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Ready, Set, Let’s Read! Program Receives 725 Books from Immaculate High School Students

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02/14/2019

... Immaculate High School students have donated children’s books to United Way of Western Connecticut’s Ready, Set, Let’s Read! program. United Way volunteers ... households by addressing root causes and mobilizing the resources of local communities to create lasting change. ...

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Education

The Avangrid Foundation Awards $50K Grant to Holberton School New Haven

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01/24/2019

... key pillars for the Avangrid Foundation, and Holberton’s focus on improving access to high-quality education and ... journey alongside Holberton School New Haven, and it’s incoming students, as it allows us to directly impact the ... model creates a process in which alumni give back to the next generation of students. The Avangrid Foundation, based ...

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Ten Ways for Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices

These guides are designed to help foundations consider how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of communities served. By highlighting 10 ways foundations can approach diversity, this guide seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue.

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CT Philanthropy Digest - February 2019

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02/14/2019

... , about 2 weeks after the release of Governor Lamont’s budget proposal. The event will bring the philanthropic ... to deepen its understanding of the state of the state – what current economic projections are, what they mean for the state budget, and how those factors ...

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2019 CCP Annual Conference

... Connect, Learn, and Be Inspired Join us to celebrate CCP’s 50th Anniversary and 50 years of giving together. With a ... its 50 th Anniversary, it’s looking toward the future. What should Connecticut funders know about the current and ... community and workforce development, and racial equity? What is the role of philanthropy in important social change ...

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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA) Aims to Help Families Struggling to Make Ends Meet

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02/06/2019

... 2018 may qualify for additional tax credits. This year’s VITA campaign is made possible with support from the United ... also connects our residents to invaluable community resources that they may not otherwise make use of, for ... Connecticut. For more information about VITA locations or what to bring to a VITA appointment visit ...

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Nearly $1 Million in Scholarship Opportunities Announced by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation

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02/04/2019

... & Graduate Students NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation is the largest provider of college ... and health. A major step in that direction is finding resources to pay for higher education,” stated Juanita T. ... has the opportunity to thrive. Take the time to determine what scholarships you may qualify for and find out how to ...

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Fairfield County’s Giving Day 2019 Launches New WHY I GIVE Video Contest!

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02/05/2019

Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Gives Nonprofits the Opportunity to Shine! NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation announced the launch of the new ... nonprofits to shine even brighter and for you to help. What’s your passion when it comes to giving back to the ...

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What It Takes for a Foundation to Achieve Success: Essential Ingredients and Lessons Learned

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01/31/2019

FARMINGTON, CT -- CHDI and Children's Fund President and CEO Jeffrey Vanderploeg teamed up with ... issue of Grant Makers in Health. Their article, " What it Takes for a Foundation to Achieve Success: Essential ... health and mental health through innovative grant making. What It Takes for a Foundation to Achieve Success: Essential ...

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Children & Youth Services

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Recession in 2019? Charities Wring Their Hands but Do Little to Prepare

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01/29/2019

... of a funder helping to bolster nonprofits before the next recession. Recession in 2019? Charities Wring Their ...

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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Awards More Than $1.25 Million to 885 Organizations in 2018

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01/28/2019

... $925,000 in grants was distributed to the Foundation’s Healthy Food Fund initiatives within the region, with funds ... the region. (See below for a summary of the Foundation’s 2018 major grant recipients.) Healthy Food Fund grants ... 1980, the Foundation has awarded $150 million in funds and resources throughout the four states. For more information, ...

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Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

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Health

Funder Rountable Discussion - State Innovation Model (SIM) Health Enhancement Community Initiative

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12/2018

HARTFORD, CT -- On December 4, 2018, funders from across Connecticut came together to discuss an opportunity to create community-driven solutions to poor health, health inequity, and growing health care costs in Connecticut. The topic for the discussion was the Health Enhancement Community (HEC) Initiative. Access the meeting brief.

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Member eBrief - January 2019

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01/25/2019

... Jobs in Philanthropy >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> Trends and perspectives >> The power ... excited to bring CCP into community with so many of CT’s nonprofits, including a number of our partners. Last year, ... is going. And we plan to engage you in conversations about what the years ahead should look like for CCP and the broader ...

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Over $55,000 in Grants Announced at Women & Girls’ Fund Annual Meeting & Grantee Reception

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01/18/2019

... That seemed to be the theme of the Women & Girls’ Fund’s Annual Meeting & Grantee Reception held on January 16, ... Fund for Women and Girls, the City of Bristol Treasurer’s Fund for Financial Awareness and the Wally Barnes Fund for ... & Girls’ Fund,” said Julia Weston, Chair of the Fund’s Advisory Board. Representatives from the grantee ...

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State Budget Impact Forum

... Ned Lamont will address the philanthropic community at CCP's State Budget Impact Forum. Statewide meeting open to CCP ... to deepen its understanding of the state of the state - what current economic projections are, what they mean for the state budget, and how those factors ...

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With Support from Hartford Foundation, New Hartford Land Bank to Conduct Citywide Property Survey and Market Analysis

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01/16/2019

... property owners, including the elderly, by providing resources they need to maintain their properties. The City’s Blight Remediation Team and the Hartford Land Bank will ... to execute a blight remediation strategy to target resources where they will be most effective. This strategy ...

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Hartford Foundation Get Out The Vote Initiative Successfully Registered More Than 1,000 New Voters

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01/11/2019

Grassroots efforts register voters in some of the region’s lowest performing neighborhoods. HARTFORD, CT -- This past ... first-generation Americans and residents of Hartford’s most challenged neighborhoods.

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