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Gaylord Gets Grant to Help Ventilator-Dependent Patients

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04/10/2019

... to help its patients who have breathing problems. The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority ...

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New Board Members and Leaders Elected at Connecticut Council for Philanthropy

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04/15/2019

HARTFORD, CT— At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy elected four new members ... membership includes foundations, business and corporate giving programs, individual philanthropists, and those ... to the community, Luria remains a strong advocate and resource throughout the state and the region. Luria attended ...

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The Community Foundation's Kara Straun Receives Prestigious Award

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04/12/2019

NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s (The Foundation) Kara Straun received the Association of Black Foundation Executives’ (ABFE) Philanthropic Emerging Leadership Award on April 5 in Detroit.

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Professor Ciara Leydon Receives Grant for Speech-Language Pathology Program

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04/08/2019

... Health Professions, has received a $70,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority ...

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Comcast Cares Day Improves Communities

... gives families a chance to demonstrate the importance of giving back at an early age – last year one in four ... We have a number of great projects planned locally in Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Western ...

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

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04/09/2019

... Annual Luncheon. More than 800 friends and supporters from Connecticut and beyond were part of this celebration held at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut, on April 4, 2019. The empowering theme — ... day to day to survive, that type of hardship doesn’t give you the luxury to dream. But with FESP, you’ve given ...

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Get ready to “Give Local” on April 23 and 24!

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04/09/2019

Seventh annual philanthropic give-a-thon returns to benefit 265 charities across Greater ... Hills since it began in 2013. On April 23 and 24, Connecticut Community Foundation will again host the 36-hour online giving event, which will benefit more local charities serving ...

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CT Philanthropy Digest - April 2019

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04/24/2019

... POWER OF GOOD PEOPLE >> JOBS LISTINGS >> ABOUT CCP and the CONNECTICUT PHILANTHROPY DIGEST >> CCP ... to the sector including: Expanding the charitable giving tax incentive to everyone, not just those who itemize; ... >> Community Foundation for Greater New Haven The Great Give, A 36-Hour, Online-Giving Event to Support Local ...

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United Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership with Girls Who Code

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04/05/2019

... United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems to the building ...

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CT Sets May Scholarship-aid Deadline

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04/04/2019

HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority ... certificate programs. CHESLA is an arm of the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority ...

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$48M Deal Marks Priciest Sale in Greenwich, Connecticut, in Five Years

... wife, ... $48M Deal Marks Priciest Sale in Greenwich, Connecticut, in Five Years ...

Connecticut's Linda McMahon plans to resign as SBA administrator

She remained active in Connecticut and national politics, becoming a prominent ... conservative candidates and causes. She supported ...

Unassuming Watertown Man Leaves Connecticut Community Foundation $4 Million for Local Causes

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03/21/2019

... WATERBURY, CT -- John “Jack” Staver of Watertown, Connecticut, who passed away at the age of 80 in January ... $4 million to establish a permanent charitable fund at Connecticut Community Foundation. Staver designated the fund ... Since 1923 when a small group of local leaders formed Connecticut Community Foundation and pooled their financial ...

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Building Healthier Communities Fund Accepting Grant Applications

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03/19/2019

... Healthier Communities Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, invites nonprofits to apply ... and health,” said Julie Scharnberg of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation. “Early childhood ... a distribution of $2,500,000 was made to the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation for the express purpose of ...

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Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Scholarship Deadline Extended to Sunday, March 31st for Almost $1 Million in Opportunities

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03/19/2019

... so we’ve extended the application period to give people more time to apply before the final deadline at ... by its scholarship initiative. If you are interested giving someone the opportunity to pursue their dream by ...

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Member eBrief - March 2019

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03/22/2019

... Communications. Lend Your Voice to Advance the 2020 Census Connecticut recently launched its Complete Count Committee ... preparation for the 2020 Census. Importantly, the state of Connecticut has not yet allocated funding to support Census ... to the sector including: Expanding the charitable giving tax incentive to everyone, not just those who itemize; ...

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