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New Issue Brief Addresses Northwest Connecticut's Addiction Crisis
CT Philanthropy Digest - February 2018
Challenge Moves Forward for CT’s Working Cities
HARTFORD, CT -- In early 2018, up to five winning teams will be selected for larger Working Cities Challenge awards expected to be $450,000-$475,000 to implement their initiatives over a three-year period.
CT Philanthropy Digest - December 2017
Civic Embassador Program Launches; Engages Students and Residents Throughout the State
HARTFORD, CT -- The CT Civic Ambassadors Initiative is part of the Connecticut Civic Health Project, which aims at building partnerships and collaboration to strengthen ‘civic health’ in Connecticut.
CT Philanthropy Digest - November 2017
After the Storms…
MERIDEN, CT -- Jill Zorn and Stephanie Clarke from Universal Health Care Foundation discuss the health care challenges after the storms including public health impacts, mental health issues, and health equity.
Funders Respond to Charlottesville and Resources
Last week the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy penned a response to the riots in Charlottesville. We want to share other thoughtful and supportive statements from CCP members and local and national colleagues.
CCP Policy Update - September 7, 2017
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's public policy update from the Septeber 7, 2017 ebrief includes information about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); a RALLY to Protect Nonprofit Services; and the State Charity Officials Letter to Congress: Keep the Johnson Amendment.
CT Philanthropy Digest - August 2017
CCP Response to Charlottesville
HARTFORD, CT -- On behalf of the staff and board of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, Judith Meyers, board chair, Michael Johnston, board vice chair, and Karla Fortunato, president, have penned the following response to the riots in Charlottesville.
Governor Malloy's Veto of Public Act 17-170 Is Aimed at Giving CT Residents More Housing Choices in More Communities
What’s at stake: New data on the impact of the Affordable Care Act in Connecticut
HARTFORD, CT -- As lawmakers debate major changes to the federal health law, it is important to understand what’s at stake in Connecticut. The Connecticut Health Foundation commissioned the Urban Institute to model the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Connecticut, with a focus on state residents who might lack health care coverage without it.
Philanthropy’s Response to the Government Shutdown
CCP President Maggie Gunther Osborn comments on thoughts from Maya Rhodan, TIME contributor and journalist, as a way to highlight the reality of the government shutdown and its impact on communities and people.
CT Philanthropy Digest - May 2017
The MAY Digest includes feature headlines: Two Honored With Philanthropy Awards for Strengthening the Field; What Does the Closure of the Care 4 Kids Mean to Providers?; 2017 Count Finds Lowest Levels of Homelessness to Date in Connecticut; AND regular topics -- PHILANTHROPY NEWS LINKS; SCHOLARSHIP NEWS LINKS; GRANTS & RFPS; EVENTS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES; PEOPLE and JOBS IN PHILANTHROPY!
CCP Johnson Amendment Letter to CT Congressmen
Read the letter that Connecticut Council for Philanthropy delivered to political leaders in Congress and shared with leaders in the state, about preserving the Johnson Amendment "Protect the integrity of America’s nonprofit sector by maintaining the current law that keeps politics and campaign contributions out of the work of charities."
Philanthropy Leaders Urge Congress to Strengthen Charitable Giving
WASHINGTON, DC — More than 250 philanthropy leaders from across the nation, including five representing Connecticut philanthropy, are gathering on Capitol Hill starting today to urge lawmakers to value and strengthen charitable giving in America. Their meetings are part of Foundations on the Hill, a multi-day event presented by the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers in partnership with the Council on Foundations and the Alliance for Charitable Reform.