Capacity Building Workshop Series Now Accepting Applications Board Development to be Focus of 2020 Sessions; Application Deadline is January 24 New Britain, Conn., December 13, 2019 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB), will offer its third series of in-depth capacity building workshops in 2020 designed to help local non-profit organizations strengthen their boards [...]
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 at the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain broke two new records. The Catalyst Fund is comprised of a group of community-minded citizens interested in improving the quality of life in [...]
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 Britain, Plainville, and Southington, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain learned about a need and took initiative to meet it. Cheryl Rusczyk, Pantry Coordinator and Office Administrator at [...]
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 establish a new Disaster Response Fund. The fund will offer financial help to families or individuals who experience hardships, such as displacement due to fire. On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the [...]
New Britain High School Manufacturing Academy and Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Launch MET Fund (NEW BRITAIN, CT) – The Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology (MET) Academy at New Britain High School and the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) announced their partnership launching the New Britain Manufacturing Academy (MET) Fund at a [...]
Liberty Bank Foundation Partners with Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to Build Nonprofit Capacity NEW BRITAIN, CT – Liberty Bank Foundation is partnering with the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) in a program designed to build the capacity of nonprofits in the Community Foundation’s service area of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, and [...]
Community Mental Health Affiliates Recipient of $50,000 Community Foundation Grant New Britain, Conn., July 1, 2019- Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA) has received a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB). The $50,000 grant will benefit CMHA’s capital campaign to help finance renovations at its new service building at 233 Main Street [...]
CFGNB Catalyst Fund Focused on Suicide Prevention Among Children and Young Adults Grant of $12,500 available; new members still welcome New Britain, Conn., July 7, 2019 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is offering a grant of $12,500 to address the need for suicide prevention efforts in our communities. The topic is the [...]
Interact Club Raises Funds for Hurricane Maria Relief Fund The New Britain High School Interact Club, a service based club that works in partnership with the community and the New Britain/Berlin Rotary Club, raised $800 to be used for relief effort in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. 48 hours after the storm hit, The Community [...]
Over $200,000 in 2019 Scholarships Available At Community Foundation of Greater New Britain New Britain, Conn., March 1, 2019 – Application deadlines are quickly approaching for over $200,000 in scholarship dollars available through funds managed by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB). Scholarships are available to high school senior class students in New [...]