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CT Philanthropy Digest - April 2017

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04/27/2017

... Associations of Grantmakers , whose network represents more than 5,500 participating organizations and is the ... it with leaders in the state: "Protect the integrity of America's nonprofit sector by maintaining the current law ... goals, share ideas and strategies, and identify specific action steps for pursuing racial healing and systems change. ...

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The Community Foundation Now Offering Funding Opportunities to Nonprofit Animal Shelters

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04/13/2017

... past year, donor advised and preference funds have given more than $110,000 to area animal shelters and advocates. ... capacity building. Visit cfgnh.org/KonopackeGrant for more information about nonprofit animal shelter grants. In ... grants and distributions in 2016 from charitable assets of more than $500 million and composed of hundreds of ...

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Environment & Animals

Looking for Progress in America's Smaller Legacy Cities: A Report for Place-based Funders

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04/2017

Looking for Progress in America's Smaller Legacy Cities: A Report for Place-based ... economic growth and opportunity. Looking for Progress in America's Smaller Legacy Cities: A Report for Place-based ...

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Working Cities Challenge

Ten Connecticut Cities Receive Design Grants through the Boston Fed’s Working Cities Challenge

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04/05/2017

... The Kresge Foundation, Living Cities, NeighborWorks America, the Avangrid Foundation, Boehringer Ingelheim ... Foundation, Webster Bank, Liberty Bank Foundation, Bank of America, Barnes Group Foundation, Berkshire Taconic Community ... Torrington, Waterbury, West Haven, and Windham. For more on the Working Cities Challenge, visit ...

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Community Foundation’s Williamson to Retire; Led Foundation through Period of Growth, Change

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04/07/2017

... growth and increasing influence as a community leader for more than a decade, and the communities we serve are better ... as roles on the national staffs of both the United Way of America and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. During his tenure at the Community Foundation and ...

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For 10 Connecticut Cities, A Hopeful Project Aims To Solve Problems

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04/06/2017

... were eligible. A smaller number of winners will receive more than $300,000 to advance their projects. For 10 ...

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Working Cities Challenge

Member eBrief - April 2017

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04/03/2017

... . . . Member news >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> Trends and perspectives >> Other ... . We trust that Heather McGhee will inspire dialogue and action to advance social justice within our organization and ... of Demos , a public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and ...

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CCP Releases Public Sector Perspective on Public-Private Partnership Collaboration Model

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03/24/2017

... partnerships through the lens of co-creation to more effectively assess and sustain efforts to improve ... download copies of the Co-Creation case studies and learn more information about the Early Childhood Funder ... (The Forum), the largest network serving philanthropy in America. ### Contacts: Carol O’Donnell Collaborative ...

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Public Policy Engagement Continuum

The Public Policy Engagement Continuum is a useful chart with accompanying definitions that shows a full range of possible advocacy activities for community foundations.

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Public Policy Materials

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Community Foundation

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The Charitable Deduction in Connecticut

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03/2017

2017 marks the 100th year of the charitable deduction. The charitable deduction encourages charitable giving by individuals to the benefit of communities across the country. This resource give data for Connecticut.

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Tax and Regulatory Issues

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Philanthropy Leaders Urge Congress to Strengthen Charitable Giving

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03/21/2017

WASHINGTON, DC — More than 250 philanthropy leaders from across the nation, ... lawmakers to value and strengthen charitable giving in America. Their meetings are part of Foundations on the Hill ... deduction has been "a lifeline for communities across America, and a guardrail protecting civil society from ...

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Danbury Awarded Working Cities Challenge Grant

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03/15/2017

... the United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) and Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut (CAAWC). The Working ... and the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce. To gather more information from the community to develop the design of ... the situation holistically to ensure services and resources needed to help the client resolve their issue(s) ...

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Community Sponsorship Award Applications Due April 1

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03/21/2017

... and heritage, education and civic engagement. To date, more than $30,000 in sponsorship awards have been made to ... Community Sponsorship Awards under the Receiving tab). For more information, contact Kimberly Duncan at kduncan@cfgnb.org , or call (860) 229-6018, ext. 300. Community Sponsorship Awards ...

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Application Open for Bank of America's 2017 Art Conservation Project Grants

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03/20/2017

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America continues to make its mark as one of the world’s ... that grant applications are now open for the 2017 Bank of America Arts Conservation Project. The company welcomes and ... inception in 2010, Bank of America has provided grants for more than 100 projects in 29 countries and six continents. ...

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Corporate Giving

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Sapienza Block Grant Applications Due April 21st

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03/15/2017

... an email confirming receipt of your application, please call the New Canaan Community Foundation, 203-966-0231. ...

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CT Philanthropy Digest - March 2017

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03/27/2017

... Associations of Grantmakers , whose network represents more than 5,500 participating organizations and is the ... 22, to urge lawmakers to strengthen charitable giving in America. Their meetings were part of Foundations on the ... program helps food pantries with more capacity-building resources and short-term food supplies to address the root ...

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Berkshire Taconic Announces Second Round of 2017 Deadlines for Northwest Litchfield County

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03/15/2017

SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the second round of deadlines for competitive grants in 2017. Regional nonprofits, students and school communities are invited to apply for funding during the spring grants cycle from April through June.

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Aetna Foundation's 2017 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program

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03/17/2017

... our homes, schools, jobs, and neighborhoods. By creating more chances to make healthy choices in these places, we can ... program as a whole aims to have broader impact and reach more spaces in the community. That's why we are inviting ...

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Corporate Giving

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System

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03/2017

Find early childhood resources by topic through the Early Childhood National ... T/TA promote excellence through high-quality, practical resources and approaches and they are designed to build early ...

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The Melville Charitable Trust Grantee Perception Presentation - 3/7/17

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03/2017

“Creating Authentic Relationships and Avoiding Power Dynamics with Your Grantees” was the theme of the 3/7/17 Program Officer Network meeting. Aimee Hendrigan, VP of Programs at the Melville Charitable Trust shared a presentation on Melville’s Grantee Perception Report prepared by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). Aimee’s contact information is at the end of her presentation if you’d like to get in touch with her.

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