Come learn about best practices in human resources from FCCF’s Director of Human Resources, Tara Berlingo. The training will focus on an overview of benefits management, compliance and conflict resolution. [ ... ] Continue reading »
Forward Fairfield County: A Day of Data-Driven Conversation will offer compelling presentations & discussions about two new studies including the 2019 Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index and research from The Fund for Women & Girls at Fairfield County's Community Foundation. Tickets can be purchased for morning session, afternoon session, or the full day. Register Today! [ ... ] Continue reading »
Increasingly, organizations are adapting to the ever-changing nonprofit landscape by affiliating with other organizations in some capacity. Agencies that are successfully able to collaborate can operate more effectively and cost-efficiently, [ ... ] Continue reading »
YOU'RE INVITED TO NORDSTROM NIGHT OUT! NORDSTROM AT THE SONO COLLECTION 100 NORTH WATER STREET NORWALK, CT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 7:00-10:00 PM You’re invited to an exclusive opening celebration at your new Nordstrom where you’ll enjoy cocktails and bites, entertainment and an opportunity to shop before we open to the public. Purchase tickets here. Tickets [ ... ] Continue reading »
Come to the 2019 SilverSource Inspiring Lives Benefit Luncheon featuring Joan Lunden. Lunden will discuss the demand for family members to serve as caregivers and share her own journey as a member of the Sandwich Generation providing long-distance caregiving for her mother while parenting her young children. An expert on the subject, Lunden co-authored Chicken [ ... ] Continue reading »
Two dates available: October 25th or 26th It's never been more important for boards and staff to work together effectively to solicit financial support for your organization. Designed for board-staff [ ... ] Continue reading »
Two dates available: October 25th or 26th It's never been more important for boards and staff to work together effectively to solicit financial support for your organization. Designed for board-staff [ ... ] Continue reading »
Join The Fund for Women & Girls and Center for Nonprofit Excellence for a two day professional development series exploring opportunities and challenges for women in the workforce. One $50 ticket admits you to both the October 29 and October 30 sessions. Register today! 9:30AM to 11:30AM Day one - October 29: What Holds Women [ ... ] Continue reading »
Please join us to celebrate a decade of strengthening Fairfield County's nonprofits and to honor the first class of inductees into the Center for Nonprofit Excellence Hall of Fame. On [ ... ] Continue reading »
Larry LaConte, Johnny Vazzano & Brookside Package Store host Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders 7th Annual Wine & Beer Tasting Tickets: $50 Includes Hors d’oeuvres , wine glass and a raffle [ ... ] Continue reading »
A Lunch and Learn sponsored by Social Venture Partners CT with Marti Fischer - to be rescheduled. -- Marti Fischer is a New York City based consultant, executive coach, blogger [ ... ] Continue reading »
Pequot Library’s cozy Book Sale: Come to relax, browse, and buy. Plenty of free parking! Dates & Hours: Friday, November 29, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2019, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Admission is free and all items are priced as marked. All Sale proceeds support Pequot Library’s annual programs for [ ... ] Continue reading »
This event is sold out. The conference is co-sponsored by the Center for Nonprofits in the Welch College of Business and Technology, the Master of Public Administration Program at SHU [ ... ] Continue reading »
Please join the Community Foundation for a two-part workshop on Results-Based Accountability (RBA). It is open to nonprofit organizations seeking to learn a powerful and practical way to measure impact, manage [ ... ] Continue reading »
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising leverages your most passionate supporters to fundraise on behalf of your organization. This training will provide the tools you need to recruit and empower champions for your cause [ ... ] Continue reading »
You will be provided with login information at a later date. Learn about Performance Management from FCCF’s Director of Human Resources, Tara Berlingo. This training will focus on the Performance [ ... ] Continue reading »
Thursday, April 9, 2020 2:00PM – 3:00PM Please join us on a teleconference featuring United States Congressman Jim Himes; Deputy Commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development, Glendowlyn Thames; and [ ... ] Continue reading »
April 16, 2020 11:00am - 12:00pm This conversation is being brought to you by FCCF's Center for Nonprofit Excellence and our co-sponsor Near and Fair Aid. Please join us on our upcoming presentation to address the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), put in place in response [ ... ] Continue reading »
This conversation is being brought to you by FCCF's Center for Nonprofit Excellence and our co-sponsor Near and Fair Aid. Please join us on our upcoming teleconference to address emergency fundraising in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Featured speakers include Karla Fortunato, President of the Connecticut Council on Philanthropy, who will provide recommendations for nonprofits fundraising [ ... ] Continue reading »
Please join us on our upcoming interactive Zoom webinar addressing how fellow nonprofit organizations are navigating the COVID-19 crisis, and advice for continuing fundraising success during these unprecedented circumstances. Hear from seasoned professional fundraisers Jamie Renwick, of Jamie Renwick Advisors; and Liz Duffy, of Greenwich Country Day School. They will share strategies being implemented to pivot short and long-term [ ... ] Continue reading »
Online donations are designed to be easy for donors to use. Unfortunately, they can be easy targets for thieves too, seeking a testing place for stolen credit card data to make false donations, hundreds of them in a flash. On holiday weekends and in times of crisis, there is an upswing in nonprofits being attacked [ ... ] Continue reading »
Over 690+ million people are LinkedIn all around the world; this session will train attendees to optimize the predominant social networking platform among business-minded nonprofit professionals. You will learn best practices to express “why you do what you do” when you re-work your personal profile page, how to locate and network with donors, prospective board [ ... ] Continue reading »
Fairfield County's Community Foundation (FCCF) is proud to announce the inaugural grant cycle for the new Immigrant Success Fund. We are referring to ISF’s first grant cycle as “responsive grants.” The ISF responsive grant cycle will be open for applications on/around July 1, 2020, and will focus on three categories of grants: (1) critical needs; [ ... ] Continue reading »
Learn about Performance Management from FCCF’s Director of Human Resources, Tara Berlingo. This training will focus on the Performance management process. Topics will include: Implementing a strong performance management system either within word/excel or with software, setting realistic and achievable expectations that allow for informal feedback to employees at any time, and how to properly [ ... ] Continue reading »
Join Fairfield County's Giving Day Virtual Debrief to hear nonprofit participants share success stories and suggestions for FCCF's next Giving Day. We will be discussing proven strategies for making the most of peer to peer fundraising, corporate partnerships, the Why I Give Video Contest and how volunteer run organizations implement their campaigns. Don't miss this [ ... ] Continue reading »
Have you suddenly found yourself managing teams of staff members working remotely, or in a blended environment with some on-site and others remote? Are some staff carrying too much of the load while others are not working hard enough? In this 1 hour virtual workshop we will cover key methods for supervising remote or blended [ ... ] Continue reading »
Business Continuity planning is all the talk these days. As the COVID crisis unfolded, we have all had to shift how and for some, where we work, to prevent the spread of the disease. If your organization had a Business Continuity plan in place, that shift was likely easier and more systematic. It’s never too [ ... ] Continue reading »
Please join us for a virtual discussion with Connecticut Secretary of State, Denise Merrill. We will discuss why COVID-19 prompted access to absentee voting for all Connecticut voters; lessons learned from the absentee process in the primaries; how absentee voting will be implemented in the November Presidential election; and where we go from here in [ ... ] Continue reading »
Many nonprofit organizations are increasingly engaging in strategic partnerships to help provide higher-quality programs and services, leverage funding, broaden or strengthen impact, and improve administrative efficiency. Whatever the reason for a strategic partnership, nonprofit organizations should: 1) understand how to identify potential partners; 2) determine what type of partnership is most appropriate; 3) understand how [ ... ] Continue reading »
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