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 November 13, 2019 - 6:00 to 9:00PM for Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres. Our Center for Nonprofit Excellence is a dedicated capacity-building and professional development resource [ ... ] 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 ticket 21+ Only Event For more Information contact: Ruth Ortega (203)913-0073 or rortega@bcyl.org Elizabeth Figueroa (203)913-0073 or EFigueroa@bcyl.org (Brookside Package Store 4555 Main St Bridgeport [ ... ] 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 and speaker who specializes in taking the ‘scary’ out of career transitions and transforming managers into leaders. Since 2006, Marti has guided individuals through career [ ... ] 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 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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 [ ... ] 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.
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