Our Initiatives The Community Foundation continually monitors the communities we serve, responding with new initiatives as needs and opportunities arise. Aligned with our mission of addressing key community issues through strategic leadership, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is proactive with a portion of its grantmaking funds in order [...]
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 for responding and making a gift to the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund allow me to provide you now with an update on [...]
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 New Britain, Conn., January 10, 2018 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) and American Savings Foundation are working together to offer a series of in-depth capacity building [...]
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 Britain, Conn., December 29, 2017 – For several years, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has embraced a subtle but important enhancement of its mission, that of community [...]
(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 thank AFSCME Local 1214 for its generosity. To donate to the Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund, click here.) AFSCME LOCAL DONATES $1,500 TO HURRICANE MARIA FUND NEW BRITAIN – A [...]
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 Change in Grant Application Deadlines for 2018 New Britain, Conn., December 15, 2017 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has moved one step closer to wrapping up its [...]
(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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW BRITAIN GRANT TO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM (Plainville, CT, November 30, 2017) Plainville Community Schools has received a grant from the Community Foundation of [...]
Giving Brewsday More than 100 young professionals were in hand at Alvarium Beer Company in New Britain on November 28, 2017 as the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain hosted its first "Giving Brewsday” event. The event introduced young professionals and other members of the community to the work of the Community Foundation and [...]
(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 #GivingTuesday. The event introduced young professionals and other members of the community to the work of the Community Foundation and the importance of giving back. The following story appeared in [...]
GIVING TUESDAY: AN IDEAL TIME TO SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION New Britain, Conn., November 27, 2017 – Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Since its inaugural [...]