Grantmakers Welcome a New Statewide Leader
Release Date:
04/28/2017
... and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual philanthropists and those serving the ...
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CT Philanthropy Digest - April 2017
Release Date:
04/27/2017
... Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls Nurtures Seeds of Opportunity at Annual Luncheon >> ... skills, free tax preparation, and access to matching funds to help participants reach their personal financial ...
The Community Foundation Now Offering Funding Opportunities to Nonprofit Animal Shelters
Release Date:
04/13/2017
... this goal. In the past year, donor advised and preference funds have given more than $110,000 to area animal shelters ... million and composed of hundreds of individually named funds. In addition to its grantmaking, The Community ...
Ten Connecticut Cities Receive Design Grants through the Boston Fed’s Working Cities Challenge
Release Date:
04/05/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Today Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President and CEO Eric Rosengren, along with Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and public and private funders, officially recognized ten $15,000 design grant awards as part of the Working Cities Challenge in Connecticut.
Community Foundation’s Williamson to Retire; Led Foundation through Period of Growth, Change
Release Date:
04/07/2017
... staffs of both the United Way of America and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. During his tenure at the Community ... today; A 52 percent increase in the number of charitable funds managed by the Foundation, from 124 in 2004 to 188 ...
Beeta Jahedi Joins the Foundation as Director of Strategy and Communications
Release Date:
03/25/2017
... 2011. She was previously chair of the Junior Board for Girls Inc. of New York City and a co-leader of the NYU Wagner ...
Member eBrief - April 2017
Release Date:
04/03/2017
... . . . Member news >> The power of good ideas . . . New resources >> Trends and perspectives >> Other ... and are able to bring knowledge, best practices and resources back to their organizations. The March Foundation ... organization has a responsibility to ensure that grant funds are used appropriately and effectively. An applicant ...
CCP Releases Public Sector Perspective on Public-Private Partnership Collaboration Model
Release Date:
03/24/2017
... and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual philanthropists and those serving the ...
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
Publication date:
03/2017
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
Release Date:
03/21/2017
... charitable rollovers to be made directly to donor advised funds. The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers is ...
Danbury Awarded Working Cities Challenge Grant
Release Date:
03/15/2017
... issues and/or a lack of childcare. The design funds will be used to develop a plan to address those issues. ... the situation holistically to ensure services and resources needed to help the client resolve their issue(s) ...
Community Sponsorship Award Applications Due April 1
Release Date:
03/21/2017
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
Release Date:
03/20/2017
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
Release Date:
03/15/2017
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
Release Date:
03/27/2017
... program helps food pantries with more capacity-building resources and short-term food supplies to address the root ... to Support Health, Well-Being and Sense of Security For Women and Children Worldwide >> Community Foundation of ... >> Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Women & Girls Fund Hosts 'Hackathon' Coding for a Cause >> People's ...
Berkshire Taconic Announces Second Round of 2017 Deadlines for Northwest Litchfield County
Release Date:
03/15/2017
... are due April 1. FOR STUDENTS The Andrea Wagner Women in Science Scholarship Fund awards $1,500 scholarships ...
Aetna Foundation's 2017 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program
Release Date:
03/17/2017
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
Publication date:
03/2017
Find early childhood resources by topic through the Early Childhood National ... T/TA promote excellence through high-quality, practical resources and approaches and they are designed to build early ...
Care for Kids in Connecticut: The Impact of Program Closure on Children, Parents, and Providers
Publication date:
03/2017
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.