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Age Well Ambassadors Program to Launch in Greater Danbury

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12/11/2019

... reported at that summit that 45% of the older adults it screened for health-related social needs indicated that ... navigate a food pantry for the first time. We thought it would be great to have more people like him in our ... in Connecticut to be funded. “These mini-grants make it possible for organizations to build on community ...

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Community Foundation Awards 5 Grants Totaling $6,500 from the Men & Boys’ Fund

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12/09/2019

... the Men & Boys’ Fund Advisory Board Chairperson. “It takes many donors and volunteers to deliver on our ... him that pride he showed every day after camp.’ That’s what the goal of this grant is, to provide those kids the ...

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CT Philanthropy Digest - DECEMBER 2019

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12/18/2019

... Interested in CCP Sponsorships in 2020? >> FEATURED PHILANTHROPY NEWS >> CCP Year End Reflection >> Fed Leaders ... told the group. “There is no more important work” than what the group is doing in East Hartford, he said. East ... resident engagement and participation in decision making. It has been developed through a cross-sector partnership of ...

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Four Grants Awarded to Advance Innovations in Children's Health and Mental Health

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11/19/2019

... Health: Recommendations for Practice Changes and How to Pay for Them “The initiatives selected for funding ...

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Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

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Health

Valley Community Foundation Welcomes Aleta Miner to Board of Directors

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11/26/2019

... not only this community but the organizations that serve it. We look forward to having Aleta join us as we work ... year to support the local nonprofit sector and the people it serves. VCF works in strong partnership with The Community ... Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF), to promote philanthropy in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton ...

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Liberty Bank, Rotary Clubs Raise Record $565,000 to Help Fill Thanksgiving Food Baskets

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11/26/2019

... donations received are donated to a local food program. “It’s expensive to live in Connecticut,” says Sue Murphy, ... offices to raise funds.

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The Dalios Should Heed the Lessons of Education Philanthropy Failures

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11/26/2019

... by Phil Buchanan, author of Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count , and president of Center for Effective Philanthropy, warns about big donations to solve public ... education. The Dalios Should Heed the Lessons of Education Philanthropy Failures ...

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Education

Regional Leaders Craft Economic Strategy for Metro Hartford

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11/21/2019

... we have the collective will, there is absolutely no reason it can’t occur here.” The “ Talent ” strategies ... Metro Hartford seeks to grow its population and economy, it must begin with investments in place. The following ... transportation costs are not an issue: business services, IT support, information processing and digital design ...

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Draper Foundation Fund Provides Over $778,000 in Support of Area Nonprofits

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11/21/2019

... to identify the next steps for their wellbeing, no matter what stage of use or recovery they are in,” said Lauren ...

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Nearly $100,000 to Support Community-led Healthy Aging Work in Connecticut

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11/22/2019

... places to grow up and grow old. “These mini-grants make it possible for organizations to build on community ...

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Filling the Gaps Is a Poor Role for Philanthropy

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11/21/2019

... Fortunato penned an op-ed about the value and roles for philanthropy . Filling the Gaps Is a Poor Role for Philanthropy ...

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Get on the Map: The Case of the Missing Grant

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11/2019

... Maps’ listing was not intentionally misleading, it did not tell the complete story. The best way to combat ... said that self-reporting was a way to let others know what The Fund was granting and where. Rachel also explained ... Blackbaud grants database, Rachel said reporting sometimes takes her as little as ten minutes and that the process is ...

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Survey Findings: Priorities and Strategies Related to Early Childhood Advocacy among Grantmakers in Connecticut

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11/2019

... respondents supporting policy and advocacy. This reflects philanthropy’s focus on supporting systems change and ...

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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Dari Farms of Tolland Award $5,000 Grant to Foodshare of Bloomfield

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11/19/2019

... effective solutions to end hunger. Foodshare is changing what it means to be a food bank. For more information, visit ...

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Nonprofits Say Philanthropy Alone Can’t Save Services

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11/19/2019

... service agencies: Gov. Ned Lamont just doesn’t get it. Frustration with Lamont, who rebuffed a request from ... agencies to ask more from wealthy donors. Nonprofits Say Philanthropy Alone Can’t Save Services ...

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Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Center for Nonprofit Excellence Celebrates A Decade of Making Nonprofits Stronger!

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11/14/2019

... stronger by building capacity. While that may sound dry, it actually means that we learn things, we get challenged and ... Fairfield County’s Community Foundation promotes philanthropy as a means to create change in Fairfield County, ...

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People's United Community Foundation Awards $403K in Grants to Connecticut Nonprofits

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11/15/2019

BRIDGEPORT, CT – In recognition of National Philanthropy Day, People’s United Community Foundation ... a positive impact on the communities we serve. “National Philanthropy Day provides a special opportunity to recognize ... awarded to 183 organizations throughout the communities it serves in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, ...

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Valley Community Foundation Awards Over $860,000 in Single- and Multi-Year Grants

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11/13/2019

... Grantmaking cycle, which is done with its partner in philanthropy, The Community Foundation for Greater New ... year to support the local nonprofit sector and the people it serves.

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Celebrating National Philanthropy Day in Your Communities

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11/11/2019

BRISTOL, CT -- National Philanthropy Day (NPD) is a special day set aside on November ... difference and create lasting impact in their communities. It recognizes the great contributions that philanthropy—and ... to reflect on the meaning of giving and all that it has made possible. On this National Philanthropy Day, Main ...

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