We are Watching
Release Date:
06/04/2015
... of Connecticut and beyond. The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, our board and members, subscribe to the highest ... with our mission to promote and support effective philanthropy.
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A Wake-Up Call for the Nonprofit Sector
Release Date:
08/19/2015
... in our report, the National Committee on Responsive Philanthropy’s excellent new report, Cultivating Nonprofit ... for strategies and actions and NCRP’s Criteria for Philanthropy at its Best includes guidelines that, if adopted ... [ii] National Council for Responsive Philanthropy, Cultivating Nonprofit Leadership: A (Missed?) ...
The Music of Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/22/2015
CCP President Maggie Osborn recently wrote this blog for the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) as part of an occasional series on perspectives from regional grantmaking associations on philanthropy and foundation effectiveness. These past few ...
What Philanthropy Can Do
Release Date:
10/17/2015
... violence and mental health. — Maggie Osborn, President, CCP Dear Friends: Because I work for a foundation whose home ... — ever — be replicated. Any where. Any time. What Philanthropy Can Do ...
Forum’s New President on Reducing Duplication and Increasing Collaboration in Philanthropy’s Infrastructure
Release Date:
02/02/2016
... organization. The Forum is the largest network serving philanthropy in America, consisting of 33 regional ... – including the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) – with more than 5,500 participating organizations. ... regional associations to share data, information, and resources. And we help regional associations pool their ...
Are You Ready? Philanthropy Needs to be Prepared to Respond to Disasters
Release Date:
06/08/2016
... of the first week of the 2016 hurricane season, CCP President Maggie Gunther Osborn, gives her pitch to be ... or man-made, their frequency is increasing. So how should philanthropy be prepared? Does philanthropy play a unique ... moment and think about these questions and to access some resources in recognition of the first week of the 2016 ...
A Reflection on My Time Serving Connecticut
Release Date:
06/29/2016
... has been the president of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) since May 2013. She leaves CCP on June 30 to assume the ... philanthropy is essential to this work, bringing strategy, resources and a longer view. Members of CCP are coming ...
Sheila Perrin Honored with Philanthropy Award
Release Date:
05/25/2017
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) named SHEILA PERRIN the recipient of the 2017 John H. Filer Award for her leadership in promoting ...
Diane Sierpina Honored with Philanthropy Award
Release Date:
05/25/2017
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) named DIANE SIERPINA , Director of Justice ... New Canaan-based The Tow Foundation , the recipient of the 2017 Martha S. Newman Award . Diane, a resident of Stamford, ...
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Announces New President
Release Date:
05/17/2017
... Foundation. He will assume responsibilities on July 17, 2017 and succeeds former Board Chair Yvette Melendez, now ... the overall quality of life in the region through informed philanthropy,” said Jay Williams. The Hartford Foundation ... and 28 surrounding communities. It is dedicated to putting philanthropy into action to create lasting solutions that ...
CT Philanthropy Digest - May 2017
Release Date:
05/30/2017
... Does the Closure of the Care 4 Kids Mean to Providers? >> 2017 Count Finds Lowest Levels of Homelessness to Date in ... THE POWER OF GOOD PEOPLE >> JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY >> ABOUT CCP and the CONNECTICUT PHILANTHROPY DIGEST >> Featured ... in tandem with concerted efforts to coordinate and target resources at the community level. Connecticut’s work has ...
CCP Policy Update - April 21, 2017
Release Date:
04/21/2017
... Courant What's Happening Around the State Two of CCP's colleague organizations have urged their membership ... Hearing on Connecticut State Taxes Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:30 am Room 2E, Legislative Office Building, ... fintestimony@cga.ct.gov . CCP Policy Update - April 21, 2017 ...
Repealing the Johnson Amendment Would Harm Non-profits
Release Date:
04/28/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- A letter on behalf of the CCP board and signed by Judith Meyers, CCP Board Chair, and Frances Padilla, CCP Chair of the Government Relations and Policy Committee, ...
Member eBrief - May 2017
Release Date:
05/04/2017
... . . . Member news >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> Trends and perspectives >> ... has extended a special discount to CCP members for their 2017 SIE Conference on Scaling Impact on June 14-15 in New ... end the cycle of mass incarceration. For information on sponsorship opportunities, contact Monika Nugent at ...
CCP Johnson Amendment Letter to CT Congressmen
Publication date:
04/2017
Read the letter that Connecticut Council for Philanthropy delivered to political leaders in Congress and ... and campaign contributions out of the work of charities." CCP Johnson Amendment Letter to CT Congressmen ...
Grantmakers Welcome a New Statewide Leader
Release Date:
04/28/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP), the state's association of grantmakers, ... organization’s office in Hartford. Fortunato comes to CCP after 13 years at the Health and Environmental Funders ...
CT Philanthropy Digest - April 2017
Release Date:
04/27/2017
... and is the largest network in American philanthropy. CCP members are proud to promote and support effective ... leader on the national stage, to speak at their May 12 Annual Meeting & Philanthropy Awards Luncheon on how all ... Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Read more >> The 2017 Philanthropy Awardees: Sheila Perrin, c o-founder and ...
The Community Foundation Now Offering Funding Opportunities to Nonprofit Animal Shelters
Release Date:
04/13/2017
... during the 36-hour period of The Great Give® 2017, which starts at 8:00 am on May 2nd and ends at 8:00 pm ... create healthy families in New Haven, promote local philanthropy through www.giveGreater.org ® and The Great ...
Ten Connecticut Cities Receive Design Grants through the Boston Fed’s Working Cities Challenge
Release Date:
04/05/2017
... funders, officially recognized ten $15,000 design grant awards as part of the Working Cities Challenge in ... by an independent jury to receive these design grant awards. Following the six-month design phase, these teams will compete for larger implementation awards expected to be between $300,000 and $500,000. The ...
Community Foundation’s Williamson to Retire; Led Foundation through Period of Growth, Change
Release Date:
04/07/2017
... the Foundation, from 124 in 2004 to 188 today; The regular annual distribution of upwards of $1.5 million in grants and ... and Southington. The Foundation works to inspire philanthropy, manage permanent charitable assets effectively, ...