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Directory of Community Foundations Serving Connecticut

See this directory for the 21 community foundations serving Connecticut across the state They range from small foundations with no staff that generally serve one town, to foundations that serve many towns in a region and are among the largest of their kind in the country.

Monday, September 26, 2016
CCP Offers Free Workshop, Being Grounded in Philanthropy
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy is offering a free workshop on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at the CohnReznick Training Center in Hartford. The workshop, Being Grounded in Philanthropy, is designed for Connecticut elected officials and government officials, their staff, colleagues and other partners as an introduction to the field of philanthropy.
Monday, March 14, 2016
CCP President Maggie Osborn Accepts New Post in Washington
HARTFORD, CT — Maggie Gunther Osborn, President of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP), will leave the organization at the end of June to assume the post of Chief Strategy Officer for the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers (Forum) in Washington, DC.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Event to Feature CT’s Philanthropic Leadership

NEW HAVEN, CT -- More than 200 philanthropists, grantmakers and community leaders will gather on April 30 at the Omni Hotel in New Haven for the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy’s Annual Meeting and Philanthropy Awards, Philanthropy’s Role in Empowering Change--in recognition of the 50th anniversaries of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965--and honoring leaders in the philanthropic field.

Sunday, December 15, 2013
CT Philanthropy Digest - Dec 2013
The December Digest includes the following headlines: $10 Million UTC Investment to Support UConn School of Engineering; Alum Leaves $865,000 Scholarship Fund for Future Graduates; "Invisible No More" Explores Homelessness Among CT Youth; Female Veterans Get Career Development Through Newman's Own Foundation Grants; Community Foundation Announces Plan to End Homelessness...and more!

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