Site Search

 - resource provided by the Forum Network Knowledgebase.

Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

Valley Community Foundation Awards nearly $750,000 in Single- and Multi-Year Grants

Release Date: 
10/26/2018

DERBY, CT -- The Valley Community Foundation (VCF) is pleased to announce that $740,250 has been awarded as a result of its 2018 Responsive Grants process. This includes support for 11 new organizations as well as previous multi-year funding for 14 additional nonprofits. These grant dollars will help provide a reliable source of funding during a time of financial uncertainty. 

Find More By
News type: 
Member News
Audience: 
CCP Members
Community Foundation

Good News: "Long Island Sound Report Card" Released by Save the Sound Reveals Substantial Improvement

Release Date: 
09/24/2018
... on September 24, during simultaneous news conferences in Connecticut and New York. The biennial report contained ... in improvements to sewage treatment facilities in both Connecticut and New York. Save the Sound staff cautioned that ... include protecting and restoring the Long Island Sound. Connecticut Council for Philanthropy members Jeniam ...
Find More By
News type: 
Member News
Audience: 
CCP Members
Funding Area: 
Environment & Animals
Knowledgebase

Insight, Impact, and Equity – Collecting Demographic Data

Publication date: 
06/2018
... is working to better understand and build the capacity of grantmakers for collecting and utilizing demographic data as ... answering four key questions: What demographic data are grantmakers collecting and why? How are they collecting these ... of the  D5 Coalition , and an advisory committee of grantmakers, PEAK has completed an expansive survey, ...
Find More By
Resource type: 
Research
Best Practice
Topic(s): 
Evaluation Methods
Funding Area: 
Equity and Inclusion

CCP's Public Policy

The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy is the leading voice to policy makers on behalf of Connecticut’s grantmakers. CCP works with its members to connect the ideas ...

Jane Williams Joins Women & Girls Fund Executive Committee

Release Date: 
10/23/2018
... committee of the Women & Girls Fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation. The Fund’s current ... for the Center for Workforce Development at Northwestern Connecticut Community College, where she works in the ... services for public and private employers across Northwest Connecticut. She also launched the Entrepreneurial Center of ...

A New Network Launches to Advance Women and Girls

Release Date: 
10/18/2018
NORWALK, CT -- The Connecticut Collective for Women and Girls, a new network, ... to advance rights and opportunities for women and girls in Connecticut.   The Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal ... Collective for Women and Girls is guided by the following principles: gender equity, racial justice, LGBTQIA rights, ...
Find More By
Audience: 
CCP Members
Community Foundation
Funding Area: 
Women & Girls

CCP President Keynotes Women Give Event

Release Date: 
10/15/2018
... 13, 2018 at the Clubhouse at Woodbridge Lake in Goshen, Connecticut Community Foundation celebrated 25 years of gifts ... the Women’s Giving Circle. Karla Fortunato, president of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, delivered the keynote. Learn more about women’s philanthropy at Connecticut Community Foundation at ...
Find More By
News type: 
News
Audience: 
CCP Members
Community Foundation
Funding Area: 
Women & Girls

Aetna Foundation Provides $100K Contribution to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund

Release Date: 
09/13/2018
Aetna Announces Additional Hurricane Florence Resources HARTFORD, CT -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) is offering ... are also available to help. The company has opened its Resources for Living services to those affected by Hurricane ... with finding available shelters, accessing government resources and seeking referrals or help to cope with the ...
Find More By
News type: 
Member News
Audience: 
CCP Members
Corporate Giving
Funding Area: 
Disaster Relief

Pages