girls

Dec

Early Childhood Funder Collaborative

... The Early Childhood Funder Collaborative is a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and is ... serve the needs of children and families. It's mission is to bring the collective voice and resources of philanthropy ... for this meeting or to RSVP to attend, contact Carol P. O’Donnell , Collaborative Executive Director, 203-927-5997. ...