The Leever Foundation Welcomes Saran D. White as Executive Director
Release Date:
11/16/2018
WATERBURY, CT -- The Leever Foundation is delighted to welcome Saran D. White as its inaugural Executive Director effective December 3, 2018.
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Chamber Recognizes Business All-Stars
Release Date:
10/04/2018
NEW HAVEN, CT -- From businesses with generations of contributions in the region and state to those who just opened their doors last spring, the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce sought to honor them all at its annual Business Leadership Awards Thursday. The chamber’s highest honor of the day—the Community Leadership award— went to the Tagliatela family who has has given its name and its money, through the Louis F. and Mary A. Tagliatela Foundation.
Connecticut Foundations Launch Pilot Program to Provide Transportation Funding for School Field Trips
Release Date:
09/13/2018
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts and the Newell D. Hale Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of Wheels to Learning. This pilot program will fund transportation costs for educational field trips during the 2018-19 school year.
Norwalk Joins Sustainable CT Effort
Release Date:
09/07/2018
NORWALK, CT -- Norwalk is the latest Connecticut municipality to join Sustainable CT, a statewide initiative that offers detailed array of sustainability best practices, tools and resources, peer learning, and opportunities for recognition. The town of Thomaston joined the initiative in July. Three Connecticut philanthropies – The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, the Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund – have supported the program’s development and launch.
New Funding for Critically Conscious Youth Development
Release Date:
08/20/2018
NEW HAVEN, CT --The Perrin Family Foundation has launched the Critically Conscious Youth Development (CCYD) grant program. PFF developed this multi-year grant making and capacity building opportunity with the intention of sharing a framework that introduces a new lens for youth development programs, focused on centering identity, lived experience, and political education as a core competency.
Tauck Family Foundation Announces Second Investee Cohort
Release Date:
08/14/2018
WILTON, CT -- After a thorough and rigorous application and due diligence process, the Tauck Family Foundation is pleased to announce its Second Investee Cohort.