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Professional Advisors
As a professional advisor, you play an important role in providing opportunities for your clients to achieve their charitable wishes.
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Member Resources
Membership Application Form and Materials
The Membership Application is for Grantmakers and includes the application, support scale and how to compute support.
Membership Eligibility - Foundations & Giving Programs
You are eligible to become a member in the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) if you represent an organization or are an individual* whose principal function is the making of grants for charitable purposes.
Our History
In 1969, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) was founded in Hartford with just 7 members as the Coordinating Council for Foundations. Today CCP is the state’s association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good. CCP's 110 members annually grant more than $1 billion from assets of more than $8.4 billion. Read a brief account of CCP's 50-year history and timeline.
Corporate Philanthropy News and Resources
Find corporate philanthropy resources and news for CCP member corporate giving programs and corporate foundations.
Family Philanthropy
Find resources and news for family foundations and other family philanthropies.
Aging
Find resources on aging for funders and news about the aging issue, including the issues related to long-term living (e.g. social and health services, housing, transportation, workforce); how communities can benefit from and capitalize on the knowledge, skills and energy of older residents.
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Benefits of Membership
Advocacy
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Funder Networks
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Council Membership
The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy organizes, inspires, and equips a community of funders to learn, collaborate, and lead together for sustained impact and social change.
About the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Welcome to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP), an association of funders and the hub of philanthropy in Connecticut. As a nonprofit organization, CCP is dedicated to providing its members with the highest quality programs, resources and services, networking opportunities, and insight and news about grantmaking and philanthropy.