HURRICANE MARIA PUERTO RICO RELIEF FUND BOLSTERED BY $5,000 DONATION FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW BRITAIN New Britain, Conn., September 29, 2017 – Just days after joining with other local agencies and civic leaders to establish the Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico Relief Fund, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has made its own [...]

AID FOR PUERTO RICO: NEW BRITAIN COMMUNITY LEADERS RALLY TO SUPPORT THOSE DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE MARIA LOCAL HURRICANE MARIA PUERTO RICO RELIEF FUND ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN WAKE OF TRAGEDY New Britain, Conn., September 22, 2017 – While millions on the island of Puerto Rico are still reeling and trying to make sense of [...]

PROGRAMS HOPE TO ASSIST NON-COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WITH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HELP CATALYST GRANT OF UP TO $10,000 TO BE AWARDED IN NOVEMBER FOR EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES TO BUILD “WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE” New Britain, Conn., September 22, 2017 – Armed with a variety of strategies to put local high school students not planning to attend college on [...]

CONVERSATIONS WITH NEW PRESIDENT TO BRING LOCAL NON-PROFITS, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP TOGETHER NEW PRESIDENT DAVID OBEDZINSKI’S “FALL LISTENING TOUR” DESIGNED TO ELEVATE SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF FOUNDATION, LOCAL NON-PROFIT MISSIONS New Britain, Conn., September 20, 2017 – A change in leadership, particularly in the non-profit world, often brings with it not only the promise of new, [...]

MORE THAN $200,000 IN GRANTS APPROVED BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW BRITAIN FUNDING SUPPORTS WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES; NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART AND SOUTHINGTON FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER RECEIVE MAJOR FUNDING New Britain, Conn., September 20, 2017 – The New Britain Museum of American Art’s Education and Outreach Program and the [...]

Giving Back: New Fund Embodies Love of New Britain Children Former School District Employee and School Board Member Fran Wolski Establishes Family Fund to Enrich Lives of New Britain School Children New Britain, Conn., July 19, 2017 – Working for nearly 30 years with New Britain educators and on behalf of school children, first as [...]

Understanding Our Region “Knowledge is Power.” – Sir Francis Bacon Mining the Data The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain knows that effective planning for our communities’ collective future requires an in-depth understanding of the challenges we face. The starting point for such understanding is data. The Foundation has assertively [...]

Community Foundation Seeks Proposals for Catalyst Fund Grant Grant of Up to $10,000 Available for Employment Strategies to Assist Non-College-Bound Students New Britain, Conn., July 11, 2017 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is offering a grant of up to $10,000 to help non-college-bound students who are disengaged or require personalized assistance achieve career [...]

Veteran Fundraiser, Community Leader David Obedzinski Returns to New Britain, Will Succeed Retiring President Jim Williamson in August New Britain, Conn., June 27, 2017 – David Obedzinski, whose impressive 30-plus year management career in philanthropy, development and donor relations includes nearly seven years as the Hospital of Central Connecticut’s chief fundraiser, has been named the [...]

David Obedzinski will assume the presidency of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain in August, succeeding the retiring Jim Williamson and becoming the third president in Foundation history. David has held a number of significant roles of escalating management authority with a variety of educational institutions, non-profit organizations and health care providers and is [...]