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July 20, 2021

Satonya Fair

CEP’s latest research report, Persevering Through Crisis: The State of Nonprofits, provides further evidence of the devastating impact of 2020 on nonprofits — and how the crises of the past year hit some nonprofits much harder than others. While many nonprofits reported that their foundation funders were flexible, responsive, and communicative, this was not the experience for a great number of nonprofits that are led by women, that serve certain marginalized communities, and organizations for which both are true.

Consider these findings...https://cep.org/take-it-from-the-nonprofits/

Hartford nonprofit Harc Inc. is looking for an economic lifeline amid turbulent times for charitable giving.

After all, the Asylum Avenue-based nonprofit, which supports more than 400 people with intellectual disabilities, and other Connecticut charities understand that philanthropic giving in the state, and elsewhere, has declined or been flat in recent years...

https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/ct-nonprofits-developing-for-profit-arms-as-charitable-giving-stalls

As the IRS implements this major tax legislation, check this page for updates and resources to learn how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) affects retirement plans, tax exempt organizations and governments.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-exempt-government-entities

Source: NPQ Wed. Feb.14 2018

When nonprofit and charitable organizations advocate, for whom are they actually speaking? When organizations claim to represent a specific constituency, must there be a process that includes that group in setting their advocacy agenda? When a group styles itself as a grassroots organization, must there actually be a grassroots structure? The evolution of the century-old American Jewish Congress illustrates why these questions are of critical importance in this age of high-volume political strife...

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2018/02/14/nonprofits-need-truth-advocacy-policy/

New Haven Nonprofit List!

City Atlas: New Haven is compiling a comprehensive list of nonprofits in the New Haven area with the hopes of facilitating easy collaboration & increasing public awareness and involvement.

If you'd like to be included, fill out THIS FORM!

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@cityatlasnhv

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven announces The Great Give^® 2016, The Foundation’s seventh community-wide online giving event to raise funds for local nonprofits serving Greater New Haven. Over a 36-hour period from May 3 at 8:00 am to May 4 at 8:00 pm, gifts made to over 400 participating nonprofits will be eligible to be matched; more than $190,000 in matching funds and prizes for nonprofits is available. Grand prizes will be awarded to the nonprofits that attract the most number of individual donors ($15,000), get the greatest number of new donors ($10,000), raise the most money ($5,000) and more. Gifts will be matched on a pro-rated basis with additional funds by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and Valley Community Foundation. Local businesses and corporations, including Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Liberty Bank Foundation and others, are offering prize and match money during the 36 hours. Additional features for donors have been added. A list of participating nonprofits, prizes and rules is online at www.thegreatgive.org. 

The Great Give^® is the annual giving online event on giveGreater.org^®, a local resource for learning and giving created in 2010 by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to increase philanthropy in the Greater New Haven region of South Central Connecticut. Since its beginning giveGreater.org^® has distributed over $4 Million to local nonprofits. Donors wishing to support their favorite cause or charity can visit giveGreater.org^® to find information on local nonprofits, including their mission, governance, programs, financials and community impact. Donors can also stay connected by visiting www.facebook.com/givegreater and following @givegreater on Twitter. The Great Give^® 2016 is being held in conjunction with Give Local America’s day of giving.

Thanks to the generosity of three generations of donors, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven awarded over $30 million in grants and distributions in 2015 from charitable assets of more than $500 million and composed of hundreds of individually named funds. In addition to its grantmaking, The Community Foundation helps build a stronger community by taking measures to improve student achievement, create healthy families in New Haven, promote local philanthropy through www.giveGreater.org^® and The Great Give^®, and encourage better understanding of the region. The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s 20 town service area includes: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven and Woodbridge. For more information, visit www.cfgnh.org or follow The Foundation on Facebook (www.facebook.org/cfgnh) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/cfgnh).

A social impact bond WAVE is building. Both sides of the political aisle are exploring.  It's all about pay-for-performance funding.  Like them or not, nonprofits need to surf this billion$ experiment. http://onforb.es/1lRmStP

Attention food, shelter and healthcare providers!

The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) has established the FY 2013 Nonprofit Grant Program to provide nonprofits with financial support for basic human needs programs for Connecticut citizens. Deadline for statement of interest submission is Noon on March 29. Grants range from $5,000 to $75,000. For more information and complete eligibility criteria, visit http://www.chefa.com/philanthropy or email philanthropy@chefa.com.

The Responsive Grants process is intended to be a source of flexible funding and is open to all requests from nonprofits serving the 20-town region of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven for projects and organizational support that meet the eligibility criteria. Grants awarded in this category range from over $5,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on available funds and terms of grant. Any nonprofit that creates positive sustainable impact in the areas of: arts and culture, basic needs, civic vitality, economic success, quality education, the environment, health and wellness and children and youth is encouraged to apply. In 2012, more than $2 million in single and multi-year grants was awarded through the Responsive Grant process; deadline to apply is by 5:00 pm on April 1, 2013.

Other funding opportunities such as Event Sponsorships and Grants Under $5,000 available year-round; visit www.cfgnh.org/grants for more information. 

 New Loans Available to

Local Nonprofits

Dear Connecticut Nonprofits and Friends,

Encore!Hartford has received 54 applications from highly skilled and highly passionate professionals from throughout Connecticut who seek to transition their seasoned professional skills and experience for work in Connecticut's nonprofits. There are only 20 seats available for Encore!Hartford’s pilot program. We are now vetting the candidates for their potential in managerial and professional positions in the nonprofit sector.

Encore Fellowship Host
Could you use a hand?

Beginning in April, seasoned human resource, accounting, program management, IT, sales and marketing professionals who have been vetted and trained for nonprofit employment will be seeking program fellowships at your nonprofit. Fellowships are for a two-month period, full-time. The Fellowship provides your nonprofit with a highly skilled, self-starter professional who can manage, jumpstart, or breathe life into a program vital to your organization.

Encore Fellows will be matched to the needs of your organization and will report to a member of your staff. Workspace will be provided by your organization. Dr. Doe Hentschel, Vice President of Leadership Greater Hartford, will manage the Encore Fellowship program and will work with you every step of the way. Fellows will not be just assigned to your organization; you will have the opportunity to interview them and determine whether they are a good fit for the experience you have described.

Encore Site Visits
Nonprofit teaching locations have been filled, but there are still opportunities for one day job shadowing site visits by our Encore professionals, for the week of March 25.

Site visits allow the Encore Fellow an opportunity to work with a professional in their field of interest for a day, and provide you with the opportunity to see the potential of these seasoned professionals seeking to enter your field of work.

Standards We Are Using to Choose Encore Fellows

Classroom Host Application

Job Shadowing Site Application

Encore Fellow Host Application

Our best,

Dave Garvey
University of Connecticut Nonprofit Leadership Program

Doe Hentschel
Leadership Greater Hartford