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FCCF's Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund Weekly Update & Challenge Grant
Community Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members
Fairfield County’s Giving Day 2019 Launches New WHY I GIVE Video Contest!
NORWALK, CT -- Fairfield County’s Community Foundation announced the launch of the new Fairfield County’s Giving Day WHY I GIVE video contest to give nonprofits participating in Giving Day the opportunity to truly sizzle, spread their message and create awareness for their missions. Contest video submissions can be made from Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 12:00am ET through Friday, February 22, 2019 at 11:59 pm ET.
Liberty Bank Honors Jennifer Height for Volunteerism
EAST HADDAM, CT – Jennifer Height, Liberty Bank’s Moodus branch manager, has been inducted into the Liberty Bank Volunteer Hall of Fame, the bank’s highest honor for community service by its employees.
Southbury’s Brian M. Jones and Roxbury’s Stephen Seward Join Connecticut Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees
Valley Community Foundation Celebrates 14 Years of Community Philanthropy
VCF Celebrates 14 Years of Community Philanthropy
Membership Drive Begins for Community Foundation’s Catalyst Fund
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Fresh on the heels of having awarded a $10,000 Catalyst Fund grant to Plainville Community Schools to support the school system’s Alternative Learning Center, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Catalyst Fund has opened 2018 membership with new incentives and membership categories.
Valley Community Foundation Receives $1.4 Million Bequest
For the Fifth Consecutive Year, Lincoln Financial Group Employees Pledge More Than $1 Million to United Way
RADNOR, PA -- Lincoln Financial Group announced today that for the fifth consecutive year, its employees raised more than $1 million for United Way organizations across the country during the company’s annual fundraising campaign. The campaign included activities such as online auctions, golf outings, road races, basket raffles and bake sales in each of Lincoln’s nine major business locations including Hartford, CT.
The Giving Fund: Help Needed for Rent, Utilities, Other Bills
Bridgeport Giving Fund: $400 for College Textbooks Needed
Amid State Funding Cuts, Nonprofits Rethink Their Operations
HARTFORD, CT -- Funding for private nonprofit human service organizations was cut again last week when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration announced it would be holding back about $181.6 million in what’s termed a “lapse.” “The human service spending cuts announced today by Governor Malloy come after more than a decade of underfunding of Connecticut’s community nonprofits and repeated budget reductions in recent years,” Gian-Carl Casa, president and CEO of CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, said. The article also mentions Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's survey on "Grantmaker Response to State Fiscal Crisis."
Through Pro Bono Service, Prudential Employees Put Professional Skills to Work for Local Nonprofits
HARTFORD, CT -- This week, small teams of Prudential employees in Newark and Hartford are pairing up with local nonprofits, offering support and advice on business strategy, finance, marketing and HR. The events are part of Pro Bono Week, a worldwide celebration of professional services donated in the public interest.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation 25-Year Anniversary Gala Celebrated Founders, Donors, Supporters & Community Impact
NORWALK, CT -- For a quarter of a century, Fairfield County has reaped the rewards from a group of visionary business and community leaders who had the foresight to merge their respective foundations to enhance the region at large. They knew the region’s inequities, disparities and needs were significant and realized that together they could make a greater impact to better the lives of the county’s residents.
Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Adds New Leaders
RIDGEFIELD, CT -- The Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation (BI Cares), today announced the addition of new leaders to oversee the Foundation’s direction and programs, including Karen Iannella as president.