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Fairfield County’s Community Foundation 25-Year Anniversary Gala Celebrated Founders, Donors, Supporters & Community Impact
CT Philanthropy Digest - November 2017
U.S. News and Aetna Foundation Unveil Healthiest Communities at National Healthcare of Tomorrow Forum
Fairfield County's Community Foundation Embraces Arts for Everyone at Ridgefield Playhouse
RIDGEFIELD, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation is making sure that more underserved children have the opportunity to attend educational and culturally enriching live theatrical performances by increasing its support of The Ridgefield Playhouse’s “Arts for Everyone” Program for its 2017-2018 season. The Foundation recently presented The Playhouse with a $15,000 grant from The Barbara Benton Davis Fund to benefit ticket-outreach programs at The Playhouse.
The Aetna Foundation Helps Improve the Health of 25 Communities Nationwide Through More Than $2 Million in Grants
Newman's Own Foundation Honors Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole For Their Longtime Support of Veterans And Commits $6.7 Million in Grants to Veterans Organizations
The Aurora Women and Girls Foundation’s 12th Annual Signature Breakfast Raises Funds for Women and Girls in Greater Hartford
Women’s Campaign School at Yale Visits Fairfield County - Fund for Women & Girls Encourages Political Passion
GREENWICH, CT -- Earlier this month, over eighty women with a newly discovered passion for public service attended the inaugural one-day training created by the Women's Campaign School at Yale, a non-partisan, issue neutral political campaign training program for women interested in running for office and in campaign management. The training was underwritten by a generous grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Fund for Women & Girls.
Program to Recruit and Train Women In Manufacturing Careers Receives $50,000 from Catalyst Endowment Fund at Hartford Foundation
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut manufacturers have said they are struggling to find skilled labor both for a growing number of existing positions and to replenish a workforce from which baby boomers are retiring at a rapid pace.
Middlesex Habitat for Humanity Wins $20,000 Grant Contest
Hartford Public Library Beyond Words 2017
HARTFORD, CT -- From MetroHartford Alliance: The Travelers has awarded a $25,000 presenting sponsorship to the Hartford Public Library's Beyond Words 2017 event which will take place on Wednesday, November 29, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at the Marriott Downtown Hartford. Marlene Ibsen, President, Travelers Foundation is the honorary chair and will present the Caroline M. Hewins Medal posthumously to Sharon O'Meara. O'Meara was a lead program officer at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for many years, impacting hundreds of nonprofits and their clients in the Hartford Region, and was instrumental in creating the American Place at the Hartford Public Library.
Musician John Mayer Gives His Dad A Gift That Will Keep On Giving
NORWALK, CT -- Singer/songwriter John Mayer has established the Richard Mayer Scholarship Fund at Fairfield County's Community Foundation in honor of his father, Richard, who turned 90 last week. The four-year scholarship will provide funds to a student pursuing the field of education.
Introducing Giving Voice, a blog for and about grantmakers in Connecticut
Giving Voice
Peabody Museum to Present Annual Celebration of Latino Cultures
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History will host “Fiesta Latina,” its 15th annual celebration of Latin American cultures, on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Fiesta Latina is sponsored by Avangrid Foundation, UNIVISION, UNIMAS Hartford, and Yale Latino Networking Group.
Community Rescues Food Pantry
American Savings Foundation Continues to Invest in the New Britain Community
Programs Hope to Assist Non-College-Bound Students with Community Foundation Help
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Armed with a variety of strategies to put local high school students not planning to attend college on successful career paths, three local programs recently made presentations to members of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Catalyst Fund in an effort to secure up to $10,000 in grant funding to implement their plans.
More than $200K in Grants Approved by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The New Britain Museum of American Art’s Education and Outreach Program and the Southington Public Schools’ Family Resource Center were among the major beneficiaries of more than $200,000 in grants awarded this week by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB).