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Community Foundation’s New Trustees Bring a Range of Experiences and Deep Commitment to Eastern Connecticut

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11/30/2017

... and to the successful ways to create more access and equity. “A community only thrives when there is justice, equity and inclusion. That understanding guides how the ... of East Lyme is an education advocate committed to equity and social justice. A nationally published author on ...

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Appointments, Transitions, Colleague News

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Community Foundation

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Community Foundation Meeting Focuses on the Science of Helping Kids

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11/29/2017

... and to the successful ways to create more access and equity. Community Foundation Meeting Focuses on the Science ...

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Community Foundation

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The Giving Fund: Many Families Live Paycheck to Paycheck

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11/29/2017

... with the United Way of Western Connecticut, will present stories about ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families every Thursday. Six stories highlighted each week will outline how a local ...

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Fund Started to Support Men & Boys

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11/22/2017

... national and local statistics reinforce the qualitative stories. Among the statistics shared was that single father ...

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Community Foundation

Fairfield County’s Giving Day 2018 Slated for March 1st

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11/20/2017

... Participants will learn specific steps to take to create stories for their Giving Day campaign and beyond. Nonprofit ...

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Community Foundation

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Community Foundation Grants Provide Support Amid 2017's Unprecedented Challenges

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11/20/2017

... Center for Children's Advocacy $20,000 to support the Racial and Ethnic Disparities Reduction Project which is ... for New Haven residents by providing pre and post release case management and advocacy to remove barriers to ...

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Community Foundation

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Grants Distribution

Liberty Bank Presents Willard M. Mcrae Community Diversity Award to Lottie Scott

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11/15/2017

... the many opportunities to work towards their own success stories.” Notable among Scott’s achievements are: Citizen ...

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Corporate Giving

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Equity and Inclusion

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Grant Supports Weitzman Institute Community eConsult Network Pilot in CT

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11/16/2017

HARTFORD, CT -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Community eConsult Network to test the use of electronic specialty consults (eConsults) at three health centers in Connecticut.

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Science & Technology

Connecticut Fair Housing Center Receives $235,000 Hartford Foundation Grant for New Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Project

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11/14/2017

... be used for a portion of staff, consultants, insurance, case and legal research, and indirect costs. “Reverse ...

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Community Foundation

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Housing & Shelter

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to Fund School Leadership Training Project

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11/08/2017

... work to prepare school leaders committed to excellence and equity for every school community in Connecticut,” says ...

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Community Foundation

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Higher Education

Hartford Foundation's “Respond-Rebuild-Renew Fund” to Respond to Needs of Greater Hartford Region Related to Unforeseen Disasters

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11/06/2017

... events that intersect with the Foundation's core values of equity, diversity and inclusion. The Fund is primarily ...

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Community Foundation

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Disaster Relief

CCP Policy Update: State Budget and Federal Tax Reform

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11/09/2017

... the standard deduction roughly doubles, to $24,000 in the case of a married couple. But personal exemptions of $4,050 ...

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Nonprofit Staff

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Tax and Regulatory Issues

Gov. Malloy and Connecticut United Way 211 Release Hurricane Resources Guides for Displaced Residents

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11/03/2017

... to access various resources and services including: Case Management Education Emotional & Family Support ...

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Finalists Announced for First Annual Paul and Joyce Aicher Leadership in Democracy Award

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11/03/2017

... meaningful civic participation for all people, addresses racial inequities through dialogue and collective action, and ... (GJ) is a nationally recognized, award-winning multi-racial, multi-cultural project in New Mexico. It trains youth ... their journalistic integrity to its advocacy and racial equity work. Generation Justice contact: Roberta Rael, ...

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Equity and Inclusion

Through Pro Bono Service, Prudential Employees Put Professional Skills to Work for Local Nonprofits

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10/24/2017

... in a recent article that featured Prudential as a case in point. Last year’s Pro Bono Marathon paired 52 ...

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Corporate Giving

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Community Improvement & Capacity

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Cary Wheaton, Activism and Acumen At Heart Of Billings Forge Leader’s Success

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11/01/2017

HARTFORD, CT -- Just over a decade ago, the Melville Charitable Trust asked Boston restaurateur Cary Wheaton to develop a restaurant that would bring jobs and economic growth to the struggling Frog Hollow neighborhood of Hartford. The Hartford Magazine tells the behind the scenes story of how she made it happen.

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Economic Development

Member eBrief - November 2017

Release Date:

11/30/2017

... . . . CCP updates Giving Voice November 2017 In case you missed it, CCP President Karla Fortunato reports on ... Support for Black Men and Boys . Amidst current racial tensions in the United States and the ever-shifting ... and educate policymakers on issues related to health equity. “We are thrilled that Paul will be joining the ...

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CT Philanthropy Digest - November 2017

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11/13/2017

... early feeding practices for diverse socio-economic, racial, and ethnic groups across various early childhood ... public health crisis disproportionately impacting racial and ethnic minorities and low-income children. Once ... and educate policymakers on issues related to health equity. “We are thrilled that Paul will be joining the ...

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Paul Mounds Jr. to join the Connecticut Health Foundation as Vice President of Policy and Communications

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11/02/2017

... and educate policymakers on issues related to health equity. “We are thrilled that Paul will be joining the ... to bring my experience to the work of achieving health equity with the foundation.” Paul, who has been working as ...

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U.S. News and Aetna Foundation Unveil Healthiest Communities at National Healthcare of Tomorrow Forum

Release Date:

11/01/2017

... 3,000 counties across 10 categories: community vitality, equity, economy, education, environment, food and ... the way communities consider improving the well-being and equity of their citizens." "Our mission is to promote ... Ph.D., Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ram Raju, ...

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