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Bank of America Connects Hartford-Area Youth to Workforce Success Through Paid Virtual Summer Leadership Experience
A View from the Classroom: What Teachers Can Tell Philanthropy About the Needs of Schools
What can over a million teachers tell us about the needs of schools? This report digs into the data from 1.8 million teacher requests on the crowdfunding site DonorsChoose to tell the story from inside today's classrooms. We feel this data provides a roadmap for funders seeking to support students directly, but also for funders seeking broader reform of U.S. education policy and systems.
2020 Education Grantmakers Institute
This Institute is a biennial program offered to education funders interested in a small-group format that allows rigorous investigation of relevant and pressing issues in education and philanthropy.
The Melville Charitable Trust Announces Employment and Education Opportunity Fund
HARTFORD, CT -- The Melville Charitable Trust is striving to be intentional about incorporating racial equity into its work. The Prison Policy In
New Fund at Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to Honor Long-Time New Britain Dentist Dr. Walter R. Fletcher, Jr. and Family
The NEA Foundation Names Sara Sneed New President and CEO
WASHINGTON, DC -- On the cusp of its 50th anniversary in 2019, the NEA Foundation, a public charity founded by educators for educators, today announced that Sara Sneed, a nationally recognized champion of public education, will succeed Harriet Sanford as president and CEO of the NEA Foundation on March 1, 2019.
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Invests More Than $160,000 in Support of Local Children and Families
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Invests Nearly $350,000 to Support Windham Region Youth and Families
Trust for Learning Announces RFP to Advance Ideal Learning in the Public Sector
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Awards $25,000 to Manchester Public School
Danbury’s Promise for Children Partnership Hosts Community Report Out
DANBURY, CT -- Danbury’s Promise for Children Partnership in conjunction with the United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) is proud to announce a Community Report Out event on January 23, 2018, at 8:00 am in the Community Room of the Danbury Police Headquarters.
United Way Neighborhood Initiative Positively Impacting Literacy Assessment Scores at Danbury’s Park Avenue School
DANBURY, CT -- Danbury’s Park Avenue School’s early reading scores show an increase of more than 10%, and for students involved in interventions by United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC) that increase was more than 30%.
Cox Charities Northeast 2018 Community Grant Application for STEAM Programs
Design Principles for a New School Funding Formula in Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, CT -- A number of Connecticut’s leading education organizations -- the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) have agreed to a set of design principles for the development of a new school funding formula that supports student learning. These guiding principles were developed with Professor Ken Wong, of Brown University and with the assistance of the independent, nonpartisan Connecticut School Finance Project.
Dec 2016 Meeting Resources
Materials from the December 8, 2016 Education Affinity Group Meeting.
Framework for Connecticut's Statewide System of Early Childhood State and Local Partnerships
The Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, developed this report for the purpose of developing recommendations for an infrastructure connecting state child-serving agencies with local communities and communities with each other.