HARTORD, CT -- During Connecticut Public Radio's "Where We Live" broadcast, Lucy Nalpathanchil interviews CCP President Karla Fortunato, CEP President Phil Buchanan, Gian-Carl Casa President and CEO of the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance, and Andrew Ferguson, Chief Education Officer, Dalio Philanthropies and Senior Advisor, on philanthropy in Connecticut.
HARTFORD, CT -- Learn about the upcoming Census workshops series that CCP is co-sponsoring with Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance, Connecticut Data Collaborative, and several CCP members throughout January. The Count Me in 2020 Workshop Series intends to increase awareness and understanding of the importance of the Census to Connecticut, to explain precisely how it will work, and to seek the assistance of organizations in communities statewide.
The DECEMBER 2019 DIGEST includes FEATURED NEWS STORIES - #CCP50 Wrap Up and Look Forward; Fed Leaders Visit East Hartford, A CT Working Cities Challenge Community; Latest CT Foundation Stats Available; Two CT Communities Earn National Partners for Places Grants; CT Launches Model Women & Girls Data Platform; $250K Goes to Thirteen Connecticut Nonprofits Focused on Health Equity; State Independent Journalism Wins National Grant; Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® Named in Bridgeport and Hartford; Blockbuster Results from Rotary / Liberty Bank Partnership; Plus -- POLICY UP DATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; EVENTS and OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; GRANTS and RFPS; PEOPLE; and JOBS!
The OCTOBER 2019 DIGEST includes FEATURED NEWS STORIES - Foundation Bolsters Community Organizing in Waterbury; College Students in Eastern CT Hear from Journalists of Color; Community Voice Amplified with Get Out the Vote and Census Efforts; DanburyWorks Improves Employment Prospects; Early Literacy Initiatives to Increase Word Exposure; Regional Wellbeing Illuminated in Four New Reports; 397 Young People Connected to Housing in 100 Days; Plus -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; EVENTS and OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; GRANTS and RFPS; PEOPLE; and JOBS!
The AUGUST 2019 DIGEST includes FEATURED NEWS STORIES - Foundation Releases Guide to Community and Clinical Partnerships; BOA and Housatonic Community Foundation Partner to Advance Women in Tech; Cigna Foundation Announces Availability of $5 Million in Grants to Reduce Child Food Insecurity; New Fund Awards More than $1 M in First Round of Local Grant Funding; High School Manufacturing Academy and Foundation Launch MET Fund; Plus -- POLICY UPDATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; EVENTS and OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; GRANTS and RFPS; PEOPLE; and JOBS!
HARTFORD, CT -- As the governor and legislators negotiate a bond package to be considered in the upcoming special legislative session, they are considering not funding the grant program this year. Not funding the grant program would mean that while the state is generating a massive surplus for this fiscal year, as much as $1.6 billion, we would still cut assistance to community nonprofits that provide substance abuse and mental health services, house the homeless, provide residential and day programs for people with developmental disabilities, help people re-enter the community from prison, and promote arts and cultural programs that keep our communities vibrant, to name just a few of the vital programs nonprofits provide.
HARTFORD, CT --A federal tax law reducing the incentive for charitable giving and Connecticut’s continual budget woes are putting a squeeze on the state’s nonprofits, according to experts in the field. The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance surveyed the state’s nonprofits earlier this year and found 43 percent received or expected to receive fewer donations in 2019 as a result of federal tax law changes, according to data published in May. Individual charitable giving nationwide increased 6 percent from 2015 to 2016, but it decreased 4.5 percent in Connecticut, from $3.81 billion to $3.32 billion, according to CCP’s Connecticut Giving Reports from 2018 and 2019.
HARTFORD, CT - Individuals and foundations in Connecticut gave $4.97 billion in charitable contributions during 2016*, according to the Connecticut Giving Report, an annual publication of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP).
The Connecticut Giving Report covers Connecticut individual and foundation giving for calendar year 2016, the most recent year available for comparable data.
HARTFORD, CT -- With the nonprofit sector facing numerous challenges in Connecticut - as a result of state budget cuts and the new federal tax law - the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the CT Community Nonprofit Alliance surveyed their members in an effort to learn how nonprofits and funders were experiencing and responding to these challenges.
The JUNE 2019 DIGEST includes CCP NEWS - New Report shows Connecticut Giving By Individuals and Foundations Remained Steady in 2016; and Where is #CCP50 Keeps Members Guessing; FEATURED NEWS STORIES - Collective Impact Opportunity Fund Launched with $1.6M; Grant Provides Supports for Hartford Families Impacted By HUD Contract Terminations; and Connecticut's 100-Day Challenges to End Youth Homelessness; Plus -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; EVENTS and OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; GRANTS and RFPS; PEOPLE; and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the CT Community Nonprofit Alliance surveyed their members in an effort to learn how nonprofits and funders were experiencing and responding to financial challenges.
HARTFORD, CT -- CCP follows up on bills SB1137 and SB38, that would have levied new taxes on nonprofits with endowments, pension accounts, or significant savings accounts.
The APRIL 2019 DIGEST includes CCP News - CCP Conference Keynote Open to Nonprofits and Community Leaders; CCP Honors Three with Philanthropy Awards; Where is #CCP50 Keeps Members Guessing; and feature headlines - Stand Against Racism; Successful Civic Life Project Expands to Middle Schools in Northwest CT; "The Green Book: Guide to Freedom" Debuted in Hartford; Liberty Bank Foundation Supports St. Vincent de Paul in Bid for Arts Center; Plus -- POLICY UPDATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
The FEBRUARY 2019 DIGEST includes feature headlines: CCP to Hold State Budget Impact Forum; CCP Announces 2019 Conference Keynote Speaker; Call for Philanthropy Awards Nominations; Plus -- POLICY UPDATE; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
The DECEMBER 2018 DIGEST includes feature headlines: Tras la Tormenta: Puerto Rico One Year After Maria; 29 Greater Hartford Cities and Towns to Benefit from Town-specific Endowed Funds; Good News: Long Island Sound Report Card Reveals Substantial Improvement; Cross-Sector Strategic Collaboratives Full-Day Workshop Announced; Corporate Foundation to Continue to Serve the Community as a Private Charitable Foundation; Plus -- LEADERSHIP TRAINING; PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!