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People's United Community Foundation Awards More Than $1M in Grants to Connecticut Nonprofits

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01/22/2018

... United Bank, today announced that it awarded $1,114,226 to 155 Connecticut non-profit organizations in 2017. Funding ... single 2017 Foundation grant of $175,000 was awarded to Junior Achievement USA throughout its six-state footprint, ... Bank’s 175 th anniversary celebration. “Community giving has remained at the core of the bank’s culture ...

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Hartford Public Library Receives almost $300,000 to Reduce Digital Divide in Hartford

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01/22/2018

“Crossroads to Connectivity” Project will increase internet access to ... access to the internet, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is awarding a three-year, $297,925 Innovation Grant to ...

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Family-Farm Program Expands

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01/21/2018

... will expand its incubator farm program this growing season to include locations in the Fair Haven and Hill neighborhoods, bringing an additional 25 families to the project. The program is partially funded by the Harvard ...

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

The Tax Cuts Are a Bad Deal for Charities

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01/18/2018

... rammed through the monumental tax bill: Will Americans give as generously now that the incentives have completely ... Jobs Act of 2017 may deal a particularly devastating blow to charities that make up the private social safety net . . . ...

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Danbury’s Promise for Children Partnership Hosts Community Report Out

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01/17/2018

Jan. 23 event to center on conversation about the children of our community ... with the United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) is proud to announce a Community Report Out event on January 23, 2018, ... families are still struggling. They are overly challenged to meet the basic needs of life, and our students who face ...

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United Way Neighborhood Initiative Positively Impacting Literacy Assessment Scores at Danbury’s Park Avenue School

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01/18/2018

... For the past four years, UWWC has spearheaded an effort to prepare children living in Danbury’s Park Avenue ... parents in their children’s early education and giving children under age 5 basic skills that prepare them ... and the children, and by providing a lot of different ways for families to get involved, our hope is that parents ...

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New Director of Educational Strategy for Graustein Memorial Fund

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01/16/2018

... Strategy. “I am pleased that Billy has agreed to take on this new position, to help us continue to evolve ... of Teachers and the New Haven teachers union, to examine ways of minimizing the incidence of suspensions. The work ... to support this opportunity to think critically about the ways that we can affect education on behalf of children who ...

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Family Foundation

A New Year’s Resolution for Greater Advocacy and Civic Dialogue

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01/17/2018

... about attacks on our democracy. In response, we began to plan a series of programs focused on strategies to ... Sample general support grant agreement Sample specific project grant agreement Factsheet on the specific project ... of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. CCP's blog, Giving Voice, is a blog for and about grantmakers in ...

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Hartford Foundation Awards More Than $782,000 to Help Reduce Homelessness in Greater Hartford

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01/16/2018

... facing homelessness will receive much needed help thanks to the work of three area nonprofit agencies and funding of ... more than $782,000 from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Grants were awarded to ImmaCare ($144,000); My ... to 75 men daily. The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 ...

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Housing & Shelter

Cox Trust Closes with Early-Stage Investments in Education, Environment, and Health

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01/16/2018

... the region. "Having a limited lifespan has challenged us to find ways to leave an enduring legacy," says Mike Hill, the Trust's ...

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Community Foundation

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Goya Foods Donates to Hartford Relief Center

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01/14/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- Thanks to Goya Foods, Inc. and its Goya Gives campaign, displaced ... (Relief Center for our Caribbean Friends) had a reason to celebrate the new year. The Capitol Region Education ... Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving was instrumental in securing the generous donation ...

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Nonprofits to Vie for $100,000 in Giving Day 2018 Prizes

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01/11/2018

... 1st! NORWALK, CT -- For many nonprofit organizations, Giving Day is their annual opportunity to shine and raise much needed funds to support their ... County, Giving Day has become known as the day “to give where you live” and helping causes ranging from a vast ...

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Community Foundation

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Community Foundation Accepting Grant Applications for Programs Benefitting Plainville Residents

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01/12/2018

... residents. All eligibility criteria and the link to the Foundation’s Online Grants Center are on the ... funding from the Plainville Community Fund will be given to, but not limited to, proposals requesting support for charitable projects in ...

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The Giving Fund Deadline Extended

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01/10/2018

... the United Way of Western Connecticut administers the Giving Fund at no charge, so 100 percent of the donations go to the cases. Any donations received above the amount needed ... then the money will be used for other United ... The Giving Fund Deadline Extended ...

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Workshops Offered to Strengthen Local Non-Profits

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01/10/2018

... Britain and American Savings Foundation Offer Workshops to Help Local Non-Profits Navigate Challenging Times NEW ...

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Community Foundation

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Community Improvement & Capacity

Chelsea Groton Foundation Gives Over $170K to Area Organizations

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12/20/2017

... -- Chelsea Groton Bank’s gift of a $5 million endowment to the Chelsea Groton Foundation in December 2016 enabled the Foundation to provide a greater level of financial support to ... public fruit trees and community gardens; $3,500 to H.O.P.E. Inc. to fund a nine-week series of free home repair ...

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United Way of New Britain and Berlin to Invest $14,400 in Community

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01/10/2018

Organization, Partners Finding the Best Way to Help Our Communities NEW BRITAIN, CT -- United Way of New ... programs. “These programs enable more children and youth to succeed in school, help families to achieve financial security, lead healthier lives and have ...

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Member eBrief - January 2018

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01/11/2018

... The Hampshire Foundation Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Per and ... Nutmeg Foundation People's United Community Foundation PKF O'Connor Davies Sassafras Foundation Tauck Family Foundation ... 12 steps to a Healthier School , part of a new project to make schools healthier places for students to ...

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Comcast Employees Participate in Operation Gratitude

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01/04/2018

... over 260 hats and scarves, most of which were donated to Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that ... local Comcast VetNet Employee Resource Group: Sean Sexton, Project Manager; Greg Beers, Project Manager; Andy McCarthy, Vice President of ...

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Environment and Human Health Embarks on a New Project to Encourage Schools to Be Healthier Places for Children

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01/04/2018

... and public health professionals, is embarking on a new project to make schools healthier places for students to attend. In ... of schools with a new brochure that lists 12 ways to make schools healthier environments for students. The ...

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