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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
CT Philanthropy Digest - August 2018
Boehringer Ingelheim Presents the 7th Annual Seminar for Nonprofits in September
Trust for Learning Announces RFP to Advance Ideal Learning in the Public Sector
Trust for Learning (the Trust) is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) for projects that will build on its work of expanding highly developmental early childhood education, or Ideal Learning. The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2018.
Get Out the Vote: Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Is Accepting Applications for a new civic engagement grants program
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Presents Storyscape
HAMDEN, CT -- William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund is celebrating 25 years with STORYSCAPE: A mixed media exhibit of stories exploring the landscape of education, justice, and community from across Connecticut.
Total Charitable Donations In Connecticut Rises; Number Of Individuals Giving Falls
HARTFORD, CT -- Total charitable donations are on the rise in Connecticut, but fewer people are giving, a report released last week from the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy found. In its Connecticut Giving Report, the council shared how both individuals and foundations gave more money in 2015, the latest year for which data is available. Giving from foundations rose from $1.02 billion in 2014 to $1.2 billion in 2015, while individual donations rose from $3.4 billion to $3.48 billion over the same period.
DataHaven Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Innovation Awards
Civic Engagement Project: Get Out the Vote
Americans Give More to Charity—But Donations Show Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor
NEW YORK, NY -- MarketWatch comments on findings from Giving USA 2017 report. The U.S. cleared a generous milestone in 2017, with Americans donating a record amount to charity. But the numbers are also a reminder of the persistent gap between rich and poor.
CT Reaches New Philanthropic High, But Fewer Residents Are Giving
New Connecticut Community Foundation Grants Open Doors to 23 Community Events
CT Charitable Giving Jumps 11% to Record High
HARTFORD, CT -- Despite a slow decline in the number of Connecticut foundations and individuals making charitable donations and grants, giving rose 11 percent to a record $5 billion in 2015, the most recent for which data is available, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) said Tuesday. The approximately $500 million increase follows a dip of 3.2 percent the year prior.