Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Granting

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
The Giving Fund: Help Needed for Rent, Utilities, Other Bills

DANBURY, CT -- During the holiday season, The News-Times, in partnership with the United Way of Western Connecticut, will present six cases like Hector’s every Thursday as part of The Giving Fund campaign. The stories highlighted each week will outline how a local resident or family, whose names have been changed to protect their privacy, could be helped by receiving a specific dollar amount.

Thursday, August 24, 2017
Find Your Best Way Through United Way

HARTFORD, CT -- Jim P.'Meara, Chair of the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Board of Directors, blogs about helping local children and hard-working families through volunteering for the United Way inspires him. Jim serves as Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO at Webster Bank. And he encourages others to do the same, "Just as United Way helped me find my best way to make a difference, it will do the same for you."

Sunday, August 6, 2017
How Tax Reform Could Hit Charitable Giving

@CNNMoney -- Plenty of factors can motivate charitable giving: Moral obligation, religious tithing, a desire to improve the world or leave a legacy. But another factor -- the tax benefits for giving -- could soon change if lawmakers push through tax reform. Few people donate simply because of the tax breaks and are unlikely to stop giving altogether if they don't get any. But analyses from the Congressional Budget Office and others have found that tax incentives typically increase how much you choose to donate -- whether in life or at death.

Sunday, August 6, 2017
Area Nonprofits Adapt to the Millennial Way of Charitable Giving

NORWALK, CT -- Now, more than ever, as nonprofits and community foundations are stretched thin financially, they’re turning to millennials for support.  Organizations like Fairfield County’s Community Foundation — which has seen a significant increase in the number of nonprofits requesting funds, as well as an increase in the amount they’re requesting — are taking note, studying the ways millennials are different than their predecessors and looking for ways to actively engage them in philanthropy.

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