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New Fund at Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to Honor Long-Time New Britain Dentist Dr. Walter R. Fletcher, Jr. and Family

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01/14/2019

... Family Fund Will Provide Local Children With Financial Aid to Realize Dream of Independent School Education NEW BRITAIN, ... CT -- For nearly 40 years, Dr. Walter Fletcher tended to the oral health needs of countless children and families ... want the Fletcher name to be remembered, and we want to give back by helping young children attend very fine ...

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Community Foundation

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Oct

16

Community Foundation Webinar: Working with Difficult Wills and Trusts

A webinar designed for, but not exclusive to, community foundations DESCRIPTION While a bequest is the ... be tricky. This webinar will provide information on how to deal with difficult wills and trusts. It will also feature ... best practices for working with professional advisors to ensure their client’s charitable wishes can be ...

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Community Foundation

Sep

18

Community Foundation Webinar: Measuring Your Impact

A webinar designed for, but not exclusive to, community foundations. DESCRIPTION How do you define and ... resources can make the work manageable. Join this webinar to learn about promising impact measurement practices and tools to help advance your foundation’s and community’s ...

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Community Foundation

Feb

13

Community Foundation Webinar: Being the Change - Report in Action

A webinar designed for, but not exclusive to, community foundations. DESCRIPTION FSG has outlined 12 ways foundations are transforming themselves to transform impact in their "Being the Change" report. Built ...

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Community Foundation

Nov

14

Corporate Giving Webinar: Corporate Social Responsibility - Best Practices and Tools for Success

... designed for staff involved with corporate foundations, giving programs, or advised funds at a community foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend DESCRIPTION The Quicken Loans Community Fund’s ... Temple via email or call 616-850-2136 2019 Corporate Giving Webinar Series This webinar series is presented ...

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Corporate Giving

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Equity and Inclusion

Apr

18

Corporate Giving Webinar: Aligning Your Giving Strategy with Business Goals

... is designed for staff involved with corporate foundations, giving programs, or advised funds at a community foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend. DESCRIPTION Learn how corporate foundations and financial advisors are aligning their giving strategies with business goals. During this ...

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Corporate Giving

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Program Related Investments

Jan

17

Corporate Giving Webinar: Employee Resource Groups

... is designed for staff involved with corporate foundations, giving programs, or advised funds at a community foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend. DESCRIPTION Learn how employee resource groups can ... Temple via email or call 616-850-2136 2019 Corporate Giving Webinar Series This webinar series is presented ...

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Corporate Giving

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Internal Relations

Nov

21

Family Philanthropy Webinar: Impact Investing

... foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend DESCRIPTION Learn how two foundations are engaging families to support impact investing initiatives. Get insight on what ... you'll join colleagues who are eager to find new ways of thinking smarter and performing better when it comes ...

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Family Foundation

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Program Related Investments

May

16

Family Philanthropy Webinar: Board Governance

... foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend. DESCRIPTION Foundation boards play an important ... Leadership: A Closer Look at Foundation Board Responses to Leading with Intent 2017.” This webinar will highlight ... you'll join colleagues who are eager to find new ways of thinking smarter and performing better when it comes ...

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Family Foundation

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Board Development

Feb

21

Family Philanthropy Webinar: Values-Based Grantmaking in Family Foundations

... foundation; however, grantmakers of all types are invited to attend. DESCRIPTION Family foundations offer some of the strongest values for philanthropic giving, and many of those values endure through generations ... you'll join colleagues who are eager to find new ways of thinking smarter and performing better when it comes ...

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Family Foundation

Cigna Grant Enables March of Dimes to Expand Supportive Pregnancy Care

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11/28/2018

... grant from the Cigna Foundation will enable March of Dimes to expand a new model of group prenatal care – Supportive Pregnancy Care – designed to help improve the health of moms and babies during ... a long history of supporting March of Dimes in its mission to help prevent premature births. As we celebrate our 25-year ...

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Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Fund for Women & Girls Annual Luncheon Featuring Tracee Ellis Ross

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01/03/2019

... CT. Ms. Ross was recently seen floating down Broadway next to her iconic mother, Greenwich resident Diana Ross, in the ... all more the same than we are different. And the ways we’re different are actually what make life ... Maya Angelou, Geena Davis, Dr. Madeleine Albright, Soledad O’Brien, and Gloria Steinem. As the largest women’s fund ...

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Julia Wasserman Animal Welfare Fund Bestows Inaugural Gifts to Local Nonprofits

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01/09/2019

... her passing in 2015 worked with boundless energy and heart to serve others. In particular, Ms. Wasserman had a deep ...

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Community Foundation

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Environment & Animals

OEC Wins $8.5 M Federal Award to Advance Child Success

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01/07/2019

Funds to advance cross-agency innovation to measurably improve ... to support families with young children is among the best ways to advance a brighter future and a stronger ... allow Connecticut to build on our nation-leading efforts, giving OEC new resources to work across agencies and increase ...

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Early Childhood

The Community Foundation welcomes Liana Garcia Fresher

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01/03/2019

... Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is delighted to welcome Liana Garcia Fresher as director of gift ... officer at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. She has also served as vice president of development ... and management, and is fluent in Spanish. She is also a Project Management Institute certified project management ...

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Appointments, Transitions, Colleague News

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Community Foundation

Hartford Foundation Awards More Than $924,000 to Help Reduce Homelessness in Greater Hartford

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01/08/2019

... facing homelessness will receive much needed help thanks to the work of five area nonprofit agencies and funding of ... more than $924,000 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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Community Foundation

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Housing & Shelter

Main Street Community Foundation Announces Promotions

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01/07/2019

... CT -- Main Street Community Foundation (MSCF) is pleased to announce the promotions of Kathleen M. Kerchaert and ... has been with the Foundation for two years, was promoted to Director of Grants and Programs. In this position, she ... communication, and she will serve as a community leader to local non-profit organizations. Her previous experience ...

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Community Foundation

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Announces Three New Appointees to Board of Directors

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01/03/2019

HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Foundation is pleased to announce three new appointments to its Board of ... served on the Immigration and Detention Service Project as part of the UConn Law School’s Asylum and Human ... at Yale University. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 ...

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Appointments, Transitions, Colleague News

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Community Foundation

Burlington Residents to Receive a January 30th Briefing on the Needs of Local Men & Boys

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01/03/2019

... unmet needs of local men and boys. The public is invited to attend; RSVP is required to Julie Matthews at the Foundation by calling 860-583-6363. ... Advisory Board Chair. “We’re always looking for ways to encourage boys and men to become more ...

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Community Foundation

CCP's 2018 Year in Review

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01/2019

Take a few moments to see what CCP members helped us accomplish in 2018 . We are proud to work with all of our members to: support learning, strengthen leadership, build community, ...

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