FOR NON-PROFIT VISUAL, PERFORMING & HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS

NONPROFITS & TAX EXEMPT STATUS IS UNDER THREAT

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Nearly 4000 CT nonprofits may lose their tax exempt status if they do not file an E-Postcard with the IRS by Oct. 15, 2010.  Many of these local organizations are unaware of this new requirement.  To see whether your organization has not yet filed, CLICK HERE  and click on “Charities.”  Select “List of Charities” by state.
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Grants for Arts in Education
Bob’s Furniture Stores
Applications accepted Aug 16 through Sept 13

For the fifth year in a row, this retailer has launched its Celebrate the Arts contest and will provide one Connecticut school district with $5,000 to support underfunded music, theater and arts programs.  You can submit your entries between Aug. 16 and Sept. 13.  To enter, applicants must fill out a form with their personal contact information as well as their school’s information.  Entry forms can be found in Bob’s stores at the retail desks or submitted online.  No purchase is necessary.  To Apply -CLICK HERE

A Study Commissioned by the CT Humanities Council

The CHC commissioned Sandra Wood to look at the global recession and its effects on funding opportunities for non-profits for the next several years.  The report, titled "Philanthropic Funding Realities in the New Economy: An Assessment of Funding Opportunities and Challenges in 2010,” is a must read for anyone involved in fundraising or balancing budgets at non-profits.  Wood's report looks at the global recession and its effects on funding opportunities at all levels.  An article about this study can be read on the Humanity Council’s Heritage Resource Center web site, a wonderful technical assistance tool for arts, heritage and cultural organizations.  Learn  more about this study CLICK HERE

Show & Tell - CT Commission on Culture and Tourism - Click Here for Flyer!

CCT will present information on funding opportunities, programs and services in conjunction with the Connecticut Humanities Council and the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation.  Participants will have an opportunity to get an overview of all programs and services and then visit break-out rooms to speak directly with program managers for details about how a program or service can support your organization.  The attached flyer lists all event information and provides links for driving directions.  Please help us to promote attendance at these events.  For registration please complete and email the PDF to:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

East Hartford - September 14
Norwich - September 20
Waterbury - September 27

July 23
Keeping Company:  How to Build Alliances with CT Corporations
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Cost: $40 (Code: FBB - Make checks payable to CT Nonprofits)
Place: Fairfield County Community Foundation / Merritt View Building - First Floor Conference Room / 383 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851 (Directions)  Parking is available in garage levels P3, P2 and P1.
Register: Register online at CT Association of Nonprofits, or via fax at (860) 525-5088 using this registration form, or contact Mark Berardi at (860) 525-5080 with questions.  Level: This is an intermediate/advanced workshop.

Details: Corporate giving is extremely important to the nonprofit sector in Fairfield County. This workshop will help you understand how corporate giving differs from foundation grant support.  It will identify the various ways that corporations support nonprofits - and why they make these contributions - along with strategies for finding good prospects and cultivating them. A case study of a long-term partnership between a local nonprofit and a corporation will be presented and analyzed.
Equipped with this knowledge, participants will be better able to pursue collaborations with corporations and small businesses for mutual benefit in these challenging economic times.

Presenters: Greg King, Principal at Strategic Philanthropy Advisors, has more than thirty years of professional experience focused on the nonprofit and foundation worlds in a variety of roles. He is a trained facilitator who came to Strategic Philanthropy Advisors after 18 years at JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors. He was the program director for all community development grants and served as the Secretary of the J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation. Before joining JPMorgan Chase, Greg was Director of Operations for the City Volunteer Corp. in New York City, the nation's first urban national service program for young adults, and Director of Court Operations for the Victim Services Agency (now Safe Horizons). He has served on the boards of Common Cents New York, the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, and the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers.

Michael Feller, Principal at Strategic Philanthropy Advisors, has been a leader in the field of corporate philanthropy and often has participated as a panelist discussing a variety of topics. During a twenty-one year career at JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors, Michael served as President of the J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation and Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility. Before joining the firm, Michael worked for eleven years in inner city schools in New Rochelle and New York City. Michael's nonprofit board or advisory board service includes the Washingtonville Housing Alliance, Regional Parnership of Schools & Colleges at Purchase College, Dress for Success Worldwide and the Welfare-to-Work Partnership. Michael has received numerous awards, including the Inroads New York "Business Advisor of the Year" (1994), the Chase Manhatten Bank "Diversity Champion Award" (2000) and the Westchester American Jewish Committee "Institute of Human Relations Award" (1998).  Learn more about The Fairfield County Community Foundation's Center for Nonprofit Excellence.

July 14
Legacy Giving Building Blocks
A Simple Approach to Attracting Long-Term Support
1 to 2:30 p.m.

Cost: Free to AFP members, $20 for non-members / Send checks, payable to "AFP-FC" to: Marianne Hickey, 29 Black Alder Lane, Wilton, CT 06897
Registration: Email Marianne Hickey
Location: Fairfield County Community Foundation / Merritt View Building, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851 (Directions)
Sharon Reiss, CFRE, 203.750.3205

Workshop Description:  Do you worry that your organization will miss out on the intergenerational transfer of wealth? Are you wrestling with how to build your organization's capacity to attract legacy and endowment gifts? Do you feel overwhelmed by planned giving techno-babble?  Would you benefit from straightforward strategies to engage prospects? Join Caleb B. Rick, J.D. and Greg Lassonde, CFRE for this webinar on simple steps you can take to develop a strong foundation for your legacy giving program.

About the Presenters: Caleb Rick is the founder of Legacy Giving, an adjunct professor of nonprofit Management at Vermont Law School and a nationally known proponent of donor-centered, outcomes based planned giving.  He has counseled hundreds of charity leaders on legacy and endowment giving, and spoken at dozens of conferences over his twenty year career.

Greg Lassonde is a co-founder of Legacy Giving, and runs a planned giving consulting practice in the San Francisco Bay Area where he is a frequent presenter on building a significant legacy program on as little as 5% of your time.  His nearly three decades of fund development work includes a wide variety of nonprofits agencies. He founded the Basics Course on Planned Giving