Application Deadlines Approaching for 2014 Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Scholarships More than $160,000 in Education Assistance Available New Britain, Conn., (March 5, 2014) – Application deadlines are quickly approaching for more than $160,000 in scholarships available through funds managed by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB). Scholarships are available to 2014 [...]
Community Foundation Approves New Funding For Early Childhood Development Initiatives in Plainville, Southington ”First Years First” Grants Continue Foundation’s Commitment to Children, Families New Britain, Conn. (July 8, 2014) – Early childhood development programming in Plainville and Southington, including Plainville’s pre-kindergarten expansion and Southington’s “Community Plan for Southington’s Young Children,” are the beneficiaries of nearly [...]
Community Foundation Earns Gold Participant Status from GuideStar First Connecticut Community Foundation to Achieve Highest Level of Transparency from Nation’s Leading Source of Nonprofit Information New Britain, Conn. (March 7, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has long prided itself on its high standards as the trusted caretaker of a community endowment [...]
(The following article, highlighting the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain's role in helping to fund the City of New Britain's 2014 Great American Boom fireworks display, appeared in the Sunday, July 6 edition of the New Britain Herald) Fourth on the Fifth By Susan Corica, The New Britain Herald July 6, 2014 NEW BRITAIN [...]
Berlin Land Trust Establishes Fund to Protect Environment, Preserve Open Space in Berlin and Surrounding Towns After 25 Years of Successful Land Preservation, Group Looks to Expand Impact New Britain, Conn. (March 11, 2014) – The Berlin Land Trust, Inc. has established a new fund at the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB), affording existing [...]
Local Community Events Earn Financial Support From Community Foundation of Greater New Britain First-Ever Community Sponsorship Awards Made to Eight Local Events New Britain, Conn. (August 1, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has awarded more than $5,000 in financial assistance to eight local events as part of its Community Sponsorship [...]
Paying it Forward: Berlin Resident’s Work to Foster a Healthy Environment Lives on Through New Scholarship Fund Carolyn’s Healthy Environment Fund to Make First Award this Spring New Britain, Conn. (March 25, 2014) – For the past 20 years, Carolyn Wysocki has worked tirelessly to help create a better, healthier way of life for those [...]
Community Foundation Seeks Proposals for Catalyst Grant to Bolster After-School Programs for Teens $10,000 Award to be Made in November New Britain, Conn. (July 28, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain and members of the Foundation’s Catalyst Fund are seeking grant applications from area service providers capable of strengthening and improving the [...]
One-Day “Early Literacy Institute” Provides Parents, Caregivers Unique Opportunity to Help Children Develop Early Language Skills Foundation-Sponsored Event Offers Parents a Free “Passport to Literacy” New Britain, Conn. (March 31, 2014) – Parents and caregivers throughout Greater New Britain are being offered a unique opportunity to help their children develop early language and literacy skills [...]
Estate Planning: Don’t Make These Mistakes! Community Foundation-Sponsored Seminar Makes Planning Easy New Britain, Conn. (August 12, 2014) – Estate planning should be a rewarding, pain-free process, and doing it wrong can jeopardize everything you’ve worked long and hard for. The list of common mistakes that can be made without sound, professional counsel is long. [...]