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Hospital for Special Care Receives $150K Grant to Help Expand Autism Services

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01/17/2018

NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The American Savings Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to support expansion of the Autism Center at Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, including development of a partial hospitalization program and an education and day center. Maria Falvo, president and CEO of American Savings Foundation, said the new program will help reduce waiting lists for inpatient care by creating a resource for youth who need more intense services than are currently available at an outpatient level.

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Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines

A New Year’s Resolution for Greater Advocacy and Civic Dialogue

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01/17/2018

... define lobbying narrowly. These laws are different than CT's state reporting laws that aim to increase transparency of ... in luck; Alliance for Justice has a great website full of resources. See below for links recommended by our speaker, ... at the CCP office if you’d like a hard copy! Join the Next Conversation This was the first of several programs that ...

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Hartford Foundation Awards More Than $782,000 to Help Reduce Homelessness in Greater Hartford

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01/16/2018

... permanent housing is due in large part to Connecticut’s expensive rental market, the eighth highest in the nation. ... to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness’s (CCEH) 2017 Point-in-Time Count, statewide, the number of ... Solving homelessness aligns with all of the Foundation’s strategic priorities, including early childhood and ...

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Community Foundation

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Housing & Shelter

Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

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01/16/2018

... Than 200 Participating Cultural Attractions Across the U.S. Welcome Cardholders With Free Admission During the First ... on Us provides Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust credit and debit cardholders free general admission ... so they can experience more than 200 of the country’s most prominent cultural institutions across 123 cities in ...

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Corporate Giving

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Arts, Culture & Humanities

Nonprofits to Vie for $100,000 in Giving Day 2018 Prizes

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01/11/2018

... to support their missions. Powered by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation , the Fifth Annual Giving Day on March ... to take advantage of the Community Foundation’s vast resources for fundraising success offered through online ... also receive a toolkit, instruction videos and free online resources. The Community Foundation is proud to partner with ...

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Community Foundation

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

American Savings Foundation Releases New Data Scans for New Britain and Waterbury

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01/11/2018

... this report helps provide access to additional data and resources that can inform how we and others support that ... The studies were conducted as part of the Foundation’s strategic planning Fio Partners, LLC conducted the research ... for both reports. They are available on the Foundation’s website: www.asfdn.org , or by calling the office at ...

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Workshops Offered to Strengthen Local Non-Profits

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01/10/2018

... during difficult times, it is incumbent upon us to do what we can to provide them with tools and resources,” said CFGNB President David Obedzinski. “These ...

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Community Foundation

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Community Improvement & Capacity

United Way of New Britain and Berlin to Invest $14,400 in Community

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01/10/2018

... New Britain Food and Resource Center, managed by Human Resources Agency of New Britain United Way has awarded funds ... the New Britain Food and Resource Center managed by Human Resources Agency of New Britain. The center will provide ... In support of Building Hope Together (formerly the Mayor’s Plan to End Homelessness), United Way has provided funding ...

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Nonprofits Receive $135,965 in Late Fall Grants

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01/09/2018

... County (from the Draper Foundation Fund) St. John’s Foundation - $10,000 to support the restoration of five ...

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Community Foundation

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What Race Discussions Should Look Like: Model Dialogue Helped Participants and Audience Confront Racial Themes

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11/09/2017

... and professors alike – on the Konover auditorium stage. What Race Discussions Should Look Like: Model Dialogue Helped ...

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Equity and Inclusion

Member eBrief - January 2018

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01/11/2018

... Jobs in Philanthropy >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> Trends and perspectives >> The power of ... funder. The award will be given in conjunction with CCP’s Philanthropy Conference in Spring 2018. Learn more and ... EVENTS WEBINAR RECORDING: January 11 at 3:00 PM - Now What: How the New Federal Tax Law Impacts Charitable ...

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Bank of America Names Joe Gianni Market President for Hartford

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01/08/2018

... Cunningham as market president, serving as the company’s enterprise leader in Hartford. After serving 10 years as ... businesses, families and individuals to Bank of America’s banking and investment teams. He will also lead the effort to direct the bank’s resources in the market and the region to address local ...

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Corporate Giving

Newman's Own Threatened With Punitive Tax After Exemption Nixed From Tax Overhaul

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01/05/2018

WESTPORT, CT -- Newman’s Own, the Westport food company founded by Paul Newman, ... tax penalty that threatens the iconic Connecticut’s company’s philanthropic mission. Newman’s Own ... going to fight for this,” he said. “I think these next six weeks are going to decide things.” Newman's Own ...

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Corporate Giving

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Tax and Regulatory Issues

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Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Three Rivers Increases Resources For Homeless Students

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01/04/2018

... housing insecure and 14 percent are homeless, so securing resources to assist its students is a priority at Three ... person for homelessness on campus. Three Rivers Increases Resources For Homeless Students ...

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Comcast Employees Participate in Operation Gratitude

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01/04/2018

BERLIN, CT -- For 10 years now, Comcast employees based in the Western New England headquarters in Connecticut, along with their friends and family, have knitted and crocheted for a cause. This year the group handmade over 260 hats and scarves, most of which were donated to Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that distributes care packages to active-duty troops, as well as veterans, wounded heroes and emergency first-responders. Over 2,000 pieces have been made and donated since the campaign began.

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Corporate Giving

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American Savings Foundation Awards $85K to Children's Law Center

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12/15/2017

... has awarded two grants totaling $85,000 to the Children’s Law Center of Connecticut (CLC). The grants are $75,000 ... of children in family court. The Children’s Law Center of Connecticut provides legal services on behalf ... can find positive ways to make decisions together about what is in the best interest of their children.” American ...

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$200K in New Grants End Community Foundation's Grantmaking Year

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12/29/2017

Final Grants of 2017 Reflect Community Foundation’s Commitment to Inspire Initiatives Designed to Strengthen ... category of Community Initiative Grants. The Foundation’s final grants of 2017, some $198,233 in Community Initiative ... More than $145,000 of the grants are from the Foundation’s First Years First Fund, the Foundation’s signature early ...

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Community Foundation

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Valley Community Foundation Receives $1.4 Million Bequest

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01/03/2018

... local impact was to place this fund on the Foundation’s spending policy and treat it like an endowed fund at the ...

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Community Foundation

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Town of Greenwich Joins in the Sustainable CT Initiative

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12/30/2017

... detailed menu of sustainability best practices, tools and resources, peer learning and recognition. The initiative was ... and the Common Sense Fund – have supported the program’s development and launch.

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Family Foundation

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Environment & Animals

State Workers In New Britain Aid Hurricane Relief Fund

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01/04/2018

... joined with the American Savings Foundation and the Human Resources Agency of New Britain to create the Hurricane Maria ...

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Community Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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