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Advocacy Capacity Tool

The Advocacy Capacity Tool (ACT) helps groups measure their readiness to engage in advocacy. Groups answer questions about their organization’s skills, knowledge, and resources for running issue campaigns, influencing legislation, or other forms of advocacy. The tool then immediately generates results. The ACT is useful for a range of nonprofits—including foundations looking for ways to support their grantees.

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Investing in Change: A Funder's Guide to Supporting Advocacy

This Alliance for Justice guide for foundations explains the various roles they can play in the advocacy process. Investing in Change can serve as an in-depth guide to navigating the tax code surrounding support of public charities, or a quick reference guide to answer a specific question.

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Dynamic Families: How Small Family Foundations Decide to Make Big Changes Through Public Policy

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01/2009

This investigation reveals common patterns among small family foundations that have thrived in the world of policy philanthropy. This publication spotlights efforts by four foundations, including Connecticut's William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund.

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Family Foundation

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Keeping Track: A guide to Recordkeeping for Advocacy Charities

This Alliance for Justice (AFJ) resource is designed to help public charities comply with federal tax law by tracking their lobbying activities. The guide includes sample forms, and describes multiple options for tracking staff time, overhead expenses, and direct costs.

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A Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy

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01/2007

As more foundations and non-profits have engaged in advocacy and policy work to address public issues and effect social change, there is a growing desire to gauge the impact of investments in this area. How to evaluate the effectiveness of advocacy and policy work is an emerging question of interest within the philanthropic and non-profit audiences. Answering that question, however, has proven difficult because relatively few instructive resources exist to help those who wish to measure progress in this area.

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The Elusive Craft of Evaluating Advocacy

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06/2011

The political process is chaotic and often takes years to unfold, making it difficult to use traditional measures to evaluate the effectiveness of advocacy organizations. There are, however, unconventional methods one can use to evaluate advocacy organizations and make strategic investments in that arena.

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Metro Hartford Progress Points 2014

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04/2014

A Greater Hartford partnership, including Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut, has released the first edition of a community indicators report, Metro Hartford Progress Points. The report highlights the challenges and opportunities facing the region.

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Community Foundation

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Community Improvement & Capacity

CT Philanthropy Digest - Mar 2014

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03/28/2014

The March Digest includes the following headlines: New Giving Day Raises $745,000 for Fairfield County Nonprofits; Newman's Own Awards $200,000 as Part of "Honoring Those Who Serve" initiative; Two Libraries Get Uplift from Foundations; CL&P and Yankee Gas support 24 Robotics Teams; Comcast Cares Day in CT; Outdoor Enthusiasts to Have More Info About Nagautuck River Access; Land Trust Establishes Fund to Protect Environment; And read the latest RFPs, grant announcements, people transitions and more!

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The Full Circle of Women & Girls

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12/2013

In The Full Circle of Women and Girls in Fairfield County, the Fairfield County Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls reviews the diverse challenges faced by women and girls in our communities.

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State of Girls: Unfinished Business

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09/2013

The State of Girls: Unfinished Business is a groundbreaking report from the Girl Scout Research Institute that stakes out key issues and major trends affecting girls' leadership and healthy development in the U.S. today.

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Children & Youth Services

Member eBrief - March 2014

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03/14/2014

A monthly benefit of Council membership, the March 2014 Member eBrief features: Annual Luncheon Registration is Now Open!; March 31 is the 2014 Membership Deadline; New CT EPIP Chapter Forming and more! Remember to login to access this member benefit!

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The Opportunity Picture: Connecticut

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12/2013

View Connecticut's "Opportunity Picture," from The Opportunity Index, a tool designed to provide a snapshot of what opportunity looks like at the state and county levels.

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Newman's Own Foundation Awards $200K Grant to Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation

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03/05/2014

BLOOMFIELD, CT -- Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation was awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman.

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Corporate Giving

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Three Honored by Council for Philanthropy

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05/13/2013

HARTFORD, CT -- More than 250 philanthropists, grantmakers and community leaders gathered last week at the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy’s annual Connecticut Philanthropy Summit to honor three philanthropic leaders: ANDY EDER of Eder Bros. Inc. and the Eder Family Foundation; DAVID NEE of William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund; and NANCY ROBERTS, recently retired president of the Council.

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About Philanthropy

Connecticut Council for Philanthropy President Nancy Roberts To Step Down in March 2013

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03/13/2013

HARTFORD, CT -- Nancy Roberts, who has led the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy since 1991 through a period of great change and growth, has announced that she will step down as President by the end of March, 2013.

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David Nee Honored by Council for Philanthropy

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05/10/2013

HARTFORD, CT -- DAVID NEE, executive director of the Hamdem-based William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, was named the recipient of the 2013 Martha S. Newman Award. David, a resident of Fairfield, was honored for his sustained dedication to the public sector and a generosity of spirit to others in the philanthropic community.

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Andy Eder Honored by Council for Philanthropy

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05/10/2013

HARTFORD, CT -- ANDY EDER was named the recipient of the 2013 John H. Filer Award for his leadership in promoting private action for the public good. Eder, a resident of Guilford, is a partner in Eder Bros. Inc. (West Haven) and president of The Eder Family Foundation.

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Council Releases Guiding Principles for Connecticut Grantmakers

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11/02/2006

HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut foundations and corporate grantmakers have unveiled new guiding principles for their sector that demonstrate their ongoing commitment to the public. Developed through an initiative of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, the Guiding Principles and Effective Practices for Connecticut Grantmakers define high ethical standards for all grantmakers in the region.

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CT Philanthropy Digest - Feb 2014

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02/21/2014

The February Digest includes the following headlines: WorkPath Fund Tackles Barriers to Employment; Foundation Provides a Portrait of a Region to Build a Stronger Community; Aetna Supports Digital Health Innovations for Underserved Communities; Cox Helping Parents to Keep Teens Safe on the Internet; Public-Private Partnership Funds New Digital Learning Center; College Students Help Pre-Schoolers Learn Through Foundation Partnership; Data Driven Org Receives Grant for Student Data Management; Tremaine Foundation Supports LD Work with Field Guide; Family Foundation Funds Academy for Teachers; PLUS read the latest grant announcements, people transitions and more!

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Glasspockets

Glasspockets is a Foundation Center initiative that champions philanthropic transparency in an online world. Launched in 2010, but with roots dating back to the Center’s founding in 1956, Glasspockets provides the data, resources, examples, and action steps foundations need to understand the value of transparency, be more open in their own communications, and help shed more light on how private organizations are serving the public good.

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