Site Search

- resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.
Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

IRS Blocks Connecticut Plan to Bypass SALT Tax Deduction Cap

Release Date:

08/23/2018

WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued new rules aimed at preventing taxpayers in Connecticut and other high-income and high-cost states from ... Service said in May it would move to thwart the workaround Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, California and a number of ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Topic(s):

Legal Challenge Seeks to End Prison Gerrymandering in CT

Release Date:

08/26/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut has repeatedly considered "anti-prison ... and Common Cause found that almost half of the state’s prison population comes from the state’s five largest cities, but almost two-thirds of the state’s ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Topic(s):

Member eBrief - September 2018

Release Date:

09/17/2018

... Jobs in Philanthropy >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> The power of good people . . . Colleague news >> ... a project of CCP, is pleased to share its new paper, Full, Equal, and Equitable Partnerships with Families: ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

New Funding for Critically Conscious Youth Development

Release Date:

08/20/2018

... building opportunity with the intention of sharing a framework that introduces a new lens for youth development ... and political education as a core competency. The framework of Critical Consciousness is the ability to ... 11:59pm. Please Note: Food will be provided at Wednesday’s information session. Information Sessions In-Person: ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Family Foundation

Nonprofit Staff

Funding Area:

Youth Development

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Awards Get Out The Vote Grants

Release Date:

08/16/2018

... Opportunity Met With Robust Response NORWALK, CT -- As Connecticut looks forward to Election Day on November 6, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF) has awarded 18 grants to ... to critical issues impacting the community. Individuals, families, corporations and organizations can establish ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Community Foundation

Funding Area:

Civil Rights, Social Action

2018 Legislative Session Update - OEC

Publication date:

06/2018

The Connecticut State Office of Early Childhood (OEC) has ...

Find More By

Resource type:

Public Policy Materials

Audience:

Topic(s):

Funding Area:

Early Childhood

Leading Together for a Thriving Eastern Connecticut: Community Foundation Releases 2017 Annual Report to Community

Release Date:

08/10/2018

NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut proudly celebrates 35 years of partnering with ... people and places in eastern Connecticut. The Foundation’s 2017 annual report looks back on highlights of serving the ... the Foundation is joining with partners to pool resources towards supporting nonprofits’ organizational ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Community Foundation

Funding Area:

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

New Report Finds Medicaid's Impact Goes Beyond Health Care in CT

Release Date:

08/21/2018

... by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, finds that Medicaid is deeply woven into ... “It is important for policymakers to understand the full impact of Medicaid in the state, particularly as they ... 800,000 people. “Connecticut invests significant resources in HUSKY and the findings of this report underscore ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Funding Area:

Equity and Inclusion

Engaging Citizens from the Ground Up: Hartford Foundation Announces Get Out The Vote Initiative

Release Date:

08/21/2018

... We Dream Network, Inc.) CT Community Nonprofit Alliance Full Citizens Coalitions (through its fiscal agent, Christian ... Centers. Door-to-door canvassing, community events and partnerships with local churches, daycare centers, etc. will ... of the Connecticut Department of Correction and their families. The Full Citizens Coalition will focus its 2018 ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Community Foundation

Topic(s):

Funding Area:

Civil Rights, Social Action

Public Affairs & Societal Benefit

Bimal Patel to Lead United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut's 2018 Community Campaign

Release Date:

08/10/2018

... Million Fundraising Effort to Support Local Children and Families HARTFORD, CT -- Bimal Patel has been named Chair of United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut’s 2018 Community Campaign. Patel is President of Hartford ...

Find More By

News type:

Appointments, Transitions, Colleague News

Audience:

Funding Area:

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Danbury Senior Volunteers Contribute Service Valued At More Than $210,000 to City

Release Date:

08/08/2018

... relief for volunteers DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) is proud to announce that volunteers in ... of hard-working, struggling households by mobilizing the resources of local communities to create lasting change. We ... focused on creating an environment where individuals and families are self-sufficient and can achieve financial ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Family Foundation

Funding Area:

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Northwest Connecticut Students Awarded Scholarships

Release Date:

08/09/2018

... academic year through funds held at the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation. The following students have ... TORRINGTON UNICO FIORE & EDITH PETRICONE SCHOLARSHIP, K.S.G. Gia Hoa Lam (Torrington) TORRINGTON UNICO BRIAN PICCOLO ... in January 2019. Established in 1969, the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation serves 20 towns in Northwest ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Community Foundation

Funding Area:

Statement in Support of Children and Families Seeking Refuge in the United States

Publication date:

07/2018

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy was one of more than 200 ... and Refugees (GCIR) statement in support of children and families seeking refuge in the United States. Signers also ... for Philanthropy. Statement in Support of Children and Families Seeking Refuge in the United States ...

Find More By

Resource type:

Public Policy Materials

Audience:

Topic(s):

Funding Area:

Immigration & Refugees

Letter on Census Citizenship Question

Publication date:

08/2018

Connecticut Council of Philanthropy was one of 33 ... their own letter , including CCP members: Fairfield County's Community Foundation ; Hartford Foundation for Public Giving ; Melville Charitable Trust ; and Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation . These efforts were the ...

Find More By

Resource type:

Public Policy Materials

Audience:

Topic(s):

Funding Area:

Civil Rights, Social Action

The Prosperity Foundation to Kick Off Inaugural #GIVEBLACKCT Day of Giving

Release Date:

08/01/2018

CONNECTICUT -- In observance of Black Philanthropy Month ... by Dr. Jackie Copeland-Carson of the Pan-African Women's Philanthropy Network (PAWPNet), BPM’s primary focus is ... community by encouraging the collective to pool financial resources and to give consciously and consistently long after ...

Find More By

News type:

Philanthropy News

Audience:

Funding Area:

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Comcast and YMCA of Greater Hartford Celebrates East Hartford Y-Bell Graduation

Release Date:

08/07/2018

... joined by representatives of Comcast and YMCA program families to honor over 100 East Hartford students for their ... become strong, active learners so they can achieve their full potential.” said Harold Sparrow, President and CEO of ... in the presence of every child; being good stewards of the resources entrusted to us; and working in partnership to ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Corporate Giving

Funding Area:

Youth Development

HSS Receives $5.6 Million Grant to Support Genomics Research to Prevent and Repair Tissue Damage

Release Date:

07/16/2018

... an additional $5.6 million to transform the Center's impact by highlighting translational research and expanding ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Family Foundation

Funding Area:

Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines

Nonprofits Receive $86,525 in late June Grants

Release Date:

08/07/2018

TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants to 21 ... Foundation awards discretionary grants to Northwest Connecticut charities three times a year: early spring, late ... for low-income patients who qualify for Planned Parenthood's Torrington Fund for Access (from the Marion Wm. & Alice ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Community Foundation

Topic(s):

Grants Distribution

Connecticut Community Foundation Trustees Recognize Innovation and Collaboration with 2018 Awards to Community Groups

Release Date:

08/07/2018

... Award, an honor created by current and former trustees of Connecticut Community Foundation to recognize exceptional ... that “GWIM does so much more than feed individuals and families...GWIM feeds hope. Many recipients are helped to get ... in 1923, Connecticut Community Foundation fosters creative partnerships that build rewarding lives and thriving ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Community Foundation

Bristol Students Awarded Grants for Music Lessons

Release Date:

08/06/2018

One Resident’s Legacy Benefits Music-Loving Students BRISTOL, CT -- ... their education and ability, but it also continues Dan’s legacy of helping students in need,” stated Susan ...

Find More By

News type:

Audience:

Community Foundation

Funding Area:

Pages