Featuring the work of local, regional and national philanthropy and highlighting the work of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) members. November 2015 |
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 Designing Policy for CT's Youngest A morning panel discussion moderated by Arielle Levin Becker, health reporter for The CT Mirror, focused on aligning science and policy. Arielle's four part series, Starting Early: The Long Reach of Childhood Trauma served as inspiration for the summit. |
Six-Figure Grant to Boost Women Businesses At its 20th Anniversary celebration luncheon, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven's Community Fund for Women & Girls, announced a grant of $160,000 to All Our Kin for helping women hone their business skills. Through the All Our Kin grant, women child care providers will receive training, and individualized coaching/consultation services with the purpose of increasing the sustainability of their child care businesses. The grant was one of eight awarded to nonprofit organizations serving women and girls in Greater New Haven and the Valley. Read more >> |
There's an App for that -- Health Insurance Literacy The Connecticut Health Foundation awarded a grant to FAIR Health to develop a mobile app to help improve health insurance literacy. The development of the app comes at a time when dramatic changes across the healthcare landscape are having major implications for individual consumers. Available in both English and Spanish, the app will include a feature that enables consumers to estimate the costs of medical and dental procedures received throughout Connecticut. The app also will provide educational materials that explain the fundamentals of health coverage as well as state-specific healthcare resources. Read more >> |
Bridgeport Awarded Health Prize Selected from more than 340 applicants, Bridgeport, Connecticut is one of eight winners in The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) 2015 Culture of Health Prize. The Prize honors communities working to ensure that everyone in their community has the opportunity to live a longer, healthier and more productive life. The winners will each receive a $25,000 cash prize and the opportunity to inspire other communities and share their successes and lessons learned during their transformational journeys. With improved health at the forefront, Bridgeport's unique Culture of Health approach included innovative "green" strategies that have revitalized the city and created a healthy and sustainable environment for its residents. Read more >> |
Hartford Cultural Works to be Conserved Two floral still-lifes by Harriet Beecher Stowe, as well as portraits of her husband and father, at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, Connecticut, will be conserved as part of the Bank of America's 2015 Art Conservation Project. The project will help restore and preserve culturally significant works of art encompassing 13 projects in seven countries, and is an extension of Bank of America's global commitment to supporting the arts. Read more >> |
Ad Campaign Highlights Generosity of Local Residents In observation of its 90th anniversary, one of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving's goals is to celebrate and encourage all forms of philanthropy, which is defined as "love of humankind." A new advertising campaign launched by the Foundation hopes to show that we can all be philanthropists. Through a series of print and online ads that will run through to the end of this year, the campaign underscores the fact that philanthropists exist across our region. Each ad highlights an individual donor (or donor family) with a few lines about how they are able to make a difference through their selected form of giving through the Hartford Foundation. The ad campaign is a companion to the Foundation's signature project done in partnership with WNPR, Words to Give By, which demonstrates how we can all engage in philanthropic activity. Learn more >> |
Milestone Gift Will Benefit Greater Bristol Community Main Street Community Foundation, based in Bristol, received one of the largest single donations that the foundation has received in its 20-year history, according to President & CEO Susan Sadecki. Sally Barnes Sonne, daughter of E. Bartlett "Bart" Barnes, the well-known publisher of The Bristol Press, and her husband Chris recently recommended a $300,000 grant to Main Street Community Foundation from the Vincent Mulford Foundation, a foundation established by Chris' grandfather, which was dissolving. Read more >> |
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CCP Members American Savings Foundation Connecticut Health Foundation Connecticut Health Foundation, The Tow Foundation The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, The Prosperity Foundation Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut Hampshire Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Newman's Own Foundation, Robert and Margaret Patricelli Foundation Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Petit Family Foundation Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Nellie Mae Education Foundation Peoples's United Community Foundation UIL Holdings Corporation United Technologies Corporation United Way of Greater New Haven Valley Community Foundation |
Non-members The 1772 Foundation Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Avon Foundation for Women First Niagara Foundation Ford Motor Company Fund Greater Hartford Arts Council United Way of Western Connecticut |
EVENTS & TRAINING |
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Metro Hartford Progress Points Forums Access to Better Jobs: Where are the opportunities to find work at living wages in Metro Hartford? Friday, November 20, 7:30 - 9:00 am, Manchester Community College, Manchester Access to Better Schools: How will declining enrollment and school choice shape our region's schools? Friday, December 11, 7:30 - 0:00 am, Trinity College, Hartford |
Liberty Bank/Rotary Club Thanksgiving Dinner Drive
Collection through Saturday, November 21
Liberty Bank and 34 local Rotary Clubs are teaming up to make sure that everyone in central, eastern, and shoreline Connecticut can enjoy a bountiful Thanksgiving meal. From now until November 21, Liberty's 48 branch offices will accept donations to local Rotary Clubs for the purpose of providing Thanksgiving food. Every dollar donated at a Liberty office will be matched with 25 cents from the Liberty Bank Foundation, up to a total of $45,000. On November 23, the Rotary Clubs will withdraw the funds and either purchase and deliver food for needy families, or donate the funds to a local human services agency that provides Thanksgiving food. Learn more >> |
The History of Philanthropy in Connecticut Tuesday, December 1, Noon - 1:00 pm, Connecticut's Old State House, Hartford The Old State House will highlight a very appropriate civic health indicator during the holiday season: 'charitable giving.' Eugene Leach, Professor Emeritus at Trinity College, will discuss the impact of philanthropy on Connecticut lives. He will be joined by Deborah Rothstein, vice president of development & donor engagement for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and Ashley "AJ" Johnson, pastor, community educator and founder of Small Business Night Out, for a discussion exploring how private giving "helped civilize Hartford" and identifying the changing face of philanthropy in the 21st century. |
The Synergy Between Financial Management and Strategic Direction Tuesday, December 16, 9:00 - 10:30 am, Community Foundation of Middlesex County, Middletown The Community Foundation of Middlesex County's Nonprofit Resource Center Morning Musing Workshop will be led by Harvest Development Group. During the free ninety-minute session, nonprofits will learn how to develop a road map to successfully incorporate strategic planning and financial management, and define short-term tactics that can lead to long-term sustainability. Learn more and register >> |
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Impact Fairfield County Tuesday, December 1 - Letter of Inquiry deadline Impact Fairfield County is pleased to announce a new $100,000 grant opportunity. Funds will be available for significant projects or programs that reach under-served populations and highlight unmet needs in our area. They seek applications proposing a new project or program or the expansion of a proven program that will have a lasting impact on the community. One to two grants of $100,000 each may be awarded. Learn more >> |
2016 Leadership Development Roundtable Friday, December 11 - Application deadline for Fairfield County & Capital Region The Leadership Development Roundtable (LDR) is an intensive program designed to accelerate the development of emerging leaders working to effect social change in Connecticut. LDR is entering its ninth year, having supported more than 170 rising leaders to grow their leadership skills and networks. The Zoom Foundation is currently recruiting for LDR-Fairfield and LDR-Hartford cohorts, with sessions slated to begin in February 2016. Learn more >> |
Big Changes Coming to Small Grants Monday, January 4 - Quick Grants application deadline Based on grantees' feedback about Connecticut Humanities' grants, they are making changes for the new year. Starting with the January 4, 2016 deadline, the maximum award for Quick Grants will increase from $1,500 to $4,999. All other grant lines (Capacity, Planning, Implementation requests from $5,000-$50,000) will have quarterly application deadlines of the first business day of February, May, August, and November. If you are thinking of applying for a grant in 2016, contact Lauren Miller (860-685-7578, lmiller@cthumanities.org) or Scott Wands (860-685-7579, swands@cthumanities.org) now to discuss how these changes may affect your project application. |
Event Sponsorship Grants - Round 1 Friday, January 22 - Application deadline Connecticut Community Foundation's Round 1 Event Sponsorship Grants are available to all 501(c)(3) nonprofits, libraries, over-55 communities and/or senior centers for events being held in the 21 towns in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills after March 30, 2016. Both underwriting grants to offset event expenses and challenge grants to match donations made at your event in response to a challenge are being offered. Learn more >> |
Grants for Regional Conservation Partnerships in New England Saturday, February 20, 2016 - Innovation Fund deadline |
Minors & Medical Decision Topic of Student Essay Contest Friday, February 26, 2016 - Submission deadline The Connecticut Bar Foundation is pleased to announce the Sixteenth Annual James W. Cooper Fellows Quintin Johnstone High School Essay Contest. The 2015-2016 topic is "Minors and Medical Decisions" and was chosen for its special relevance to students of high school age. The contest winner will receive $2,000 and the two runners-up will receive $1,000. Learn more >> |
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The board of directors of the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers (The Forum) has announced the appointment of longtime philanthropy executive David Biemesderfer as the organization's next president and CEO. He will begin serving in this new role in mid-January 2016. The Forum is a philanthropic network comprised of 33 regional associations of grantmakers, including Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, with more than 5,500 participating organizations, making it the largest network in American philanthropy. "David is an innovative leader who has been deeply involved with the work of regional association of grantmakers (RAs) for the past 20 years," said Marissa Manlove, chair of the Forum's board of directors and president and CEO of Indiana Philanthropy Alliance. "He brings to the Forum a strong understanding of the vital role that regional associations play in the philanthropic sector, a heartfelt commitment to the power of the national RA network to strengthen philanthropy, and a passion for the Forum Network's potential in the future. Biemsesderfer is currently president and CEO of Florida Philanthropic Network (FPN), a statewide network of philanthropic organizations working to strengthen and grow philanthropy in Florida, and has served on the Forum's board for the past six years, and is the board's immediate past chair. Read more >> |
The board of directors of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced the appointment of Peter Taylor as president. Taylor, who was selected after a national search, will be the fourth president in the foundation's nearly 30-year history. Taylor comes to Berkshire Taconic from the Maine Community Foundation, a statewide community foundation with $400 million in assets and 1,500 funds, where he currently serves as vice president of program development and grantmaking services. "We are thrilled that Peter Taylor will join us to lead Berkshire Taconic into the future," said Bill Dunlaevy, chair of the board of directors. "His track record of fostering collaboration and marshaling resources to achieve broad community objectives makes him an ideal choice to expand our role as a force for good in our communities." Taylor has served in leadership roles and on committees for several national and statewide professional associations, including the Council on Foundations, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations and Maine Philanthropy Center, the statewide association of grantmakers, where he currently serves as board chair. Read more >> |
Kelly Giordano has been promoted to managing director of Newman's Own Foundation, a position she had held on an interim basis. Kelly was a senior manager of the Foundation for five years, serving as the senior grants manager. Prior to Newman's Own, Kelly served for five years as a vice president, Corporate Philanthropy Group for Lehman Brothers and assistant treasurer of The Lehman Brothers Foundation. Additionally, she has held positions at Channel Thirteen in New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Goldman Sachs. Read more >> |
After more than a quarter century of service to United Way Susan B. Dunn announced her plans to retire in March of 2016. "It is certainly a bittersweet moment for me as I plan for the next stage in my life after twenty-five years of having worked alongside some of the most committed staff, non-profit and civic leaders, volunteers, and board members in our community," reflected Dunn. Dunn joined United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut (UWCNCT) in 1990 as communications director. In November 2006, the board of directors named Susan president and chief executive officer after the sudden death of George Bahamonde. She was the first woman to lead the organization since its founding in 1924 and only the fifth staff leader in its 90-year history. The UWCNCT board of directors announced that Paula Gilberto, senior vice president is named to assume the duties of president and CEO after Dunn's departure in March 2016. Gilberto joined United Way in March 1998 as vice president, community services overseeing the organization's nonprofit resource and volunteer centers. In January 2007 she was named senior vice president expanding her responsibilities in resource development, community engagement and development of community initiatives. Read more >> |
ABOUT CCP |
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 The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy is an association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good. Council membership is open to foundations (private, corporate, community), business and corporate giving programs, public charity grantmakers, bank trusts, donor-advised funds and individual philanthropists. Associate and Professional Membership in the Council is open to professionals and organizations serving the philanthropic sector. The Council benefits the larger grantmaking community, the nonprofit sector and the public in Connecticut. For more news about philanthropy in Connecticut, go to the Council's News Room, Connecticut Philanthropy Digest archives and our blog, CTPhilanthropyNotes.org. News about Connecticut funders may be submitted to the Council for consideration. The Connecticut Philanthropy Digest is brought to you by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. Edited by Laurie Allen, Manager of Communications. |
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