Hooray for Giving! Record-Breaking Funding at BCF

Hooray for Giving! Record-Breaking Funding at BCF

From the bottom of our hearts, the Branford Community Foundation (BCF) wants to thank you! Because of your support and generous donations, we’ve been able to give more money than ever before—$111,190 for 2017! With your help, the BCF has reached an all-time-high in funding for numerous community causes and needs, from feeding the hungry…

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Helping Your Nonprofit Succeed! Fall 2017 Shoreline Nonprofit Workshop Series

Our mission is simple: to connect people who care with the causes that matter to them. Furthering this purpose, we are thrilled to offer a series of educational workshops to benefit nonprofit organizations in Branford and Guilford. These workshops are designed to provide timely information and training to help nonprofit groups thrive and better serve…

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Branford Community Foundation Reaches All Time High Funding Record

The Branford Community Foundation (“BCF”), the only local permanent endowment support for Branford’s philanthropic needs, programs and services, has committed an all-time high of $111,190 in grant funding in 2017. An increase in grant requests, emphasis on more effective and prudent grant making strategies to provide diversified needs support, and a conservative spending policy designed…

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BCF Presents $19,000 in Scholarship Awards

On June 6, 2017, the Branford Community Foundation was pleased to provide $19,000 in scholarship awards to fourteen Branford High School seniors. The scholarship awards and scholarship recipients are as follows: Austin Ryer Memorial Award: Nathaniel Jarvie Bob Dow Scholar/Athlete Scholarship: Julia Howard-Flanders Carol and Jim Redden Memorial Scholarship: Ashley Roding John B. Sliney Memorial…

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