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Community Livability in Connecticut

Publication date: 
07/2015
Connecticut’s Legislative Commission on Aging has produced their second annual report to the Connecticut General Assembly on their livable communities initiative. Connecticut’s population is aging, and that demographic ...
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Report
Audience: 
CCP Members
Policy Makers
Funding Area: 
Aging

Diversity in Giving: The Changing Landscape of American Philanthropy

Publication date: 
02/2015
Blackbaud's study, Diversity in Giving: The Changing Landscape of American Philanthropy , ... written from a fundraising perspective, gives insight into giving by diverse populations. Key findings show how donors prioritize giving and describes giving habits and attitudes. Diversity ...
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Report
Research
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CCP Members
Community Foundation
Topic(s): 
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Funding Area: 
Equity and Inclusion

The Social and Economic Value of Private and Community Foundations

Publication date: 
12/2008
According The Philanthropic Collaborative's 2008 report every dollar that private and community foundations provided in grants and support in 2007 produced an estimated average return of $8.58 in direct economic benefits. The report found that the program areas generating the biggest returns include arts and culture, for which $5.2 billion in foundation support helped produce an estimated $51 billion in direct benefits, and education, for which $9.7 billion in foundation support helped produce an estimated $49 billion in benefits. Foundations also were responsible for some 9.2 million jobs, $511.9 billion in household income, and $145.4 billion in local, state, and federal revenue.
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Report
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Community Foundation
Policy Makers

Learning Together: Actionable Approaches for Grantmakers

Publication date: 
06/2015
This publication takes an in-depth look at what it means to open our learning and evaluation practices to grantees, other funders, community members, government agencies and others involved in the work. It addresses some of the big questions that grantmakers face in designing success shared learning approaches and shares five case studies of how GEO members are putting these ideas into practice.
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Best Practice
Case Study
Audience: 
CCP Members
Topic(s): 
Evaluation
Grantmaking

CT Philanthropy Digest - June 2015

Release Date: 
06/18/2015
... and embayment reports.      LISFC members funding in Connecticut include the Community Foundation of Eastern ...  to develop a social and emotional learning (SEL) toolkit to be used by k indergarten through fifth grade ... goals to dramatically reduce demand for energy and water resources and increase resiliency by 2030. Their matching ...
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Digest
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CCP Members
Media
Nonprofit Staff
Policy Makers

Member eBrief - June 2015

Release Date: 
06/04/2015
... Council Programs & Meetings Member News & Releases New Resources Colleague News Other Events Featured Program ... able to see who is funding what and where--anywhere in Connecticut, anytime, and with just a few clicks ... Access ... shared at their recent legislative forum. The ALICE Toolkit has several suggestions for how all can "give, ...
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eBrief
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CCP Members

Funders in Aging Affinity Group Uses Collective Voice

Publication date: 
05/2015
... a letter sent to Commissioner Roderick Bremby, State of Connecticut Department of Social Services , urging DSS to ... an analysis of the cost of providing services under the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders and the pilot for ... home and community based services in the state of Connecticut. The members of the affinity group seized the ...
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Public Policy Materials
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CCP Members
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Topic(s): 
Public Policy
Funding Area: 
Aging

Power of Change Award Fact Sheet

Publication date: 
06/2014
... achievements and innovations in energy efficiency across Connecticut's state and municipal buildings. Thanks to a unique collaboration among three Connecticut-based foundations – the Emily Hall Tremaine ... Fund – the award stimulates, recognizes and advances Connecticut's leadership in energy efficiency. Power of ...
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Fact Sheet
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CCP Members
Family Foundation
Funding Area: 
Environment & Animals

Connecticut School Integration: Moving Forward as the Northeast Retreats

Publication date: 
04/2015
... civil rights were shrinking, what has been accomplished in Connecticut is a victory over great odds. It is also an ... a major transition in the racial and ethnic composition of Connecticut; the changes in integration and segregation in ...  contrast to its neighbors, Massachusetts and New York, Connecticut has made significant progress in reducing ...
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Report
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Audience: 
CCP Members
Funding Area: 
Civil Rights, Social Action
Education

CT Philanthropy Digest - May 2015

Release Date: 
05/20/2015
... Supported by Healthy Food Fund COMMUNITY FOUNDATION NEWS Giving Days Raise $3M+ for Nonprofits in CT Free & Reduced ...   Danburyseniors.org , to provide information and resources for seniors, their families, caregivers, and ... organizations, including the   Donaghue Foundation   in Connecticut.   The report provides aggregated data from a ...
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Digest
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CCP Members
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Nonprofit Staff
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Change in the Land of Steady Habits

Publication date: 
04/2015
... and Philanthropy Awards Session #2, "Educational Equity in Connecticut Schools," presented by Susan Eaton, Research ... of Steady Habits , focused on the shifting demographics in Connecticut and the impact of these changes on schools and ... v. O'Neill civil rights case and a classroom in Hartford, Connecticut. Change in the Land of Steady Habits ...
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Past Program Materials
Audience: 
CCP Members
Funding Area: 
Civil Rights, Social Action
Education

Member eBrief - May 2015

Release Date: 
05/07/2015
... Programs & Meetings   Member News & Releases   New Resources   Colleague News   Other Events GET ON THE MAP! ... understanding the funding landscape and ensuring that your giving is as effective as possible. T he mission is: To ... This will allow you to query grantmaking activity in Connecticut and identify gaps in funding. The campaign to ...
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eBrief
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CCP Members

Three Honored by Council for Philanthropy

Release Date: 
04/27/2015
... leaders from across the state gathered last week at the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy’s annual luncheon to ... (private, corporate, community), business and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual philanthropists and those serving the ...
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News
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Council Presents Award to The Walker Group

Release Date: 
05/01/2015
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy presented the 2015 Nancy ... of reSET, provided initial incubation space and financial resources annually. Through The Walker Group’s and Kate ... federated funds, and corporate foundations and giving programs, the Council is Connecticut’s foremost ...
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Kim Healey Honored with Philanthropy Award

Release Date: 
05/01/2015
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy named KIM A. HEALEY , ... (private, corporate, community), business and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual philanthropists and those serving the ...
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