Philanthropic Business Collaborative Delivers $300,000 in Critical Education Grant Funding to Local Nonprofit Organizations
Fairfield County Business Collaborative for Education Equity Announces First Round of Funding
Norwalk, Connecticut, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The founding members of the Fairfield County Business Collaborative for Education Equity Bank of America, First County Bank, Lapine Associates, Pitney Bowes, Synchrony, Tudor Foundation and Xerox today announced the group has distributed its first round of grant funding, totaling $300,000, to seven local nonprofit organizations: Bridgeport Prospers (United Way of Coastal Fairfield County), Carver Foundation of Norwalk, Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County, Norwalk Community College Foundation, Person-to-Person, Domus Kids, and Horizons Bridgeport.
Boston Fed and CT community foundations fight for inclusive recovery
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Dr. Michael Wolter remotely runs a Professional Skills Academy at Goodwin University in East Hartford. “You want to find a mentor at a workplace,” Dr. Wolter said. The workshop is a 4-week program.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down, cities in Connecticut and across the country were coming back, but unevenly. Typically, downtowns were prospering, but some impoverished neighborhoods, usually home to communities of color, still struggled.
The pandemic, as has been widelyreported, made things worse, exposing and aggravating racial disparities in employment and wealth, health care, housing and criminal justice. The challenges of responding to this urgent plight were described in a 12-part CT Mirror series in 2020.
Ridgefield organizations raise thousands on record-setting Giving Day
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The Iris Fund’s 2019 running team, long before then pandemicContributed photo / Brittney Crystal
RIDGEFIELD Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Giving Day set a record this year in online donations, coming in a year when nonprofits are especially in need due to COVID.
This year’s Giving Day raised more than $2.25 million from more than 14,800 donors. That money benefits the nearly 400 organizations that participated, including some in Ridgefield.
“While the pandemic made it impossible for nonprofits to raise funds in traditional in-person events, thousands responded to the call on Fairfield County’s Giving Day, contributing critical funds at a critical time for hundreds of local nonprofits,” said Juanita James, the foundation’s president and CEO. “The Community Foundation is honored to help make this truly momentous day of compassion, kindness, and goo
Boys & Girls Club of Stamford to celebrate International Women s Day Written by Sue Bodson
Boys & Girls Club of Stamford (BGCS) will celebrate and reimagine women s futures in leadership as it hosts International Women s Day #ChooseToChallenge on March 8, 2021, at 7:00 pm.
The event will take place virtually. International Women s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating women s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women s equality. According to program officials, BGCS emphasizes leadership skills, self-confidence, and a sense of self.
They sought exceptional women in leadership not only to celebrate International Women’s Day, but to demonstrate to their young girls how they can define their futures. BGCS CEO, Rowena Track, will moderate conversations with distinguished women leaders including Indra Nooyi, Former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo; Margaret Keane, CEO of Synchrony; Kathleen Silard, Preside