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Beeta Jahedi Joins the Foundation as Director of Strategy and Communications
Member eBrief - April 2017
CCP Releases Public Sector Perspective on Public-Private Partnership Collaboration Model
Public Policy Engagement Continuum
The Public Policy Engagement Continuum is a useful chart with accompanying definitions that shows a full range of possible advocacy activities for community foundations.
The Charitable Deduction in Connecticut
2017 marks the 100th year of the charitable deduction. The charitable deduction encourages charitable giving by individuals to the benefit of communities across the country. This resource give data for Connecticut.
Philanthropy Leaders Urge Congress to Strengthen Charitable Giving
Danbury Awarded Working Cities Challenge Grant
Community Sponsorship Award Applications Due April 1
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Organizers of community events in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington slated to take place between June 1 and September 30 are encouraged to apply today for funding through the Community Sponsorship Awards program offered by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. Applications are due April 1.
Communities Advocating for Health Reform in Connecticut
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Health Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of a new round of funding to support community based organizations to engage their constituencies/membership in organizing and grassroots advocacy efforts that defend and advance health reform in CT and respond to the attempts to repeal and replace the ACA. The application deadline is Friday, April 7, 2017.
Sapienza Block Grant Applications Due April 21st
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Sapienza Scholarship Fund was established at New Canaan Community Foundation in 2006 through a bequest from the estate of Anne and Anthony Sapienza. The fund supports individual scholarship awards to benefit specific students and makes grants to nonprofit educational organizations to fund their existing or planned scholarship programs for their students or clients. Proposals must be received by Friday, April 21, 2017.
CT Philanthropy Digest - March 2017
Berkshire Taconic Announces Second Round of 2017 Deadlines for Northwest Litchfield County
Aetna Foundation's 2017 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program
Aetna Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of their 2017 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program. The Stage 1 deadline is April 14 at 3:00 pm.
Early Childhood Training and Technical Assistance System
Care for Kids in Connecticut: The Impact of Program Closure on Children, Parents, and Providers
A new report from Connecticut Voices for Children brings togather data analysis, provider perspectives, parent stries, and policy solutions to assess the role that Care 4 Kids plays in supporting families across the state and the effects of these budget cuts on the tens of thousands of families it serves. The Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Coillabotrative, a project of Connecicut Council for Philanthropy was a funding partner for this brief.
The Melville Charitable Trust Grantee Perception Presentation - 3/7/17
“Creating Authentic Relationships and Avoiding Power Dynamics with Your Grantees” was the theme of the 3/7/17 Program Officer Network meeting. Aimee Hendrigan, VP of Programs at the Melville Charitable Trust shared a presentation on Melville’s Grantee Perception Report prepared by the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP). Aimee’s contact information is at the end of her presentation if you’d like to get in touch with her.
What Early Learning in ESSA Can Look Like for States and Districts
First Five Years Fund (FFYF) has developed this resource to serve as a helpful tool for states writing innovative ESSA early learning plans. This shareable, downloadable resource highlights the law’s express early learning provisions, as well as others that could strengthen and expand early childhood initiatives at the state and local level.