A Fresh Face for the Foundation As a leader in the business community (Executive Vice President of Acme Monaco Corporation) and as the newly elected chairperson of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Community Initiatives Committee, Rebecca Karabin-Ahern is among those at the forefront of helping the Foundation address key community issues through strategic [...]

Community Foundation 2014 Annual Appeal Boasts 26 Percent Increase in Donations Civic Leadership Fund Drive’s Success Vital to Work of the Foundation New Britain, Conn., April 14, 2015 – Since 2011, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded more than $4.5 million in grants to causes helping to make Berlin, New Britain, Plainville [...]

State Budget Cuts May Impact Viability of State’s Early Childhood Collaboratives Contact Legislators Today; Early Childhood Advocacy Day is Wednesday at State Capitol New Britain, Conn., April 14, 2015 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is calling upon friends, supporters and the community at large to rally against projected cuts in the fiscal [...]

Community Foundation to Participate in Major Research Project Studying Connecticut’s Quality of Life Connecticut Wellbeing Survey to Play Strategic Role in Setting Foundation’s Course; Critical Data to be Made Available to Local Schools, Municipalities New Britain, Conn., April 14, 2015 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has joined a list of dozens of [...]

Community Foundation Awards More Than $300,000 in Grants $150,000 Capital Grant to Hospital of Central Connecticut Cancer Center Highlights First Round of 2015 Community Funding New Britain, Conn., May 13, 2015 – A $150,000 capital grant to support Hartford Healthcare’s newly opened Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut (THOCC) headlines more than $300,000 [...]

Capacity Building for Non-Profit Programs and Organizations Focus of 2015 Community Foundation Catalyst Fund Local Citizens Interested in Supporting Their Communities Invited to June 11 Kick-Off New Britain, Conn., May 13, 2015 – Many local citizens are often interested in learning how they can make their communities better places to live, work and raise a [...]

Capacity Building for Non-Profit Programs and Organizations Focus of 2015 Community Foundation Catalyst Fund Local Citizens Interested in Supporting Their Communities Invited to June 11 Kick-Off New Britain, Conn., May 13, 2015 – Many local citizens are often interested in learning how they can make their communities better places to live, work and raise a [...]

UConn Graduate Joins Prestigious Alma Exley Scholarship Family (West Hartford, Conn., May 20, 2015) – Justis Lopez of Manchester, a graduate of  the University of Connecticut, has been honored by the Alma Exley Scholarship Program, which promotes greater diversity in the teaching profession. He was introduced to educators, previous recipients and supporters of the program [...]

Community Foundation President Appointed to National Board Fostering Excellence in Community Philanthropy Williamson Appointed to Community Foundations National Standards Board New Britain, Conn., June 2, 2015 – Community Foundation of Greater New Britain President Jim Williamson has been appointed to the Community Foundations National Standards Board, a supporting organization of the national Council on Foundations [...]

William and Bette Batchelor Fund at Community Foundation Celebrates Couple’s Love of Community New Fund Will Aid Causes That Improve Quality of Life in New Britain, Berlin New Britain, Conn., June 8, 2015 – Bill Batchelor would probably never tell you so himself, being the unassuming, nose-to-the-grindstone gentleman he was, but he epitomized the archetypical [...]