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Sep

United to Do Something: Making Community Impact and Employee Engagement a Reality

At a time when companies strive to attract and retain top talent, grow revenue, and advance ... Join MetroHartford Alliance and United Way for breakfast to hear about innovative approaches to employee engagement, brand lift, and corporate social ...

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

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Corporate Giving

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Sep

Forward Fairfield County: A Day of Data-Driven Conversation

... 2019 Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM Our morning session will feature keynote speaker, ... We'll also host facilitated interactive conversations to explore the ways data and the 2019 Fairfield County Community Wellbeing ...

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Women & Girls

59 Area Nonprofits Receive Over $1.2 Million in Grants from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation

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08/13/2019

... its most recent grantmaking cycle, which distributed funds to area nonprofits this summer. Competitive grants totaling $1,274,091 were awarded to 59 nonprofit organizations who align with the Community Foundation’s result areas and its vision to close the opportunity gap in Fairfield County by ...

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CT Health Foundation Releases Guide to Community and Clinical Partnerships

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08/06/2019

... report released by the Connecticut Health Foundation aims to help social service organizations and clinical care providers build partnerships to address the many factors that influence people’s health. ... Clinical Integration Work: A Guide for Moving from Idea to Implementation , reflects the widespread recognition that ...

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Aug

Re-Imagining Philanthropy

How Philanthropy Can Impact Black Communities in Unexpected Ways Join Philanthropy Unbound and the Vera Institute of ... Network as a global celebration of African-descent giving.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Awards a Record $4.5M in Grants

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08/07/2019

... the power of individual and collective philanthropy to solve problems and increase social impact,” said Jacob ...

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Kathleen McPadden of Naugatuck Elected to Connecticut Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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08/08/2019

... members have elected Kathleen A. McPadden of Naugatuck to a three-year term on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. ... Hills. The trustees lead the Foundation in its mission to create rewarding lives and thriving communities in the ... charitable funds created by donors and through grantmaking to nonprofit organizations tackling pressing community ...

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Northwest Building Healthier Communities Fund Awards $295,400 in Grants

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08/08/2019

... Connecticut Community Foundation, has awarded grants to five area nonprofit organizations, totaling $295,400 ... Building Healthier Communities Fund, Chairman.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Sep

Evaluation as a Tool for Equity – A Primer on Equitable Evaluation

Join us for this exciting opportunity to advance your knowledge of equity in evaluation practice. ... analyzing information about programs and impact in order to inform decisions and strategy—to make sure their efforts ... being a tool for equity • EE’s core principles • The ways organizations are applying EE to their work Presenters: ...

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Comcast Announces Largest Ever Expansion of Its Internet Essentials Program to Reach All Low-Income Americans

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08/06/2019

... More Than Eight Million People From Two Million Households to the Internet at Home, Including 92,000 Connecticut ... largest and most comprehensive broadband adoption program, to include all qualified low-income households in its service ... households with people with disabilities, are now eligible to apply. This number includes nearly 191,000 households ...

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Phil Buchanan In Conversation with Elysa Gordon

Phil Buchanan’s book, Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every ... offers data-driven insights, tools, and practical examples to understand exactly what it takes to make a difference – ... reguired. About the Book A majority of American households give to charity in some form or another--from local donations ...

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Hartford Foundation Grant to Foodshare Empowers Local Families

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08/05/2019

Funds will support efforts to encourage healthy food choices and will connect families ... As a result, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a three-year, $250,000 grant to Foodshare ... and confidence of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving,” said Jason Jakubowski, Foodshare’s President and ...

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

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Hartford Foundation Grant to Hartford Consortium for Higher Education to Expand College and Career Program

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08/12/2019

... volunteers/mentors and parents in a coordinated effort to ensure that more teenagers pursue higher education and ... to expand this work, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant to enable the ... and options related to post-secondary career pathways. The project will create a user-friendly map of all the college ...

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$2500 Grant Will Bolster MARC Community Resources' Employment Program

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08/08/2019

... recently awarded MARC Community Resources $2,500 to help break down the obstacles people with intellectual and ...

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Corporate Giving

Community Groups in New Britain, Bristol and Three Nearby Towns Aid 44 Homeless Young People

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08/07/2019

NEW BRITAIN, CT -- As a high-intensity 100-day campaign winds down, community groups in five central Connecticut cities and towns report they’ve lined up housing for 44 homeless young people. Among the organizations participating were the Melville Charitable Trust, Partnership for Strong Communities, the city of New Britain’s community services department, the Salvation Army, the American Savings Foundation, the OIC of New Britain, Community Health Resources, the Friendship Service Center, Prudence Crandall, Journey Home, the United Way, the state Department of Housing, the Main Street Community Foundation, and the Human Resources Agency of New Britain.

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