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NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut will host a community conversation on women’s equality from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham St., Willimantic.
WASHINGTON, DC -- As part of its continued effort to address social determinants of health, the Aetna Foundation announced today more than $2 million in grants to 25 nonprofit organizations across the U.S., as part of its Cultivating Healthy Communities initiative.
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman's Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, honored Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole for their commitment to public service and especially their devoted leadership and support of veterans.
BRISTOL, CT -- From now until Nov. 18, Liberty Bank locations across Connecticut are collecting monetary donations to local Rotary Clubs to provide families in need with a traditional Thanksgiving feast. Every dollar donated at a Liberty Bank branch will be matched with 25 cents from the Liberty Bank Foundation.
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- The Rockfall Foundation, a Middletown-based education and conservation organization with a focus on the Lower Connecticut River Valley, has named a longtime administrator and board member, Tony Marino, as its executive director.
NEW LONDON, CT -- Maryam Elahi, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, contributed an opinion editorial about the how preserving and investing in natural spaces improves our mental and physical well-being and provides tremendous economic benefits as well.
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- Middletown received a $15,000 design grant to develop a plan to improve the lives of low-income Middletown residents by decreasing poverty rates among single heads of household with children under 18, hoping to reduce our current rate of 41 percent to our goal of 25 percent over the next 10 years. Since March, a collaborative team led by Middlesex United Way, The Connection and the city of Middletown, representatives from over 30 other organizations and businesses and Middletown residents have been meeting monthly to develop a plan to achieve this goal, and in turn, improve the lives of low-income residents.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Waveny Park Conservancy, with a $18,000 grant from New Canaan Community Foundation and a $2,500 contribution from New Canaan Rotary Club, has contructed two new bridges on the grounds and made other grounds and trails improvements.
DERBY, CT -- As part of a community-wide planned giving effort called the Valley Gives Back™, the Valley Community Foundation aims to build philanthropy in the region by providing local nonprofits and professional advisors with planned giving work
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- The Board of Directors of the Rockfall Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports environmental education and conservation in the Lower Connecticut River Valley, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Marino as Executive Director.
HARTFORD CT - The Aurora Women and Girls Foundation presented its 12th Annual Signature Breakfast, Building Futures for Women and Girls, on October 20, 2017 at the Hartford Marriott Downtown.
GREENWICH, CT -- Earlier this month, over eighty women with a newly discovered passion for public service attended the inaugural one-day training created by the Women's Campaign School at Yale, a non-partisan, issue neutral political campaign training program for women interested in running for office and in campaign management. The training was underwritten by a generous grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Fund for Women & Girls.
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut manufacturers have said they are struggling to find skilled labor both for a growing number of existing positions and to replenish a workforce from which baby boomers are retiring at a rapid pace.
DALLAS, TX -- EARN announced today at #FinCon17 that SaverLife, EARN’s user-centric savings platform initially launched in San Francisco, is on track to pass a million dollars saved by users. To celebrate this milestone, EARN is launching SaverLife nationwide today. Designed to serve consumers making an average income of $25,000, SaverLife is transforming the way low-to-moderate income Americans can use financial technology to save money. EARN's expansion of SaverLife is supported by national funders JPMorgan Chase, MetLife Foundation, the Prudential Foundation, and Capital One.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- On behalf of the University and its partners at the charitable organization United Way of Greater New Haven, University President Peter Salovey kicked off the 2017–2018 Yale United Way fundraising campaign on Oct. 3. The campaign will raise money for the nonprofit, which brings the community together around the Greater New Haven area to tackle issues of health, education and financial stability.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Melville Charitable Trust just released their 2017-18 request for proposals for the Employment and Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF). All applications are due November 10, 2017.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Aetna Foundation and National Quality Forum seek to identify, quantify, and account for the effect of social determinants of health on health outcomes. Garth Williams, president of the Aetna Foundation, and John Bernot, MD, senior director, quality measurement at the National Quality Forum, are co-writers on this blog for Health Affairs.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- This holiday season, several businesses will change the lives of local families by helping to keep them from becoming homeless. The Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness announced today the launch of its annual be homeful for the holidays promotion featuring Paddington Bear™. The organization is partnering with businesses and communities throughout the state to hold bear-raiser drives that will raise funds for giving emergency assistance to families on the verge of becoming homeless. This promotion is made possible through the generous support of CT REALTORS® Foundation, Citizens Bank, and the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut.
FAIRFIELD and HARTFORD, CT -- Leadership Development Roundtable (LDR) is currently recruiting for 2018 Fairfield and Hartford Cohorts. Applications are due December 1, 2017.
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Reentry Integration Strategic Grant opportunity is a partnership between the Perrin Family Foundation and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. The partnering Foundations share an interest in improving the lives of youth and young adults. The application deadline is November 20, 2017.