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Give to or through a community foundation or other public foundation

From the Connecticut Toolkit for Giving: Community foundations are charitable organizations that may administer endowed funds primarily for local purposes, to solve community or regional problems and improve the lives of people in their geographic area.

Make a direct gift to an established charity

Direct gifts provide immediate financial support to religious congregations or denominations, educational institutions, or other nonprofit organizations working in such areas as health care, education, the environment, and human services.

How much to give

... charitable giving level. In addition, here are a few resources that may help you get started: Network for Good's " How Much to Give " has a ...

Giving Story: Theodate Pope Riddle

... There were also extensive archives and interdisciplinary resources left as part of her estate. Today, the Museum is ...

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Giving Story: Oristano Foundation

... foundation. Says his daughter-in-law, Jean, “The thing I get from this is that these people [who run nonprofits] ...

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Giving Story: Keiller Family Fund

... to big things. I was afraid our efforts and funds would get lost. But they have their finger on the pulse of what’s ...

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Nonprofit Organizations Serving Older Adults - July 20, 2011 Program

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07/2011

Are we prepared to meet the changing needs of this growing population?

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Aging

Connecticut Community Foundation's and Town Conversations on Aging

... an asset inventory of programs, facilities and other resources benefiting seniors Identify major service gaps and ... on Aging help to build: Appreciation of the varied resources benefiting seniors in the community Greater ...

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United Way of Connecticut and 2-1-1

... which covers custody, guardianship, adoption and other resources and the Kinship Navigator which makes it easy to ...

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Policy Makers

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Aging

Helping the Elderly of Hamden - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and The Phelps Community Project

... goal of the Project is to help Hamden seniors with limited resources remain at home as long as possible and to enhance ... with him, they determined that he did not have the resources to buy a coat, and still maintain his housing and ... as safely feasible. Perhaps most importantly, they get immediate response without a lot of red tape, and help ...

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Foundation for Community Health's Prescription Assistance Fund

... bi-polar. The medications for all of this are many and get very expensive. We had to borrow money through our home ... and they don’t give him steady hours… He doesn’t get paid when he has to drive me to my medical ... out…This help with prescriptions helps us to be able to get our medications and to have a little extra money for ...

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Older Adults as Community Resources - November 28, 2012 Program

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11/2012

... food on public housing grounds. Older Adults as Community Resources - November 28, 2012 Program ...

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"For All Ages": The GIA Guide to Funding Across the Lifespan

For grantmakers interested in health, community development, the arts, and more, aging offers a natural extension of your programs. For All Ages: The GIA Guide to Funding Across the Lifespan is an invaluable resource for funders exploring the possibility of expanding their funding to encompass aging.

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Connecticut 2-1-1 Information for Older Adults

... 2-1-1 Information for Older Adults lists extensive resources for Financial Assistance; Housing Options; Home ...

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Aging

The Elder Economic Security Standard Index for Connecticut

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12/2009

This report presents a measure of income that older adults require to maintain their independence in the community and meet their daily costs of living, including affordable and appropriate housing and health care.

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Improving California's Aging Services and Long Term Care System - Blueprint for Partnerships Between California Foundations and State Policymakers

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04/2011

... are willing to make available their expertise and resources, as is uniquely possible for each Foundation, to ...

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The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population

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06/2011

A nationwide survey: “The Maturing of America—Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population.” The survey, administered in 2010 by ICMA, with more than 1,400 local governments responding out of over 10,000 that received it, was intended to assess progress against benchmarks established in the first “Maturing of America” survey conducted in 2005. In both cases, the findings were eye-opening.

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The Maturing of America - Communities Moving Forward for an Aging Population

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06/2011

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Baseline Survey Report for EngAGEment Initiative

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06/2011

To establish a baseline of information, this past June 2011, the Council surveyed its members and non-members to determine their current “aging” awareness, activities and future programming ideas. This baseline survey was conducted as part of the Council's work on the EngAGEment Initiative, a national program led by Grantmakers in Aging (GIA) on philanthropy and aging issues. The overall goal of this two-year initiative is to build Connecticut Funders’ understanding, interest and momentum around aging issues.

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2-1-1 Barometer: Connecticut's Older Adults

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10/2011

Ensuring that older adults remain connected to needed resources is essential to community-based strategies for this ... annually from older adults or their family members for resources and programs designed to assist older adults, ...

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