The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

Together. Thank you from all of us at The Community Foundation. We celebrate ✨ you ✨ this holiday season.

DataHaven celebrated its 30th anniversary on Monday with its release of the 2024 Community Wellbeing Survey. Our President and CEO Karen DuBois-Walton helped break down the data with Dr. Mark Schaefer of the Connecticut Hospital Association and Yale School of Public Health’s Megan Ranney. The survey shows historically high rates of food and financial insecurity since the lapsing of pandemic relief. It also reveals areas of hope. Residents report high rates of satisfaction with living in Connecticut and in their neighborhoods. The Foundation looks forward to using this data in the coming year to bring our community together and focus our collective resources on improving wellbeing in all of our neighborhoods. Dig into the data here: https://ow.ly/MiY350UfUF0

📣 Employment opportunity: Donor Services Officer The Community Foundation seeks qualified candidates for the position of Donor Services Officer, which supports a team of development relationship managers and related donor services processes. ⏰ Learn more & apply by December 6, 2024: https://lnkd.in/e7Wy4PzR

Congrats to The New Haven Club of NANBPWC Inc. on 80 years of empowering excellence, and to all honorees celebrated at this month's Gala, especially The Foundation’s own trailblazer, President & CEO, Dr. Karen DuBois-Walton!

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: The Community Fund for Women & Girls 30th Anniversary The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven seeks an experienced and qualified marketing and public relations firm or individual consultant to create and deliver a marketing campaign to promote the 30th anniversary year for the Community Fund for Women & Girls. Learn more & submit by December 2, 2024. https://ow.ly/zjyw50U6tYK

Yesterday was Election Day and, no matter how one might feel about the results, it represents a shared community experience. It also represents a time of changing leadership. It represents changing priorities in some areas and continuation in others. It offers opportunities for people to collectively define themselves, change priorities, listen to each other, and to build coalitions, collectives and COMMUNITY. This is work that The Community Foundation is here for. As I settle in during this momentous week, I am energized by the role we can play in continuing to bring people together in Greater New Haven. I believe in the strength of our community. And I look forward to us collectively taking advantage of the opportunities that lie in front of us during this time of change and transition. In gratitude, Karen DuBois-Walton President and CEO of The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven

Creating opportunity and advancing equity in Greater New Haven has been at the heart of The Community Foundation's work under Will Ginsberg's leadership. In honor of Will’s 24 years as President and CEO, The Foundation’s Board of Directors has established a preference fund that will permanently support this work in our community. https://lnkd.in/eVDT_-jG

ICYMI The Community Foundation President Will Ginsberg sat down with New Haven Independent's Paul Bass to talk about the inclusion challenge that remains despite New Haven's recent period of growth. https://ow.ly/OIm150TX9YR

A desire to help children was the guiding principle of Ilene Saulsbury’s professional life as a social worker in New Haven's Public Schools. For over 30 years, she compassionately helped students and their families deal with the trials and joys of life. After her retirement, Ilene sought to further her philanthropic work on behalf of children, by contributing to The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, where she established the Ilene M. Saulsbury Fund in 2005. The fund was originally established as a donor advised fund to support nonprofits dear to Ilene in her lifetime. Per her wishes, the fund will become a preference fund to support early childhood initiatives and organizations benefiting women and girls in perpetuity. Like the Ilene, you or someone you know can create a lasting legacy through a permanent endowment that benefits your community for generations. October 21-27 is Estate Planning Week, created in 2008 by the House of Representatives to help the public understand what estate planning is and why it is such a vital component of financial wellness. Learn why estate plans are important and how to align them with your long-term charitable goals: https://ow.ly/BGV650TSxRK #estateplanning #estateplanningawarenessweek #charitable #legacy #legacyplanning

Thanks to Lillian and Henry Konopacke, nonprofits providing shelter to homeless cats and dogs in Greater New Haven are getting some extra support. The Lillian and Henry A. Konopacke Fund was created in 2013 by bequest of New Haven native Henry Konopacke, who worked as a machinist at the Winchester Repeating Arms Factory. Like the Konopackes, you or someone you know can create a lasting legacy through a permanent endowment that benefits your community for generations. October 21-27 is Estate Planning Week, created in 2008 by the House of Representatives to help the public understand what estate planning is and why it is such a vital component of financial wellness. Learn why estate plans are important and how to align them with your long-term charitable goals: https://ow.ly/zFbi50TSxRL #estateplanning #estateplanningawarenessweek #charitable #legacy #legacyplanning