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Keeping Track: A guide to Recordkeeping for Advocacy Charities

This Alliance for Justice (AFJ) resource is designed to help public charities comply with federal tax law by tracking their lobbying activities. The guide includes sample forms, and describes multiple options for tracking staff time, overhead expenses, and direct costs.

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A Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy

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01/2007

... has proven difficult because relatively few instructive resources exist to help those who wish to measure progress in ...

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Metro Hartford Progress Points 2014

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04/2014

... Public Giving and United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut , has released the first edition of a community ...

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Community Foundation

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CT Philanthropy Digest - Mar 2014

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03/28/2014

... receive a $1 million construction grant from the State of Connecticut if the townspeople of Columbia vote in November ... Yankee Gas support 24 Robotics Teams Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) and Yankee Gas' ... Technology) Robotics Competition Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional . "It is really ...

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Member eBrief - March 2014

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03/14/2014

... colleagues to honor leaders in the field and to hear from Connecticut's newest leaders in philanthropy about the ... pm. For more information and to Register . New Resources ASSET-BUILDING Asset Funders Network and Aspen Institute have released a grantmakers strategy guide, Building Assets Through ...

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The Opportunity Picture: Connecticut

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12/2013

View Connecticut's "Opportunity Picture," from The Opportunity ... and track progress over time. The Opportunity Picture: Connecticut ...

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Newman's Own Foundation Awards $200K Grant to Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation

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03/05/2014

BLOOMFIELD, CT -- Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation was awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman.

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Three Honored by Council for Philanthropy

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05/13/2013

... by Governor HARTFORD, CT -- More than 250 philanthropists, grantmakers and community leaders gathered last week at the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy’s annual Connecticut Philanthropy Summit to honor three philanthropic ...

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Connecticut Council for Philanthropy President Nancy Roberts To Step Down in March 2013

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03/13/2013

HARTFORD, CT - Nancy Roberts, who has led the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy since 1991 through a ... role in the State and within the Regional Association of Grantmakers movement nationwide. Her skill in connecting ... Council for Philanthropy one of the region’s premier resources on philanthropy." The Connecticut Council for ...

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David Nee Honored by Council for Philanthropy

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05/10/2013

... legislation. More recently he co-led work with the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy in creating the Connecticut Early Childhood Funders Collaborative which had ... childhood education. Most recently David has encouraged Connecticut foundations to consider the role they can play in ...

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Andy Eder Honored by Council for Philanthropy

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05/10/2013

... . About the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy is a statewide ... is to promote and support effective philanthropy in Connecticut. With members representing more than 105 private ...

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Council Releases Guiding Principles for Connecticut Grantmakers

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11/02/2006

HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut foundations and corporate grantmakers have unveiled new guiding principles for their sector that demonstrate their ongoing ...

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CT Philanthropy Digest - Feb 2014

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02/21/2014

... initiative called The WorkPath Fund is designed to offer Connecticut parents with dependent children a solution: a ... Liberty Bank Foundation , Workforce Alliance and the five Connecticut workforce investment boards helped raised the ... class families. Youthful city in an aging region - of all Connecticut cities and towns, the City of New Haven is the ...

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Glasspockets

... founding in 1956, Glasspockets provides the data, resources, examples, and action steps foundations need to ...

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Opening Up: Demystifying Funder Transparency

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01/2014

Grant Craft's guide explores how transparency can strengthen credibility, improve grantee relationships, facilitate greater collaboration, increase public trust, reduce duplication of effort, and build communities of shared learning.

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Member eBrief - January 2014

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01/09/2014

... in encouraging private action for the public good in Connecticut; the Martha S. Newman Award honors an ... of the ECCS project funded through the federal Human Resources and Services Administration. For the next three ... on Foundations and Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers Philanthropy Week - March 3-7 Foundations on the ...

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Member eBrief - February 2014

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02/07/2014

... navigation; an advanced search engine; latest news and resources in side bars; and a new user profile. Online ... in encouraging private action for the public good in Connecticut; the Martha S. Newman Award honors an ... Events ( Webinars , Regional , National ) Webinars Grantmakers in Aging Longevity is Power...Economic Power - ...

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Criteria, Eligibility and Nomination Forms for the Roberts Award

... Group 2014 - The Melville Charitable Trust Criteria The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy will recognize a Connecticut foundation or grantmaking organization for its ... Implementing a unique grantmaking strategy Leveraging resources by engaging in public policy activities Creating a ...

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Website Tutorial

... Organization Find a Colleague KNOWLEDGEBASE Search for Resources What do I need to do first? Create a Password or ... have listservs. Sign up to receive specific information, resources or materials for your chosen network. Learn about ... link. The organization's press releases, news links and resources are listed in RELATED CONTENT . To see the Members ...

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The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting Us Less

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01/2014

... system provides limited outcomes while expending excessive resources. They shared information about reform possibilities ...

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