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Funding Opportunities from The Community Foundation for Nonprofit Grantseekers

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02/08/2018

... approximately $30 million in grants and distributions in 2017. The endowment is valued at more than $600 million and ... create healthy families in New Haven, promote local philanthropy through www.giveGreater.org ® and encourage ...

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Danbury Wins Boston Fed’s Working Cities Challenge Competition

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02/06/2018

... but challenging three years as we attempt to build the resources that low wage earners need in order to improve ... the initiative in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In April 2017, ten Connecticut communities received $15,000 design ...

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Comcast Foundation Awards Over $434K in 2017 to New England Area Nonprofits

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02/06/2018

... grants to twenty nonprofit organizations in New England in 2017. The grants help grow the impact of programs aimed at ...

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United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Welcomes Chief Financial Officer

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02/06/2018

... She will also oversee the Information Technology, Human Resources and Facilities Management functions of the ... of her experience in finance, administration, human resources, information technology and resource development is ... mission of bringing together the people and resources committed to the well-being of children and ...

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Member eBrief - February 2018

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02/16/2018

The power of good work . . . CCP updates >> The power of good information . . . Policy ... Jobs in Philanthropy >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> Trends and perspectives >> The power of ... the country at Foundations on the Hill. Following a tough 2017, it's more important than ever for us to come together, ...

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Hartford Foundation’s Respond-Rebuild-Renew Fund Awards First Grants to Support Newly Relocated Residents from Natural Disaster Areas

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02/05/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- In November 2017, the Hartford Foundation established the ... needs of residents and communities. Gaps where public resources are unavailable. Cross-sector collaborations with ... | News Hartford Foundation’s Respond-Rebuild-Renew Fund Awards First Grants to Support Newly Relocated Residents from ...

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Braille Program to Offer York Inmates Job, Purpose

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02/03/2018

NIANTIC, CT -- The prison Braille program at York will be a partnership between the American Printing House for the Blind, Department of Correction and the state Department of Rehabilitation Services' Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind. The J. Walton Bissell Foundation of West Hartford awarded APH a $26,000 grant to buy computers and other equipment needed to launch the program, including a Perkins Braille embosser, translation software and Braille paper.

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Liberty Bank Awards Scholarship Funds

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02/03/2018

... director, Liberty Bank Foundation , ... Liberty Bank Awards Scholarship Funds ...

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Valley Native Chairs Local Charitable Endowment

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... Foundation, The Community Foundation’s partner in philanthropy in the Valley. Click here to view this press ...

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Aetna Foundation’s New Awards Shine the “Spotlight” on Programs That Are Improving Community Health

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01/31/2018

... grown in local community gardens during the summer of 2017, reaching more than one-third of the target population ... reached their goal of walking one billion steps in 2017 in just six months. “Where a person lives has a ... director Georges C. Benjamin, MD. “The Spotlight Awards are a moment to showcase the innovative work being ...

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Windsor Public Schools Receives $334,690 Grant for Family and Community Partnership Plan

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01/29/2018

... from both participating teachers and families. In early 2017, the district administered the Early Development ...

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New Issue Brief Addresses Northwest Connecticut's Addiction Crisis

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01/17/2018

... for Community Health (FCH) is a private, non-profit philanthropy dedicated to improving the health and well-being ...

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Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines

Health

Nonprofit Organizations Invited To Participate in Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills

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01/30/2018

... 2018, Connecticut Community Foundation will host its sixth annual online community giving event, Give Local Greater ...

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Hartford Selected to Participate in National Job Quality Initiative

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01/16/2018

... Based in Washington D.C., the National Fund partners with philanthropy, employers, workers, public and private ... $1 trillion of assets under management as of September 30, 2017, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and ... . ### Contact: Jen Gifford Vice President of Community Resources United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut ...

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United Way of Western Connecticut Grant Cycle to Open February 5

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01/23/2018

... budgets to meet their financial goals, while providing resources and training that give them the skills necessary to ...

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CT Philanthropy Digest - February 2018

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02/02/2018

FEATURED PHILANTHROPY NEWS >> SAVE the DATE: CCP's 2018 Conference on May 16 features Cristina Jiménez, ... - Implementing a unique grantmaking strategy - Leveraging resources by engaging in public policy activities - Creating ... on the Early Literacy STAR assessment. By the spring of 2017, that number was up to 48%. For students whose families ...

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Today Is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day

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01/26/2018

... nation's most effective pro-work, anti-poverty tool. In 2017, 216,000 Connecticut workers secured an average of ... with a total household income at or below $54,000 in 2017. Connecticut United Ways and 2-1-1 Connecticut, in ... our communities who bring passion, expertise, and resources needed to get things done, and we invite everyone ...

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Human Services

Valley Community Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

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01/24/2018

... organization and will play a key role in helping VCF build philanthropy in the Valley.” New VCF Board Members: James ... and their advisors. Angela served as Director of the Annual Development Program at Quinnipiac University, directed ... church, Greater Evangel Temple Church of God in Christ. In 2017, Diane was awarded the Platinum Award from the Greater ...

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Community Foundation

Solidago Foundation CEO to Speak at Briefing on Grantmaking and Civic Engagement

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01/24/2018

... ” program hosted by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. Barajas-Román will address the shared aim of ... has a twenty-year history as a leader in the field of philanthropy both through grant-making and partnerships. ... engage with democracy. “The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy is delighted that Elizabeth Barajas-Román will ...