United Way Opens Nomination Process for Hometown Hero and Emerging Hero Awards
Release Date:
08/01/2018
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Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Releases 2017 Annual Report
Release Date:
08/01/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- When Jay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving arrived last year, he promised to practice a new way of leading: collaborate in order to challenge the status quo and take measured risks during a time of many challenges and opportunities. In 2017, the Hartford Foundation, serving 29 communities in the Greater Hartford region, awarded 2,385 grants amounting to more than $34.5 million to the region's nonprofit agencies and educational institutions, all with the goal of improving the quality of life in our region.
Newman's Own Foundation Names John Frascotti to Advisory Board
Release Date:
07/10/2018
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman's Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, today announced that John Frascotti has been appointed to the Newman's Own Advisory Board. Frascotti is President of Hasbro, Inc., where he has worked since 2008, helping to shape the company into a global brand and entertainment leader.
People's United Community Foundation Awards $332,000 in Grants to Connecticut Nonprofits
Release Date:
08/03/2018
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, N.A., today announced that it awarded $332,000 to Connecticut non-profits during its second grant cycle of 2018.
Chandler J. Howard to Retire as Liberty Bank CEO
Release Date:
05/17/2018
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- Connecticut’s oldest bank, today announced that Chandler J. Howard, President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire at the end of the year. Howard has held this position since joining the Bank in 2007. [Howard is also president of Libert Bank Foundation.]
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Receives $260,000 Grant from Eversource
Release Date:
07/30/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut has received a $260,000 grant from Eversource.
Berkshire Taconic Announces Launch of ACloserLook.Net
Release Date:
08/01/2018
SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation today announced the launch of ACloserLook.net, an easy-to-navigate, interactive web resource providing current data, resident perspectives and multimedia stories on the four-county region Berkshire Taconic serves.
The Valley Community Foundation Awards More than $23,000 to Support Local Programs
Release Date:
08/01/2018
DERBY, CT -- VCF has awarded a total of $23,090 in its Community Grants Program to 11 community groups serving the Valley. These grants will support youth, seniors and wellness initiatives in the region.
Candis Gould Joins The Tow Foundation as Grants Manager
Release Date:
07/31/2018
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that Candis Gould has joined its team as Grants Manager.
Southbury’s Brian M. Jones and Roxbury’s Stephen Seward Join Connecticut Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Release Date:
07/31/2018
WATERBURY, CT -- Connecticut Community Foundation’s members have elected Brian M. Jones of Southbury and Stephen Seward of Roxbury to three-year terms on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Jones and Seward will join a board composed of local residents from across 21 towns in the Foundation’s service area in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.
Local Students Receive More Than $175,000 in Scholarship Awards from Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Release Date:
06/21/2018
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded $176,400 in scholarships to 61 students from Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, Southington and other communities through a variety of managed scholarship funds established by individual donors.
Statistics Show Gender Wage Gap in Hartford County, Other Gender Disparities
Release Date:
07/25/2018
WEST HARTFORD, CT -- A phrase Jennifer Steadman heard in 2014 sticks in her mind: “Any gap you can measure, you can close.” Steadman, executive director of the Aurora Foundation, mentioned this idea Tuesday as she discussed findings from a report by Aurora measuring the gender wage gap in Hartford County, and other disparities between men and women in educational and economic outcomes.
United Way Announces New Leadership for DanburyWorks
Release Date:
07/27/2018
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) is proud to announce that Sandra Ferreira-Molina has been named Director of DanburyWorks, an economic development collaborative of more than a dozen Danbury area organizations and institutions focused on lifting the number of immigrants and people of color out of poverty by 30 percent within 10 years.
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AWAKE to WOKE to WORK: Building a Race Equity Culture
Publication date:
07/2018
Achieving race equity — the condition where one’s racial identity has no influence on how one fares in society — is a fundamental element of social change across every issue area in the social sector. Yet the structural racism that endures in U.S. society, deeply rooted in our nation’s history and perpetuated through racist policies, practices, attitudes, and cultural messages, prevents us from attaining it. The impact of structural racism is evident not only in societal outcomes, but in the very institutions that seek to positively impact them
Connecticut Office of the Arts and Hartford Foundation-Sponsored Survey to Study Greater Hartford Arts Landscape
Release Date:
07/26/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving have sponsored a study of the arts landscape in Greater Hartford including a workforce survey of local organizations in the field. The results of this study will help the COA and the Hartford Foundation to better understand the arts ecology in a more holistic way as well as inform future arts funding strategies.
Chelsea Groton Foundation Awards Over $189K in Grants to Area Organizations
Release Date:
07/12/2018
GROTON, CT -- The Chelsea Groton Foundation awarded $189,585 in grants to 67 non-profit organizations from Connecticut and Rhode Island this spring.
CT Philanthropy Digest - August 2018
Release Date:
08/22/2018
The AUGUST 2018 DIGEST includes feature headlines: New Dashboard Shows CT Foundation Data; Could Connecticut Be the 1st State to End Youth Homelessness?; Survey Reveals Hurricane Evacuees in Connecticut Need Access to Basic Necessities; Berkshire Taconic Launches ACloserLook.Net; Foundations Provide Capacity Building, Learning for Nonprofits; Investing in Equity in the Nonprofit Workforce; The Prosperity Foundation Kicks Off Inaugural #GIVEBLACKCT Day of Giving; AND regular topics -- POLICY UPDATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
Aurora Foundation Convenes Female Leaders to Highlight Education and Economic Progress and Challenges
Release Date:
07/25/2018
WEST HARTFORD, CT -- Today the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation in Greater Hartford will convene the region’s leading voices for women and girls to discuss its most recent findings related to economic security and education through a gender lens from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the University of St. Joseph, Bruyette Atheneum, 2nd Floor. Women and girls champions from the education, private and non-profit sector will attend the event.
United Way Seeks Sponsors for Back-To-School Programs in Danbury
Release Date:
07/25/2018
DANBURY, CT -- Learn how you can help a Danbury student in need get ready to take on a new school year by joining United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) as a sponsor for its 2018 Back-To-School program in Danbury.
CHEFA Awards $75,000 to United Community and Family Services to Support Medical Equipment at New Griswold Health Center
Release Date:
07/25/2018
GRISWOLD, CT -- A new United Community and Family Services (UCFS) Griswold Health Center became a reality on July 16, 2018 thanks to a $75,000 CHEFA Nonprofit Grant.