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Connecticut’s Office of Workforce Strategy will receive $24 million in federal funding to expand job training programs that have struggled to meet demand amid a shortage of skilled workers in the state...
https://ctmirror.org/2022/08/03/ct-workforce-office-wins-24-million-american-rescue-plan-grant/
The New Haven based Perrin Family Foundation is seeking dynamic and experienced individuals to join their team as Manager of Operations and Manager of Strategy and Learning.
Learn more about the positions and how to apply here:
https://www.perrinfamilyfoundation.org/join-our-team/
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by August 22, 2022. Please share with your networks!
A Photography Exhibit and Book Signing with Karen Klugman
The 70 photographs by Karen Klugman on display at New Haven’s City Gallery capture the funky Old Country atmosphere of Upper State Street in 1978 when most of the businesses were antique stores and self-described junk shops. Among the peeling paint, cracked walls, and piles of merchandise, the shop keepers would often hang out on chairs on the sidewalk and were always game for a friendly chat. For the exhibit UPPER STATE STREET 1978: AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS DECLINE, Klugman has recreated a bit of this flea market vibe by presenting differently-sized clusters of images, verbatim quotes by people in the photos, a map matching photographs to locations, and a scavenger hunt for kids. Like the antique stores of old, the show offers hidden delights for everyone. It will be on display from August 5 - August 21, with an Opening Reception & Book Signing on Friday, August 5 from 4pm – 7pm.
In the long and illustrious history of State Street, the late 1970s would have the distinction of being the height of its decline. Only six years after Klugman documented the neighborhood, the people and places that she photographed would all be gone. The antique shops were replaced by a mix of vibrant businesses, and the new neighborhood was honored by the National Registry of Historic Places.
At the gallery, visitors can purchase Upper State Street, New Haven: At the Height of Its Decline, a book containing the photographs, quotes from shop owners in 1978, and Klugman’s essay about the enduring charm of State Street throughout its history. The photographs of Upper State Street are in the collection of the New Haven Museum and the book is in the collection at the Whitney Library.
The State Street project, Karen Klugman’s initial foray into street photography, evolved into a passion for learning about places by hanging out with people, listening, and taking pictures. Her subsequent street photography was supported by two Connecticut Artist Grants and is represented in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Wesleyan University, and the Dansforth Museum. Klugman taught photography at Creative Arts Workshop, the Wesleyan Liberal Studies Program, Choate School and was Chair of the Art Department at Hopkins School. She photographed for and co-authored two cultural studies books: Inside the Mouse: Work and Play in Disney World and Strip Cultures: America in Las Vegas and produced the exposé of children’s toys, “A Bad Hair Day for G.I. Joe.” Klugman lives in the woods in Guilford and, taking a break from street photography during the pandemic, now hosts a nature blog.
UPPER STATE STREET 1978: AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS DECLINE is free and open to the public, and runs August 5 - August 21, with an Opening Reception & Book Signing on Friday, August 5 from 4pm – 7pm. Copies of Upper State Street, New Haven: At the Height of Its Decline (8.5 x 11 hardcover, 76 pages, black and white photos) may be purchased at the gallery during the exhibit for $40 ($60 afterwards). City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., or by appointment. City Gallery follows New Haven City’s mask mandate policy. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org,www.city-gallery.org.
2022 responsive grant awards reach highest total ever distributed by The Foundation.
Organizations working to advance racial equity and provide vital services in the community as it recovers from COVID – including affordable housing, entrepreneurship, food, basic needs, arts and youth programs – receive funding.
New Haven, CT (Aug.1, 2022) – In the second year of an unprecedented spending increase to advance racial equity and address the impacts of COVID-19, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has awarded $3,097,307 in one-year and multi-year grants to 63 Greater New Haven nonprofit organizations. The Foundation made the awards through its responsive grants process, its largest annual competitive grant program.
In addition to the 63 new grants being recommended for 2022, The Foundation is distributing $2,083,500 in grants to 73 organizations that were awarded multi-year grants in 2021 and 2020. The total distribution represents the largest amount of funding The Foundation has ever made through the responsive process in a single year and the highest number of organizations funded in a single year.
The funding level was made possible by a historic increase in spending from The Foundation’s endowment under Stepping Forward, a $26 Million commitment The Foundation launched in early 2021 to advance racial equity and address the impact of COVID-19.
The Community Foundation’s grant funding and strategic program decisions are informed by listening sessions and roundtable discussions with community stakeholders, nonprofit reports, nonprofit sector analysis, and community data reports. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a lasting impact in many areas of the community, including rising demands for basic needs, affordable housing and mental health services. Across nonprofit sectors, advancing racial equity has become a central priority for Greater New Haven.
“The 63 organizations that are receiving funding in this docket are at the forefront of our community’s efforts to build equity and opportunity for everyone,” said The Community Foundation President and CEO Will Ginsberg. "The Foundation is committed to supporting their work now, during this time of transformation, and for the long term."
The significant investment in multi-year grants in 2021 and 2022 has been critical in helping provide stability to nonprofits operating under the burden of the pandemic.
In addition to increasing grant resources with Stepping Forward, The Foundation modified its application process to increase accessibility by streamlining application forms and eliminating traditional prerequisites. As a result, 20 percent of the grant awards went to organizations that were applying for the first time.
Among the first-time recipients, The Black Business Alliance (BBA) received $70,000 over two years to help Black-owned businesses access capital and other resources to seed and grow their businesses. Other grantees working to advance equity in new business creation include the Collab, Gather New Haven, MakeHaven and the Dixwell Community House (Q House). The Q House was reborn in New Haven’s historically Black Dixwell neighborhood, and is providing activities, classes and programming in its recreational and kitchen facilities for arts, culture, fitness, business, education, innovation and entrepreneurial ventures.
The three largest grants were made to Beulah Land Development Corporation ($135K), Boys & Girls Club of New Haven ($120K) and Fellowship Place ($110K); these organizations address some of the most pressing needs in the community including mental health, basic needs, affordable housing, and childcare; and all three primarily serve Black and Brown populations.
Among other grantees working to advance equity are: New Haven Ballet, which recently hired a dancer from the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater to direct its children’s program; Educators for Excellence, which is working to ensure that diverse perspectives from educators are involved in educational policy; and the educational program, Discovering Amistad.
About half of the grant recipients are working to address COVID relief and recovery, including organizations such as New Reach, Operation Fuel and Gaylord Specialty Healthcare.
The Community Foundation’s responsive grants process represents one piece of The Foundation’s overall grantmaking each year. In addition to the new responsive grantmaking and multiyear commitments, throughout the year The Foundation has been awarding small grants of up to $15,000 on a rolling basis for general operating, program or capacity/capital support.
In 2022, The Foundation expects to spend approximately $32.2M in total grantmaking and program and leadership activities, including non-competitive grants from designated, donor advised and organization funds, as well as competitive grants under other processes.
2022 Responsive Grant Awards
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Organization |
Total Awarded |
Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut |
$20,000 |
Audubon Connecticut |
$35,000 |
Believe In Me Corporation |
$50,000 |
Bethesda Nursery School Inc |
$75,000 |
Beulah Land Development Corporation |
$135,000 |
Black Business Alliance, Inc. |
$70,000 |
Boys & Girls Village |
$30,000 |
Boys and Girls Club of New Haven |
$120,000 |
Canal Dock Boathouse, Inc. |
$40,000 |
Center for Children's Advocacy |
$60,000 |
Children's Center of Hamden |
$30,000 |
Collab |
$70,000 |
Community Action Agency of New Haven, Inc. |
$70,000 |
Connecticut Audubon Society |
$40,000 |
Connecticut Green Building Council |
$45,000 |
Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund |
$50,000 |
Continuum of Care, Inc. |
$50,000 |
Creative Arts Workshop Inc |
$90,000 |
Discovering Amistad |
$30,000 |
Dixwell Community House/Q House |
$70,000 |
Educators for Excellence |
$50,000 |
Fellowship Place Inc. |
$110,000 |
Firebirds Society of Greater New Haven, Inc. |
$20,000 |
Fostering Family Hope |
$20,000 |
Gather New Haven |
$40,000 |
Gaylord Hospital, Inc. |
$50,000 |
Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc. |
$20,000 |
Good Child Development Center |
$8,000 |
Green Peacock Corporation |
$35,000 |
Huneebee Project |
$40,000 |
Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers of Greater New Haven |
$40,000 |
International Festival of Arts & Ideas |
$75,000 |
IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services |
$75,000 |
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven |
$40,000 |
Liberty Community Services, Inc. |
$30,000 |
MakeHaven |
$30,000 |
Milford Fine Arts Council |
$40,000 |
Music Haven |
$60,000 |
Nature Conservancy in Connecticut |
$20,000 |
Neighborhood Music School |
$80,000 |
New Haven Ballet |
$50,000 |
New Haven Ecology Project |
$75,000 |
New Haven Legal Assistance Association Inc. |
$80,000 |
New Haven Scholarship Fund |
$40,000 |
New Lifestyles Transitional Housing for Women |
$20,000 |
New Reach |
$80,000 |
Operation Fuel |
$30,000 |
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England |
$60,000 |
Pro Bono Partnership |
$20,000 |
Project Model Offender Reintegration Experience, Inc. |
$30,000 |
Reach Out and Read |
$15,000 |
Ronald McDonald House Charities of CT and Western MA |
$15,000 |
Saint Martin de Porres Academy |
$25,000 |
SARAH Inc. |
$30,000 |
Save the Sound |
$35,000 |
Solar Youth, Inc. |
$75,000 |
Spanish Community of Wallingford |
$50,000 |
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc. |
$25,000 |
Student Loan Fund |
$50,000 |
Towers Foundation |
$55,000 |
Urban Resources Initiative |
$60,000 |
Waggle Foundation, Inc. |
$24,307 |
Women's Health Research at Yale |
$90,000 |
Total |
$3,097,307 |
About The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven in Connecticut is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the U.S. and was established in 1928 as the permanent charitable endowment for New Haven and its surrounding communities of: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge. In 2020, The Foundation began implementing a 5-year strategic plan and enacted new mission and vision statements toward expanding opportunity and equity in Greater New Haven. In 2021, it launched Stepping Forward, a $26 million commitment to addressing the impact of COVID-19 and advancing racial equity. The Foundation’s mission is to inspire, support, inform, listen to and collaborate with the people and organizations of Greater New Haven to build an ever more connected, inclusive, equitable and philanthropic community.
For more than three generations, generous local donors have built The Community Foundation’s endowment by establishing permanent funds or making gifts to existing funds that distribute grants to a broad variety of issues and organizations. These donors, past and present, make their gifts to ensure that programs and causes that matter most to them will be supported today and forever. As of December 31, 2021, The Foundation’s assets were valued at more than $871 million after distributing more than $35 million in grants and distributions into the community that year. For more information about The Foundation visit www.cfgnh.org or follow @cfgnh on facebook and twitter.
GNHCC seeks Artistic Director
Join Artspace New Haven for the exhibition opening of Completely Familiar, Entirely Free, a video exhibition on the external façade of Artspace New Haven, guest curated by Saskia Globig and Michael Ipsen of the new media collective Lino Kino on July 16th, 8:00–10:00 PM at Artspace (50 Orange St.).
The video exhibition will be projected on the outside of our building 24/7, featuring the works of New Haven and Philadelphia-based artists, Lani Asunción, Amira Brown, Saskia Globig & Michael Ipsen, Kyuri Jeon, Micah Lat, Matt Lavine, Anna Lindemann, Shelby Meier, Fred Schmidt-Arenales, Jessica Smolinski, and Sonnie Wooden in an exploration of the historic and continued roles of industry and advertising in shaping urban spaces. The opening will be a time to gather, eat some kettlecorn, and enjoy some lemonade and beer alongside the looped screening; so come on out with friends and family to join us!
The exhibition materials are available in English and Spanish. Completely Familiar, Entirely Free is accompanied by free public programming at Artspace. See our calendar for more information: https://artspacenewhaven.org/calendar/.
Department: Finance
Reporting Relationship: Reports to the Executive Director
Pay Status: Salaried, Full-Time, and Exempt
The Director of Finance (“DoF”) is a collaborative, hands-on leader responsible for the financial business management of Neighborhood Music School (“NMS”). As a member of the leadership team, the DoF is a thought partner for the Executive Director in strategic decision-making and must have a deep belief in the NMS mission: “To deepen the human experience and build connections through the learning, practice and presentation of the performing arts.”
The DoF oversees accounting & audit, financial planning, information technology, data management, and employment, payroll, and benefits administration. The DoF continually evaluates best industry practices in comparison to internal systems and needed resources, with an eye toward both future needs and budget realities. This position works closely with the ED and Board to uphold fiduciary, risk management and compliance responsibilities for NMS. Currently, the DoF manages an administrative team that includes a staff accountant/payroll specialist, a billing/financial aid coordinator, and outside vendors, including IT, health benefits, audit, payroll, insurance, and legal.
Responsibilities:
FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
- Oversee and manage all aspects of the school’s accounting functions including general ledger, internal controls and cash management, reconciliation and monthly close, accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer billing, collections, annual audit and 990 tax exempt return, and financial accounts;
- Work with Executive Director, Board, and relevant staff to develop and monitor annual operating budget, capital budget, program budgets, and grant budgets;
- Provide timely and accurate financial reports, key performance indicators and market research;
- Prepare for and actively participate in staff, faculty, board, and finance committee meetings;
- Serve as primary staff support for the Board’s Finance & Risk Committee;
- Represent NMS in the community when needed.
ADMINISTRATIVE
- Ensure adequate insurance coverage is maintained, renewed or replaced in a timely manner;
- File and resolve all insurance claims;
- Maintain compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and filing requirements;
- Keep informed of industry best practices, while responding to evolving needs;
- Create and maintain all vendor and rental contracts;
- Review and ensure compliance with all contracts NMS enters into with outside parties;
- Manage workers comp audit.
EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL, & BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
- Maintain knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation and ensure compliance with federal and state legislation pertaining to all personnel matters;
- Manage the document flow for hires, terminations, leaves, salary changes, special payments;
- Oversee onboarding and off-boarding;
- Assist in creation of position descriptions and create organizational reporting chart;
- Create and collect annual faculty agreements;
- Administer staff review process;
- Maintain accurate and complete employee personnel files;
- Create and process a complex payroll system and produce 1099s;
- Produce wage notifications/updates for staff and faculty;
- Review and respond to unemployment compensation claims;
- Coordinate sexual harassment, emergency protocol, and Anti-Bias Anti-Racist training sessions andensure participation by all relevant parties;
- Work with Executive Director to set benefits policy;
- Partners with the benefits broker to facilitate the annual open enrollment;
- Oversee PTO analysis.
DATA & IT MANAGEMENT
- Provide general supervision for the overall administration, planning, coordination and execution of IT & data management functions, including assessing organizational needs and recommending solutions;
- Responsible for overseeing production and management of all student, family, enrollment, and financial data.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- An understanding of the NMS mission and a love of the arts;
- An appreciation of the diversity of the New Haven region and the NMS community;
- A commitment to equity and inclusion, and a desire to be part of building an anti bias, anti racist culture;
- Ability to think strategically and work collaboratively and with an open mind;
- A desire to lead through compassion and service and a commitment for personal growth;
- Attention to detail and accuracy, with pride in quality of work;
- Strong communication skills;
- Proof of Covid-19 vaccine and booster;
- Strong technical skills in financial accounting, reporting, and analysis;
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in financial management and/or accounting, with practical hands-on bookkeeping experience;
- Well-versed in the principles of fund accounting and non-profit management;
- Knowledge of employee benefits administration and human resource compliance;
- Technology savvy, including advanced-level proficiency in MS Excel and QuickBooks;
- Bachelor’s degree required. MBA and/or CPA preferred;
- Ability to prioritize effectively, and to manage multiple projects and timelines;
- Effective organization skills and attention to detail;
- Keen analytical and problem solving skills;
- The above position description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities for the position.
Compensation
- Salary of $85,000-$100,000 commensurate with experience.
To Apply: Send resume and letter of interest to finance@nmsnewhaven.org
In part four of our series entitled: New Haven Healthy Start FATHERHOOD FRIDAYS (Celebrating Men’s Health Month 2022) Dr. Asbery interviews CEO & President of The Community Action Agency of New Haven, Mr. Amos Smith. Wow! Get ready to learn something.
While many of the artists at City Gallery have been working and showing together for years, there is always an unexpected synergy to the gallery’s group shows. In July, see what happens when new member Lenny Moskowitz joins artists Roberta Friedman and Sheila Kaczmarek for the group show INCARNATIONS, on view from July 8 - July 31, with an Opening Reception on Friday, July 8 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Moskowitz is a Connecticut painter who lives in New Haven with his wife. He graduated with his BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art and received his MFA from Michigan’s Cranbrook Academy. Lenny has participated in group and solo shows at numerous galleries throughout the U.S. and has taught classes and workshops in Connecticut, Block Island, and Nantucket. He has been awarded several residencies, such as at the Anderson Center in Michigan and NISDA Foundation in Nantucket. In the summer of 2011, he was awarded a residency at Weir Farm in Wilton, Connecticut.
“For me the title of this show, INCARNATIONS, fits as an accurate description of my paintings,” says Moskowitz. “Many of them have an earlier painting underneath, which shows through the shapes, colors and textures applied in the moment. I try to have a dialogue with the painting as it develops, and not force the work to be ‘something.’ I am open to surprises.”
Both Friedman and Kaczmarek echo this same impression that their art becomes itself, makes itself real — as if by surprise. As Friedman explains, “My exploration of the encaustic monotype allows for new discoveries of light, texture and color, depending on the characteristics of the papers used for printing.” Kaczmarek, whose work is inspired by various plant forms reminiscent of corals and fungi, explores what becomes from a combination of glazes and encaustic wax and collage. Her inspiration transforms into clay forms and collaged paintings that reveal themselves to be both familiar and transcendental.
Kaczmarek studied art at St. Martin’s School of Art, London; UCLA, California; and the Academie des Beaux Arts, Brussels. She has taught art for over 20 years. She is a founding member of City Gallery, President of the Guilford Art League, and served on the Board of the New Haven Paint and Clay Club. She works with mixed media, including transferred photographic images. Her interest lies in both the process of layering and in stripping away surfaces. She apprenticed in the ceramic studio of the Guilford Art Center for five years. Her work with clay incorporates paint, metal and encaustic wax. Most recently, she has been intrigued by the complexity and unexpected nature of assembling multiple organic forms.
As a young person Roberta studied art history and painting at the studios of Sebastiano Mineo in New York City. At Douglass College, Rutgers University , she continued her art studies in the studio art department that had been chaired and influenced by Roy Lichtenstein, and has continued to study at several studios and workshops in Philadelphia, Boston, New Mexico, Maine and Denver. More recently, she has explored the world of encaustics at the Denver Art Students League and the studio of Victoria Eubanks. After practicing law in New Haven for 30 years, Roberta continued with vigor and purpose to follow her passion for art and creating. She has been a member of City Gallery since 2011, and has exhibited her work in the greater New Haven area for the past 40 years. She has taught workshops and served on the board of Creative Arts Workshop, and has provided mentoring and instruction to children and adults in a wide range of artistic creations. Most recently, she has assisted area 4th - 7th graders in creating original artwork for greeting cards to be used to raise funds to help with Refugee Resettlement efforts in the greater New Haven area.
INCARNATIONS is free and open to the public, and runs July 8 - July 31, 2022. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., or by appointment. City Gallery follows New Haven City’s mask mandate policy. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.
ARTSPACE NEW HAVEN SUMMER ART PROGRAM
Join Artspace New Haven for our Summer Artspace Program (SAP), July 5-29th. Every spring, Artspace launches an open call for public high school students to join SAP, a free summer art education program that has served over 400 young artists and employed dozens of educators.
This year, we are thrilled to release a new program design. SAP 2022 is a four-week summer art intensive offering mentorship, portfolio development, and art career advancement to New Haven public high school students. Register before June 15th! For more information, follow the QR code, or check our website. Courses include Drawing with Sheldon Krevit, 2D Mixed Media with Ana Henriques, 3D Sculpture with Gabriel Pacheco, Media with Kat Harrison, and Art History with Laurel V. McLaughlin.
Design: Tyler Mitchell @hurtpelo (2022 SAP Teacher Assistant)
Calling all artists!
Join Artspace New Haven to register for the Open Source 2022 Art Festival: In Common Spaces, October 21–30th. Artists will have the opportunity to participate in Open Studios each weekend, as well as engage with Neighborhood Platforms during the week. Allied arts organizations, non-profits, and businesses are welcome to register for inclusion in our online marketing as well. Information about each of these opportunities can be found through the links below:
-The Artspace New Haven Team
Another fantastic position in the exhibitions department at the Peabody- https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25053&siteid=5248&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=1538897
This person will facilitate community-based interpretive collaborations, supervise digital content creation, and coordinate activities related to storytelling for diverse audiences.
What’s your child’s experience playing sports? We want to hear from you.
Youth sports look much different than 10 and 20 years ago. With increasing costs and limited spots, fewer children are playing sports, and many aren’t getting enough physical activity.
Today, we explore who gets the privilege to play on a team.
https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2022-06-16/who-gets-the-privilege-of-playing-sports
The Community Foundation is seeking RFP applications from organizations that support inclusive career pathways in local economic growth sectors that provide quality jobs -- jobs that pay a living wage, offer meaningful benefits, predictable schedules, stable income, and worker engagement. The Foundation has a specific focus on supporting organizations that work with the following populations:
- BIPOC Populations (Black, Indigenous, and people of color)
- Women
- Returning Citizens
- Immigrants
- Other underserved populations
RFP Priority Focus Areas:
The Foundation will accept grant proposals that focus on one or more of the following areas:
- Wraparound Supports – Funding to provide wrap around supports for low-income workers and job seekers that are needed for them to successfully participate in and complete skills based training/short-term vocational training programs for careers in industry growth sectors, and obtain and maintain quality jobs.
- Bioscience/Biomedical Careers – Occupations in bioscience/biomedical careers currently require a minimum of a four-year college degree and experiential learning beyond traditional classroom and laboratory environment. The Foundation will consider funding requests for programs supporting underrepresented students in STEM fields to enter bioscience/biomedical careers.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE AUG. 4, 2022.
