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This section features reports, CCP newsletters, 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 resources. If you're looking for news or events, use the search box in the top navigation bar.

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Insight, Impact, and Equity – Collecting Demographic Data

Publication date: 
06/2018

For philanthropy to advance equity in all communities, especially low-income communities and communities of color, it needs to be able to understand the demographics of the organizations being funded (and declined), the people being served and the communities impacted. That data should be used to assess practices and drive decision making. 

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Research
Best Practice
Topic(s): 
Evaluation Methods
Funding Area: 
Equity and Inclusion

ALICE Reports

Publication date: 
06/2018

The ALICE Project is an initiative of United Ways in a number of states and provides a framework, language, and tools to measure and understand the struggles of a population called ALICE — an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.

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Report
Topic(s): 
Facts, Figures, Trends
Funding Area: 
Employment/Jobs
Human Services

Giving in Connecticut - 2016

Publication date: 
12/2017

Giving in Connecticut 2016 looks at charitable giving in Connecticut for calendar year 2014 and includes individual giving through reported contributions, bequests made through estate giving, and foundation giving. Giving in Connecticut 2016 uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the IRS Statistics of income Division, the Foundation Center, and self-reported data gathered by CCP.

Connecticut Early Childhood Trauma Training Needs Assessment

Publication date: 
12/2017

Connecticut Association for Infant Mental Health (CT-AIMH) and their Early Childhood Trauma Collaborative partners are striving to increase the competency and capacity of the workforce serving infants and young children and their families to address the needs of children and families experiencing, or who have experienced trauma. In preparation for this work Lorentson Consulting was contracted to conduct a comprehensive statewide needs assessment in line with the tenets of participatory evaluation. The report was made possible by the Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, a project of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy.

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Report
Research
Audience: 
CCP Members
Funding Area: 
Early Childhood

A Closer Look

Publication date: 
11/2017

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has launched ACloserLook.net, an easy-to-navigate, interactive web resource providing current data, resident perspectives and multimedia stories on the four-county region Berkshire Taconic serves.

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Report
Audience: 
Community Foundation
Topic(s): 
Facts, Figures, Trends

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