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Member eBrief - May 2018

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05/31/2018

... Jobs in Philanthropy >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> The power of good people . . . Colleague news >> ... worked in philanthropy for years, but when I arrived in Connecticut, CCP was one of my very first phone calls. I knew ... power of good ideas . . . New resources IMMIGRATION Join Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees' ...

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Connecticut Community Foundation’s Annual Report Celebrates its Donors and Community Partners—the “Bridge Builders” of Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills

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05/29/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- Connecticut Community Foundation has released its 2017 ... including increased access to healthy meals. Mental Health Connecticut – for art therapy for people challenged by ... small group of local residents who joined their financial resources to create an endowment that would benefit ...

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Community Foundation

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

VCF Celebrates 14 Years of Community Philanthropy

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05/25/2018

Stronger Than Ever with Renewed Valley-New Haven Affiliation Agreement

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Community Foundation

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Tauck Family Foundation Honored with Philanthropy Award

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05/24/2018

HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) has named Tauck ... members for this very special recognition and for all the resources and support that CCP has provided to us over the ... Council for Philanthropy is the state’s association of grantmakers. The organization, founded in 1969, is committed ...

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Non-member Grantmaker

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Community Foundation Tops Last Year's Grant Awards with Highest Amount Yet

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05/23/2018

$1.99 Million to Eastern Connecticut Nonprofits NEW LONDON, CT – The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut has issued its latest round of charitable grants made throughout the eastern Connecticut region totaling $1,989,319. These latest grants ...

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Community Foundation

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Grants Distribution

CHEFA Awards FY 2018 Grants

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05/18/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- CHEFA, The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority is ... and culture. Awardees were based in six different Connecticut counties. Grants were made for capital ...

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Nonprofits Receive $103,950 in Spring Grants

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05/16/2018

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 ... late fall. Noteworthy among the recent include: $10,000 to Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness to support flexible ...

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Community Foundation

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Grants Distribution

Foundation’s $30,000 Grant to FoodCorps Will Give Waterbury and Naugatuck Schoolchildren Creative, Hands-On Lessons in Healthy Eating

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05/16/2018

WATERBURY, CT -- A $30,000 grant from Connecticut Community Foundation to the Connecticut affiliate of FoodCorps, a national organization ... in determining what is on the school menus. Dawn Crayco, Connecticut program director for FoodCorps, said, “We’re ...

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Community Foundation

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Summer Youth Employment Program to Run in Bristol

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05/14/2018

... grant has been awarded to the United Way of West Central Connecticut to coordinate this program. A total of 30 Bristol ...

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Community Foundation

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Employment/Jobs

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Hartford Foundation Supports Opioid Education for Medical Providers

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05/10/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut has the fifth highest rate of opioid-related ... visits in the country. According to data from the Connecticut Office of the Medical Examiner, Connecticut had 1,038 accidental drug overdose deaths in ...

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Community Foundation

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Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Invests in Economic and Community Development in the North End

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05/14/2018

... 44 project, the organization was awarded a grant by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development ...

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Community Foundation

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Community Improvement & Capacity

Hartford Foundation Sponsors Report on K-12 School District Regionalization

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05/15/2018

... of deconsolidation of larger districts HARTFORD, CT -- As Connecticut continues to respond to budget challenges and ... and to support informed decision-making.” Conducted by Connecticut-based Rodriguez Data Solutions, LLC, the report ... promote K-12 regionalization in several states including Connecticut, Maine, New York and Vermont. The review of the ...

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Community Foundation

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Community Improvement & Capacity

New Board Leadership at Council for Philanthropy

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05/14/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) voted Kathryn ... Judith Meyers , president and CEO of Children’s Fund of Connecticut. New Board Leadership at Council for Philanthropy ...

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Get to know ... Diane Sierpina

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05/11/2018

... of justice initiatives for The Tow Foundation, and new Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Board Member. Get to ...

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Luria Named Board Chair of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy

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05/07/2018

... has been named chair of the board of directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) is an association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective ...

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Appointments, Transitions, Colleague News

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Corporate Giving

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Fairfield County’s Advocacy Day Registration Open to All Nonprofits

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05/07/2018

... a meaningful opportunity for the not-for-profit sector in Connecticut to come together to equip themselves with ... County’s Advocacy Day 2018 . Nonprofits from throughout Connecticut are invited to participate. About Fairfield ... operating foundation with 501c3 status in New Canaan, Connecticut. The Foundation supports initiatives in the areas ...

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Community Foundation

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The Great(est) Give: Over $1.7 Million Raised for Local Nonprofits

Release Date:

05/04/2018

... in the Greater New Haven region of South Central Connecticut. Since its beginning, giveGreater.org® has ...

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Community Foundation

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New Board Leadership

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05/01/2018

HARTFORD, CT—At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy voted Kathryn Luria ... Judith Meyers , president and CEO of Children’s Fund of Connecticut. Joining Ms. Luria in CCP’s executive board ... Council for Philanthropy is the state’s association of grantmakers. The organization, founded in 1969, is committed ...

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Andrea Barton Reeves Elected President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation

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04/27/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) Board of Directors elected ... Ms. Barton Reeves previously served as Secretary of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) and as co-chair of the CBA ... School. "It is an honor to be elected as President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation Board of Directors," said Ms. ...

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PERSPECTIVE: Don’t Undermine the 2020 Decennial Census and Jeopardize Federal Funding

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04/21/2018

... CT -- Michelle Riordan-Nold, Executive Director of the Connecticut Data Collaborative, comments on the importance of ...

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Civil Rights, Social Action

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