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United Way Seeks Northern Fairfield County Partners to Administer New Fund
Release Date:
02/01/2017
... out-of-school enrichment activities for families who live paycheck to paycheck DANBURY, CT -- United Way of ... detailed information about amounts per town, please visit our website: https://www.uwwesternct.org/aliceenrichmentfund ... is financially stable, and every community we serve is healthy and strong. We are particularly focused on a ...
Fairfield County's Community Wellbeing Index 2016
Publication date:
01/2017
... 2015 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, which conducted live interviews with 16,219 randomly-selected adults ... of local government, financial security, access to resources and basic needs, transportation, and other social ... organizers, business experts and philanthropists to solve our region’s challenges. Our goal is to create a vital and ...
Member eBrief - February 2017
Release Date:
02/08/2017
... . . . Member news >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> Trends and perspectives >> Other ... Meeting & Philanthropy Awards >> Friday, May 12 : 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Hartford Marriot Downtown Keynote Speaker: ... working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy. A ...
PowerPoint: Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2016
Publication date:
01/2017
Mark Abraham of DataHaven and Nancy von Euler of Fairfield County's Community Foundation presented their 2016 Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index and 2015 Community Wellbeing Survey PowerPoint during the the Fairfield County Funder Network's January 19, 2017 meeting.
Women & Girls Fund Accepting Grant Applications
Release Date:
01/27/2017
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Women & Girls Fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation invites nonprofits to apply for grants. Programs eligible for grants include those that serve women and girls in the development of economic self-sufficiency by means of education, financial literacy and social services. Applicants may request up to $5,000 for programs. The application deadline is March 8, 2017.
Design Principles for a New School Funding Formula in Connecticut
Publication date:
01/2017
... Wong, of Brown University and with the assistance of the independent, nonpartisan Connecticut School Finance Project. “Superintendents see firsthand how our current unpredictable and inequitable funding system ... our students and educators get the critical instructional resources they need,” said Connecticut Association of ...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Find both general and philanthropy related materials, resources and news items pertaining to diversity equity and ...
Working Cities Celebrates Expansion to Connecticut
Release Date:
10/04/2016
... ambitious economic development strategies to improve the lives of low-income people in small- and mid-size cities in ...
Welcoming the Challenge to CT’s Working Cities
Release Date:
08/02/2016
BOSTON, CT -- David Radcliffe, director of the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, blogs about the Connecticut Working Cities Challenge.
Connecticut Working Cities Challenge
... collaborative leadership and ambitious work to improve the lives of low-income people in small and mid-size cities in ...
Avangrid Foundation Gives $10K to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Initiative
Release Date:
01/20/2017
... to United Way of Coastal Fairfield County's Neighbors Helping Neighbors initiative. The grant will be used to help ... Avangrid Foundation Gives $10K to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Initiative ...
Dominion to Award $1 Million in Environmental Education and Stewardship Grants
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... up to $5,000 each */ /*--> */ RICHMOND, VA -- Dominion Resources announced today that it will once again provide $1 ... preserve, enhance, or make nature more accessible within our communities," said Hunter A. Applewhite, president of the ... teach students, as well as the public, to treasure natural resources and use them wisely." There are two components to ...
Connecticut Community Foundation Announces College Scholarship Opportunities for Students in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... for area students is an investment in the future of our entire region. We are grateful to our donors who share in our vision of providing these ... fosters creative partnerships that build rewarding lives and thriving communities in 21 towns in Greater ...
Applications Now Available for Avangrid Foundation Energy & Environment Scholarships
Release Date:
12/13/2016
... for the 2017/2018 academic year. “We believe it is our duty to help identify and develop the next generation of ... “This scholarship program is a clear example of our proud record of environmental stewardship and concern for ...
Year-End Community Foundation Grants Top $230,000
Release Date:
12/20/2016
... work in New Britain focusing on improving the lives of children and youth, birth through age 24. Early ...
CT Philanthropy Digest - January 2017
Release Date:
01/24/2017
... the legal independence of nonprofits to allocate their own resources. Keep partisan politics far away from charitable ... Across Connecticut >> Foundation Gives $10K to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Initiative >> Berkshire Taconic Community ... Connecticut Media Group; Magazine Sponsor Moffly Media; Radio Sponsors Star 99.9 and 95.9 Fox; News 12 Connecticut; ...