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Get Out the Vote: Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Is Accepting Applications for a new civic engagement grants program

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07/10/2018

NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County's Community Foundation's new, nonpartisan initiative is designed to fund efforts to increase voter registration and information access for all County residents, particularly those who are historically disenfranchised. FCCF’s Get Out the Vote (GOTV) program offers support to nonprofits to boost local efforts to engage underrepresented voters in Fairfield County. Applications due by July 27, 2018.

Member eBrief - July 2018

Release Date: 
07/16/2018
... power of good ideas . . . Policy update >>      New resources >> The power of good networks . . . CCP programs >> ... to all CCP members (CCP member login required). This tool helps us answer questions such as: Who else is funding a ... are important to communities. The BPM website provides resources to help raise visibility and celebrate Black ...
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Free Tax Filing Returns More Than $28 million to Central and Northeastern Connecticut Taxpayers This Year

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06/27/2018
... returns, claim applicable tax credits and get financial resources to help them plan for the future. MyFreeTaxes.com ... with the IRS, The Village for Families & Children, Human Resources Agency of New Britain, and United Way provided ... Britain, Inc. has been dedicated to increasing economic self-sufficiency among individuals and families. HRA is a ...
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United Way’s Day of Action Engages Volunteers in Projects Throughout Northern Fairfield and Southern Litchfield Counties

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06/27/2018
... Block Party, where area families learned about community resources to keep families healthy and engaged academically ... of hard-working, struggling households by mobilizing the resources of local communities to create lasting change. We ... creating an environment where individuals and families are self-sufficient and can achieve financial independence. For ...
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Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Gaining New Fans through Wide Variety of New Initiatives

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05/16/2018
... non-profit organizations access to useful and relevant resources they might not otherwise have or can afford. The resources are both on-line and in hard copy, and include ... available for a complimentary 30-day loan, while on-line resources may be used in the Foundation offices by ...

Women & Girls Fund Executive Committee Welcomes New Members

Release Date: 
05/16/2018
... and capital needs with a focus on promoting economic self-sufficiency for women and girls through education, ... that serve women and girls in the development of economic self-sufficiency by means of education, financial literacy ... women, enhanced economic opportunities and promoted self-sufficiency for women leaving abusive relationships, and ...

Charitable Giving in Connecticut Hits New High of $5B

Release Date: 
06/12/2018

NEW HAVEN, CT -- Charitable giving rose by 11 percent to reach $5 billion in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available, according to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. In a report released Tuesday, the council said giving increased across three tracked sources: individuals, bequests and foundations. The majority of Connecticut’s charitable giving in 2015 came from individual donations —both traditional giving and bequests — which rose 76 percent to $3.81 billion.

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CT Data Collaborative to Work with Nonprofits on Data Literacy

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06/11/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Data Collaborative will intensify efforts to improve the data literacy skills of nonprofit organizations through an array of workshops, courses, training, focus groups and evaluations in a multi-pronged, three-year plan that has earned the financial support of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

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