2016 News Releases
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2016 Press Releases
2018 Catalyst Fund Membership Drive
Membership Drive Begins for Community Foundation's Catalyst Fund Foundation Opens Membership with New Incentives, Membership Categories; Community Issues Targeted for 2018 Funding Announced New Britain, [...]
A Look Back at 2017
More than $1.2 Million in Grants, Scholarships Awarded in 2017 Successful Year for Community Foundation Included Change in Leadership, Significant Investment Gains and 22 Percent [...]
Q&A: Bob Trojanowski
Q&A: Bob Trojanowski (February 15, 2018) As Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Bob Trojanowski is the Community Foundation’s point person for day-to-day management of [...]
Our Initiatives
Our Initiatives The Community Foundation continually monitors the communities we serve, responding with new initiatives as needs and opportunities arise. [...]
Hurricane Maria Fund Update
AN UPDATE FOR DONORS TO HURRICANE MARIA PUERTO RICO RELIEF FUND David J. Obedzinski, President January 10, 2018 With sincere thanks to each of you [...]
Workshops Offered to Strengthen Local Non-Profits
Workshops Offered to Strengthen Local Non-Profits Community Foundation of Greater New Britain and American Savings Foundation Offer Workshops to Help Local Non-Profits Navigate Challenging Times [...]
Final 2017 Grants Support Community Initiatives
Final Grants of 2017 Reflect Community Foundation’s Commitment to Inspire Initiatives Designed to Strengthen Our Communities Nearly $200,000 Awarded in New Community Initiatives Grant Category New [...]
Local 1214 Supports Hurricane Maria Relief Fund
(The following story was published in The New Britain Herald on Saturday, December 23, 2017. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain would like to [...]
December Grants Top One Quarter of a Million Dollars
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain December Grants Top a Quarter of a Million Dollars Grants Benefit Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, Southington; Foundation Also Institutes [...]
Plainville School District Earns 2017 Catalyst Grant
(The following news release regarding the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s 2017 Catalyst Grant was issued by Plainville Community Schools.) PLAINVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECEIVES [...]
Giving Brewsday
Giving Brewsday More than 100 young professionals were in hand at Alvarium Beer Company in New Britain on November 28, 2017 as the Community [...]
Giving Brewsday Brews Interest in Foundation’s Work and Community Service
(The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain hosted “Giving Brewsday” on November 28 at Alvarium Beer Company in New Britain as its way of celebrating [...]
Giving Tuesday: An Ideal Opportunity to Support CFGNB
GIVING TUESDAY: AN IDEAL TIME TO SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION New Britain, Conn., November 27, 2017 – Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the [...]
In Memoriam: Hugh Penney, 1926-2017
(The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain offers its sincerest condolences to the family of Hugh Penney, a long-time, influential CFGNB board member and iconic [...]
It’s Year-End Giving Time
IT’S YEAR-END GIVING TIME THE CIVIC LEADERSHIP FUND IS THE PERFECT WAY TO SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY AND OUR WORK (November 13, 2017) As the calendar [...]