University of New Haven Earns Historic $4 Million Grant to Educate the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals

University of New Haven Earns Historic $4 Million Grant to Educate the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals

The University of New Haven has received a $4 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant – the largest federal grant in the University’s history – to create Connecticut’s first CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service program, which will educate the next generation of professionals charged with protecting the nation from cyberattacks.

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Report: Connecticut Giving By Individuals and Foundations Remained Steady in 2016, But Concerns Remain

Report: Connecticut Giving By Individuals and Foundations Remained Steady in 2016, But Concerns Remain

Individuals and foundations in Connecticut gave $4.97 billion in charitable contributions during 2016, falling slightly from the prior year’s $5 billion giving total, according to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP). The decline in Connecticut individual giving occurred even as individual giving grew by 6% nationally.

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Illinois - Not Connecticut - Is Next State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Illinois - Not Connecticut - Is Next State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Illinois became the 11th state in the nation to legalize recreational cannabis this week, as the issue continues to face an uncertain future in Connecticut, with the state’s business community among those raising questions that slowed progress to the point of inaction in the just-concluded legislative session.   

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CT Nonprofits Ponder Impact of Proposed United Technologies Merger, Corporate Relocation

CT Nonprofits Ponder Impact of Proposed United Technologies Merger, Corporate Relocation

One of the many questions surrounding the pending merger between United Technologies and Massachusetts-headquartered Raytheon is what happens next year?  Will the merged company, Raytheon Technologies, continue to support nonprofit organizations in Connecticut to the extent that UTC has, in many instances, for decades. Among those wondering is Special Olympics.

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Nonprofits See Challenges Ahead After Federal, State Tax Changes

Nonprofits See Challenges Ahead After Federal, State Tax Changes

With the nonprofit sector facing numerous challenges in Connecticut - as a result of state budget cuts and the new federal tax law - the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the CT Community Nonprofit Alliance surveyed their members in an effort to learn how nonprofits and funders were experiencing and responding to these challenges. 

 

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