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 and Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. Join other nonprofit leaders for an informative discussion how to move your organization forward in a time of difficult management [ ... ] 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 performance, and tell their story to strengthen their organization, increase sustainability and improve community well-being. By registering, you are committing to attend two 3-hour sessions [ ... ] 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 by enabling them to share their personal stories with their own networks. Learn how P2P fundraising can expand your reach, introducing new donors and additional [ ... ] 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 management process. Topics will include: Implementing a strong performance management system either within word/excel or with software, setting realistic, achievable expectations that allow for informal [ ... ] 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 Chair of the Governor’s Office's Emergency Management Recovery/Immediate Needs Subgroup, Lisa Tepper Bates. This conversation is being brought to you by FCCF's Center for Nonprofit Excellence [ ... ] 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 »
In our third Community Conversations episode, which will be held on November 17, 2020, we will discuss concerns emerging on the grassroots level and tactics being used to make sustainable systems change in this time of crisis. Featured guests include Kenyatta Thompson, Lead Community Organizer at Katal Center for Health, Equity and Justice and Matt [ ... ] Continue reading »
Hear from your peers who are shaping school communities. Learn how to unleash your inner leader and activist. Share ideas about how your school can better support student needs. Plus, engage in a student panel and discussion. Student panelists include: Founder of Period Poverty Organization (Sacred Heart Greenwich, Greenwich), Social justice advocate and creator of [ ... ] Continue reading »
In our fourth episode, which will be held on January 26, 2021, we will discuss how Community Health workers and physicians at Bridgeport Hospital have used community assessments to provide rapid support to residents in Bridgeport most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about how they collaborated with local social service providers to decrease [ ... ] Continue reading »
The Fund for Women & Girls and the Center for Nonprofit Excellence invite you to join us for a conversation on the impact of Covid-19 on women. This webinar will feature the soon to be released report, “Essential Equity: Women, Covid-19 and Rebuilding CT,” which was collaboratively produced by member organizations of the Connecticut Collective [ ... ] Continue reading »
Mark your calendars for our region's biggest day of philanthropy! Join us online on February 25, 2021 for this virtual event that supports local causes you care about. Nonprofit registration opens November 5th.
Join us to kick off Fairfield County’s Giving Day on February 25th. Our morning party will be virtual this year, and will begin at 8:30 AM. Invite your colleagues, donors, friends and all to be part of the event! We’ll be announcing Why I Give video contest prize winners, and we’ll reveal a new prize [ ... ] Continue reading »
Join FCCF and organizers from Connecticut Citizens Action Group for the next event in our Community Conversations series, held via Zoom. Learn about the basics of environmental justice, how hazards impact different communities in Fairfield County, and how Green Justice Zones serve as a tool for action. Register now.
Our Fund for Women & Girls Virtual Celebration will be taking place on Friday, April 16th, 2021 at 5:30pm. Please join us at this highly anticipated event to get inspired, learn about new initiatives and support the future of women and girls across Fairfield County. Hear from keynote speaker Margaret Atwood, award-winning author of The [ ... ] Continue reading »
Is expanding Voting Access in Connecticut better for the quality of our democracy? What are the potential benefits and concerns? We hope you and others from your organization will join us for a discussion between key policymakers, administrators, and elections enforcement officials, including State Senator Will Haskell; State Representative Stephanie Thomas; and Michael Brandi, Director [ ... ] Continue reading »
This workshop will provide guidance to nonprofit organizations to assist with financial management of an organization during emergency situations, and other common best financial practices. Attendees will learn: Ideas to improve budgets and forecasts during emergency situations Common best practices that I have seen during my career as an auditor Best ways to communicate budget [ ... ] Continue reading »
Is your Board Chair new to the role or in need of support to manage and strategically lead your organization? If so, invite your Chair to join our workshop on May 11, 2021 - with Debra Hertz, Managing Director of the Strategy Group. Attending this workshop will help your Board Chair: Gain confidence and feel [ ... ] Continue reading »
What do sponsorships look like without events? Actually, they can look very good – both for your organization and your sponsors. Over the past few years, we have been learning how most companies prefer to have a ”bundled approach” to sponsoring an organization, instead of always being called on every time there is an event. And [ ... ] Continue reading »
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