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2017 News Releases
Mitchell J. Porydzy II Memorial Scholarship
Mitchell J. Porydzy II Memorial Scholarship The Mitchell J. Porydzy II Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1985 by the Porydzy family to honor [...]
James W. McDermott, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
James W. McDermott, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund "Our sixteen year-old son, James W. McDermott, Jr. died on August 9, 1990 in an automobile accident [...]
2019 Foundation Grants Over $1.3 Million
2019 Foundation Grants Over $1.3 Million New Britain, Conn., January 15, 2020 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has wrapped up its 2019 [...]
Pro Bono Partnership Presentation in New Britain
Pro Bono Partnership Presentation in New Britain New Britain, Conn., January 15, 2020 – As part of its Capacity Building Initiative which provides training and [...]
The Vicenta Alverio Memorial Fund
The Vicenta Alverio Memorial FundThe Vicenta Alverio Memorial Fund was established in January 1998 by sisters Diane, Marilyn, and Yvonne Alverio to honor their mother. [...]
Relief Efforts Following Puerto Rico Earthquakes
Relief Efforts Following Puerto Rico Earthquakes New Britain, Conn., January 6, 2020 - The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has announced that following [...]
2019 AFP Workshops
2019 AFP Workshops For five Tuesdays between October 8 and November 5, representatives from local nonprofits attended the 2019 Principles of Fundraising Certificate [...]
2019 Capacity Building
2019 Capacity Building In 2018, the Foundation introduced a new Capacity Building Initiative to provide local non-profit organizations with resources aimed at strengthening [...]
Capacity Building Workshop Series Now Accepting Applications
Capacity Building Workshop Series Now Accepting Applications Board Development to be Focus of 2020 Sessions; Application Deadline is January 24 New Britain, Conn., December [...]
Catalyst Grant to Jordan Porco
Catalyst Awards First Time $12,500 Grant to Jordan Porco Foundation Nov. 22, 2019 (New Britain, Conn.) - On Thursday, November 14, The Catalyst Giving Circle [...]
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is Responsive and…Reusable
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is Responsive and…Reusable Nov. 14, 2019 – (New Britain, Conn.) After meeting with community service directors in Berlin, New [...]
2019 Catalyst Meetings
2019 Catalyst Meetings The Catalyst Fund is comprised of a group of community-minded citizens interested in improving the quality of life in Greater New [...]
Reusable Bags
Reusable Bags After meeting with community service directors in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, and Southington, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain learned [...]
Greater New Britain Disaster Response Fund Release
Disaster Response Fund Created Through City-Foundation Partnership NEW BRITAIN — The city announced it has partnered with the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to [...]
MET Academy
New Britain High School Manufacturing Academy (MET) Fund Now Supporting the Modernization of the Auto Mechanics Shop The Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology (MET) Academy [...]