NORWALK, CT -- The generosity of individuals, corporations, and foundations across Fairfield County and beyond has been extraordinary. In the two weeks since the Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund was established by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, more than $1.375 MILLION has been donated.
FAIRFIELD, CT -- CCP President Karla Fortunato comments on nonprofits need for new fundraising avenues, especially after the 2017 Federal Tax bill increased the amount that donors had to give to get tax write-offs, and a slow decline in giving.
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- As the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County prepares to celebrate its 99th anniversary and continues to grow its powerful collective impact work, several key leaders have announced their retirement.
HARTFORD, CT -- Charitable giving data from Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's Connecticut Giving Report is referenced in the Hartford Business Journal's article on nonprofit revenue diversification.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Travelers Championship today announced that the 2019 tournament generated more than $2.1 million for 150 local charities, including this year’s primary beneficiary, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT -- Fairfield County, CT - As the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County prepares to celebrate its 99th anniversary and continues to grow its powerful collective impact work, several key leaders have announced their retirement.
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC) will reap the rewards of the greatly anticipated opening of Fairfield County’s very own Nordstrom in Norwalk, CT on October 10.
TORRINGTON, CT – Torrington Savings Bank announced today the launch of their new charitable foundation. The Torrington Savings Foundation will officially open the application process on August 30, 2019.
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Connecticut Chapter is hosting a "Meet the Funders" event for nonprofits to learn more about the grant making process.
BERLIN, CT -- The American Savings Foundation held an informational session for local nonprofits at the Berlin-Peck Library on Tuesday to learn about the foundation’s new Community Grants program.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- Leonard Tow, Founder and chairman of The Tow Foundation, is one of nine recipients of the 10th class of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. He was named during a ceremony held last week on the 100th anniversary of the death of Carnegie, a who was known for his charitable giving, at the latter’s ancestral home in Dunfermline, Scotland.
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Come hear Phil Buchanan, author of Giving Done Right, in a lively conversation about the power and perils of philanthropy moderated by Elysa Gordon, vice president and senior advisor for the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Connecticut tax professionals are warning clients that the IRS may not let them keep benefits from a state program designed to ease the pain of the tax law’s cap on state and local deductions.