Jun
22
CCP Board of Director's Meeting
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Policy Influence: What Foundations Are Doing and Why
The Center for Effective Philanthropy's (CEP) new research, Policy Influence: What Foundations Are Doing and Why , seeks to provide ... as they work to achieve their goals. Policy Influence: What Foundations Are Doing and Why ...
CCP Members Respond to Calls for Racial Equity and Justice
Publication date:
06/2020
... Bank of America Bank of America announced today that it is making a $1 billion, four-year commitment of additional ... and safety are of the utmost importance. We understand what is happening right now across the U.S. is frightening, ... on the 40% of our community members who struggle to pay their bills, a population we call ALICE®. We know that ...
Jun
12
CCP Member COVID-19 Check-In
... call will focus on advancing racial equity in philanthropy’s response to COVID-19 . This call will ... Dwan Everette, Health Equity Solutions , outlining what funders can do to support communities of color in this ...
Regional Organizations Awarded more than $15,000 in Third Round of Grants from Valley Community COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund
Release Date:
05/26/2020
... year to support the local nonprofit sector and the people it serves. In addition to grantmaking, VCF works in strong ... Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF), to promote philanthropy in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton ...
COVID-19 Has Made It Harder for the Poor to Get Legal Aid. Here's What Lawyers Can Do Today ...
... branch to receive certain increases ... COVID-19 Has Made It Harder for the Poor to Get Legal Aid. Here's What Lawyers Can Do Today ... ...
Hartford Foundation Announces Artists of Color Advisory Group
Release Date:
05/22/2020
... for our city. In discussions with the Foundation team, it's clear they share that ethos. So, I'm eager to get to ... influence in Hartford—will guide the interplay between philanthropy and Artists of Color to help lift up the talents ...
DanburyWORKS Receives $9,000 COVID-19 Resiliency Grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Release Date:
05/20/2020
... collaborative focused on creating economic vitality. It links services across the community to break down barriers ... Office of Early Childhood Helping them to understand what financial relief might be available to them, as many of ... foods. Setting up a channel of communication through What’s App, so they can get connected with other community ...
$110,470 in COVID-19 Rapid Response Grants Awarded in Northwest Connecticut
Release Date:
05/20/2020
... Helping Hands Chore Service - in support of PPE, hazard pay in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Holy Trinity ...
Jun
03
Development Officer Network Meeting
... donor cultivation in a socially-distanced world, and what our fundraising/relationship-building paths might look ...
Connecticut Health Foundation selects Tiffany Donelson as next president and CEO
Release Date:
05/18/2020
... United Way of Connecticut and the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, for which she is vice chair. “I joined the ... Foundation is the state’s largest independent health philanthropy dedicated to improving health outcomes for ...
Travelers Announces 2019 Community Giving of More Than $24 Million
Release Date:
05/18/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Travelers Companies, Inc. today released its annual Community Report, announcing that the company provided more than $24 million in charitable donations in 2019. Travelers distributed these funds to programs and organizations dedicated to improving academic and career success, developing thriving neighborhoods and creating culturally enriched communities. These contributions bring the company’s giving total to more than $223 million over the past decade.
Office of Early Childhood launches CTCARES for Family Child Care
Release Date:
05/16/2020
... Connecticut Office of Early Childhood today announced that it has launched “CTCARES for Family Child Care” to ... all supported in part or whole by the OEC and private philanthropy.
More Donors, More Dollars, More Visibility for the Valley During The Great Give 2020
Release Date:
05/15/2020
... created by the Valley Community Foundation’s partner in philanthropy, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. It was created to increase philanthropy in the Greater New ... year to support the local nonprofit sector and the people it serves. In addition to grantmaking, VCF works in strong ...
More Than 1,000 Connecticut Residents Benefit from the Connecticut United Ways COVID-19 Response Fund
Release Date:
05/14/2020
... $200 to their mobile wallets and are using the money to pay for basic household necessities like groceries and ... and shared much needed help. We will use this money to buy what our family really needs right now. Thank you!” In Stamford, a resident stated, “It means so much not to have to worry about how I will pay ...
Four recommendations to ensure CT’s COVID-19 response does not leave anyone behind New policy brief outlines to do list for policymakers
Release Date:
05/13/2020
... virus disproportionately affecting people of color, and it is critical that we ensure the response is designed in a ... steps are: Make testing accessible to those who need it.
New Leaders, Board Members Elected to CT Council for Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/13/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy elected Elaine V. Mintz, vice president of ... senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy, Webster Bank. New Leaders, Board Members Elected to CT Council for Philanthropy ...
Bank of America, Travelers and City of Hartford Contributions Will Enhance Hartford Small Business Emergency Grant Program
Release Date:
05/13/2020
... grant of up to $10,000 to make lease or mortgage payments, pay salaries, make vendor payments, pay taxes, or make modifications to their physical space or ...
Engagement Surges at Regional Associations as Funders Collaborate During Pandemic
Release Date:
05/12/2020
... of grantmakers across the country are proving vital to philanthropy’s response to COVID-19, as the immensity and ... Philanthropy's leadership efforts related to COVID-19. “It’s incredibly important for philanthropy to be thinking ... now isn’t the time for trying new things, I don’t know what is.” Engagement Surges at Regional Associations as ...
Member eBrief - MAY 2020
Release Date:
05/29/2020
... As I write the customary introduction to this brief, it seems impossible to not acknowledge what is happening in our country at this moment and the role ... establish a Heroes Fund to provide $200 billion in hazard pay to essential workers, make an additional round of ...