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Multiple Funding Opportunities from The Community Foundation
Deadlines Approaching
New Haven, CT (December 5, 2018) - The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the region’s permanent endowment and largest grantmaker to local nonprofits, announces several grant opportunities with various application deadlines in the coming weeks. For complete details, visit www.cfgnh.org/grants.
The Quinnipiac River Fund, a component fund at The Community Foundation, is accepting applications through Friday, January 18, 2019. The Fund makes grants for projects designed to benefit the environmental quality of the Quinnipiac River, the New Haven Harbor, and surrounding watersheds. Approximately $100,000 in grants is awarded each spring from the Fund. Learn more here.
The Neighborhood Leadership Program at The Community Foundation will accept applications through Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at noon. The Neighborhood Leadership Program is an eight-month training and grant program that supports community leaders in imagining, developing, testing and realizing projects which build community and provide positive outcomes in New Haven neighborhoods and contiguous towns. Applications for the 2019 program will be available starting December 15, 2018. Learn more here.
The Community Fund for Women & Girls is accepting applications for the 2019 grants cycle through Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Grants from this fund whose purpose is to advance women and girls are awarded to gender-specific initiatives that are intentional, equitable and well-informed. Learn more here.
The annual Responsive Grant Process also opens in January and has a deadline of March 28, 2019. A free informational webinar about this process will be held in February.
The Community Foundation has several other competitive grant processes opening in January including: Year-Round Small Grants, Sponsorships, Scholarships and the Konopacke Fund for nonprofit animal shelters.
Click here for a complete list of our available grant programs and upcoming deadlines.
About The Community Foundation
Thanks to the generosity of three generations of donors, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven awarded over $28.5 million in grants and distributions as of December 31, 2017. The endowment is valued at more than $620 million and composed of hundreds of individually named funds. In addition to its grantmaking, The Community Foundation helps build a stronger community by leading on issues and supporting donors and nonprofits in creating a community of opportunity for all. The Foundation’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, Woodbridge. For more information about The Community Foundation, visit www.cfgnh.org, find us on Facebook at www.facebook.org/cfgnh or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cfgnh
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Open Street Project
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Open Streets Summit Draft Agenda
We hope you are getting ready and feel excited about the Open Streets Summit in Gretna/New Orleans! Taking place from September 15-16, 2018, the Summit will feature tours, presentations and networking opportunities with open streets champions and organizers from across the continent. Attendees will learn about the nuts and bolts of starting or scaling up open streets programs, including: Route design and planning Partnerships with business and officials Social inclusion Safety and logistics Marketing and promotion Program evaluation through measurable goals and metrics If you haven’t done it yet, click here to register for the Open Streets Summit only or...
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Living Resiliently: In the Wake of Hurricane Helene, LISC’s Sam Ruark Reflects
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Durr has served as interim president of LFM since May and in that time has ushered in a series of new investors and project closings. "She understands how to connect with investors on questions of risk, return and impact as well as how to make connections with developers, community organizations and city leaders to generate the best possible outcomes,” said Michael Pugh, LISC president and CEO.Power to the Changemakers: LISC’s Tatia Ash on Capacity Building with Respect
As capacity builders, we hope to help strengthen grassroots organizations so they can effectively—and independently—drive progress in their communities. To do that, argues LISC senior program officer Tatia Ash, we must not only guide but also listen deeply, show respect, and share power.
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