Community Foundation Seeks to Fund Parenting Education First Years First Initiative Aimed at Elevating Parenting Skills New Britain, Conn., May 15, 2017 – For more than 10 years, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s First Years First early childhood development initiative has played a vital role in advancing local early childhood development efforts, investing [...]

(The following story about the Greater New Britain Arts Alliance 2017 Annual Meeting appeared in the Thursday, May 4 edition of The New Britain Herald. Retiring Community Foundation of Greater New Britain President Jim Williamson was presented with the Alliance's Individual Contribution to the Arts Award.) Greater New Britain Arts Alliance Honors Cultural Contributors By [...]

First Community Foundation Grants of 2017 Total Nearly $100,000 Funding Includes More than $50,000 in Grants for Summer Education Programs New Britain, Conn., April 20, 2017 – Paced by more than $50,000 in grants to support education programs combatting summer learning loss and promoting math skills, the Community foundation of Greater New Britain has kicked [...]

Community Providers Network Plans for the Future Dynamic Group Initiates Community-Wide Discussion on Health and Wellness New Britain, Conn., April 20, 2017 – The notion of bringing together diverse stakeholders to tackle community-wide challenges that can’t necessarily be effectively addressed by a single entity alone is not new. There are scores of success stories in [...]

Berlin Upbeat Alumni Pay it Forward Through Establishment of Alice Mitchell Vision and Leadership Fund Charitable Fund a “Fitting” Tribute to Retired Director of Revered Berlin High School Character Development and Leadership Training Program New Britain, Conn., April 20, 2017 – Alice Mitchell spent 49 years at Berlin High School before her retirement last year – including [...]

Community Foundation’s Williamson to Retire; Led Foundation through Period of Growth, Change  Board Retains The Strategy Group of Darien to Lead Executive Transition Process New Britain, Conn., April 6, 2017 – Jim Williamson, who as president of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain for the past 12-plus years led the organization through a transformative period [...]

Change, Growth and Impact: Jim Williamson Reflects on Nearly 13 Years at the Helm of the Community Foundation Later this year, Jim Williamson will retire after nearly 13 years as president of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. During that time the Community Foundation has seen its endowment grow 64 percent to more than [...]

Retired Board Members Reflect on Service, Community Foundation Miller, Walden Take Time Out from Florida Retirement to Look Back New Britain, Conn., March 15, 2017 – Retirement typically affords one the opportunity to look back at the past in a new light, one not so occupied with businesses to operate, meetings to make, quotas to [...]

Greater New Britain Community Providers Network Offers Local Stakeholders Opportunity to Shape the Future Health and Human Service Providers, Policy Makers, Community Invited; “Invest Health New Britain” to be Featured Topic of April 18 Gathering New Britain, Conn., March 15, 2017 – A new, local initiative designed to afford those who shape and deliver health and human [...]

“Workforce of the Future” to be Focus of 2017 Catalyst Grant Funding Public Invited to Join Initiative; First Meeting to be Held June 8 New Britain, Conn., March 15, 2017 – With spring on the horizon, members of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Catalyst Fund are preparing to explore how they can help [...]