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This section features reports, webinars, member spotlights, best practices, sample documents, and resources we believe can help grantmakers and foundations. Some of these items are only available to members. There are several different ways to search the resource library. Using the filters on the right side of this page, you can search by type of Resource Type, Topic, Funding Area, or Audience. For example, if you are looking for a Report, select Resource Type, then you can filter by Audience or Topic to refine the results.
Please note, the search box below only searches for resources. If you're looking for news or events, use the search box in the top navigation bar.
CCP Strategic Framework
We are excited to share with you our new strategic framework.
2021 Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report
One of the most requested tools by Council members is Council on Foundations's report which offers the most comprehensive information in the field of grantmaking on compensation levels and salary administration.
2021 Year In Review
Check out CCP's 2021 Year in Review to see our wrap-up of an exciting year.
Advocacy and Public Policy Decision-making Framework
The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy is the leading voice to policy makers on behalf of Connecticut’s grantmakers. CCP works with its members to connect the ideas and insights of the Connecticut philanthropic community to policy makers. CCP will engage in public policy advocacy as one strategy toward its mission of organizing, inspiring, and equipping a community of funders to learn, collaborate, and lead together for sustained impact and social change.
ARPA Funding Resources for Funders and Nonprofits
CCP is compiling funder resources and information related to the CT state budget and ARPA funding.
CCP Member Program Recap: Vaccines in CT – How Funders Can Improve Equity
CCP Member Program Recap: Vaccines in CT – How Funders Can Improve Equity.
Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report
One of the most requested tools by Council members is Council on Foundations's report which offers the most comprehensive information in the field of grantmaking on compensation levels and salary administration.
Strategic Framework Preview
Guiding a Giving Response to Anti-Black Injustice
ABFE and The Bridgespan Group's report offers funders potential paths to invest in organizations and movements within the Black-led racial justice ecosystem.
On the Importance of Extending the 2020 Census Statutory Deadlines to Achieve A Fair and Accurate Enumeration of the United States
On August 4, 2020, four past Census Bureau Directors released a statement on the importance of extending the census deadlines.
Black Funding Denied: Community Foundation Support for Black Communities
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) report looks at the latest available grantmaking data (2016-2018) of 25 community foundations – from Los Angeles to New Orleans to New York City to St. Paul.
CCP Member Check-in Call Resources
Access recordings and materials from CCP's Member COVID-19 Check-in Calls. Please login to access these CCP Members only materials.
Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century
A new report by a bipartisan commission created two years ago by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, outlines steps to strengthen and reform American democracy.
In the Time of Coronavirus: How many eligible nonprofits benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program?
The Johnson Center for Philanthropy analyzed recently-released data from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Small Business Administration to determine the impact of the Paycheck Protection Program on how nonprofits fared under the program and its impact on nonprofit employment.
State of the 2020 Census: An Accurate Black Count at Risk
Immigration Advocacy Toolkit
Bolder Advocacy, has collected all their resources in one place to support immigrant rights advocacy groups working on policy goals ranging from federal policy reform to voter mobilization.
Coronavirus Resources for Funders and Nonprofits
CCP is compiling funder reponses to the COVID-19 pandemic and curating resources for funders and nonprofits.
CCP Members Respond to Calls for Racial Equity and Justice
Funders are responding to calls for racial equity and justice in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and in the midst of a global pandemic revealing stark racial inequities. CCP has compiled member statements of support and commitments to action.
COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources
Find COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits including webinars and recordings, best practice articles, and more. Click on the sidebar links for additional COVID-19 resources.