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CCP Public Hearing Testimony Against "An Act Concerning Deposits in Lieu of Taxes"
Clipped Wings: Closing the Wealth Gap for Millennial Women
Asset Funders Network’s latest report, in collaboration with the Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap (CWWG) and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development reveals the current economic reality for millennial women and the primary drivers contributing to their wealth inequities.
Ten Ways for Foundations to Consider Diversity and Inclusive Practices
These guides are designed to help foundations consider how more diverse and inclusive practices might advance their mission by making their work more effective and more reflective of communities served. By highlighting 10 ways foundations can approach diversity, this guide seeks to spark ideas and launch further dialogue.
Funder Rountable Discussion - State Innovation Model (SIM) Health Enhancement Community Initiative
HARTFORD, CT -- On December 4, 2018, funders from across Connecticut came together to discuss an opportunity to create community-driven solutions to poor health, health inequity, and growing health care costs in Connecticut. The topic for the discussion was the Health Enhancement Community (HEC) Initiative. Access the meeting brief.
Funder Resources for Immigration and Refugees
CCP's 2018 Year in Review
CCP's Infographic reviews activities and milestones from 2018.
Foundation Landscapes: Racial Equity
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Insight, Impact, and Equity – Collecting Demographic Data
Connecticut Early Childhood Trauma Training Needs Assessment
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.
Philanthropy 101 Series
2018 Legislative Session Update - OEC
Letter on Census Citizenship Question
Connecticut Council of Philanthropy was one of 33 philanthropy serving organizations that signed onto a letter opposing the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
AWAKE to WOKE to WORK: Building a Race Equity Culture
Achieving race equity — the condition where one’s racial identity has no influence on how one fares in society — is a fundamental element of social change across every issue area in the social sector. Yet the structural racism that endures in U.S. society, deeply rooted in our nation’s history and perpetuated through racist policies, practices, attitudes, and cultural messages, prevents us from attaining it. The impact of structural racism is evident not only in societal outcomes, but in the very institutions that seek to positively impact them
Giving in Connecticut - 2016
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.
CCP's 2018 Strategic Vision
CCP's 2018 Strategic Vision describes its comitments and five strategies for moving forward.
Grantmaker Salary and Benefits Report
One of the most requested tools by Council members is Council on Foundations's report which offers the most comprehensive information in the field of grantmaking on compensation levels and salary administration.
Funder Collaborations — Flourish or Flounder?
Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Eastern Connecticut
The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, in conjunction with researchers at DataHaven, has developed their first “Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Eastern Connecticut.”