BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Connecticut Community Foundation - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Connecticut Community Foundation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://conncf.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Connecticut Community Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T160000 DTSTAMP:20260819T155705Z CREATED:20260518T204303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T155705Z UID:20449-1790254800-1790265600@conncf.org SUMMARY:Navigating Uncertainty: Setting Priorities for Mission and Impact DESCRIPTION:Navigating Uncertainty: Setting Priorities for Mission and Impact\n \nSetting Priorities for Mission and Impact\nSeptember 24\, 2026 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.\nMattatuck Museum\n144 West Main Street\, Waterbury \nThis workshop series is designed to help nonprofits build the tools\, frameworks\, and strategies needed to navigate an unpredictable environment. Across three hands-on sessions\, participants will explore scenario planning\, fund development\, and mission realignment as interconnected approaches to strengthening organizational resilience. Designed for small- to mid-sized nonprofits with budgets of $2 million or less. Organizations are encouraged to attend in teams up to three.  \nSession 2 – Setting Priorities for Mission and Impact: Clarify what matters most and build from your organization’s core strengths. This session focuses on mission alignment and program strategy — helping you cut through complexity and focus on what drives the greatest impact. \nYou’ll explore: \n\n Your current program portfolio across mission alignment\, community impact\, capacity\, and sustainability\n Your organization’s “core” — your strongest competencies\, available resources\, and market position\n Practical exercises that support strategic decision-making when evaluating programs and assets\n\nTogether\, we’ll dig into where your organization creates the most meaningful community impact and what that means for your programmatic and financial future. Leave with a clearer picture of your strengths and a framework for making confident\, mission-driven decisions. \nQuestions? Email Patrick McKenna at pmckenna@conncf.org or call 203.753.1315. \nThis workshop is sponsored by: \n \n  \n  \nRegister below: \n\n \n \n Navigating Uncertainty: Setting Priorities for Mission and Impact\nThursday\, September 24\, 2026\, 1:00-4:00 p.m.\nMattatuck Museum\n144 West Main Street\, Waterbury\n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n Registrant(More attendees can be added in the next step.)Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email*Email Address\n \n Cell Phone*Occupation/Organization/Business (optional) Additional AttendeesList Your AttendeesAdd as many rows as neededFirst Name (required)Last Name (required)Email Address (optional)Occupation/Organization/Business (optional)  Add RemoveYou should receive a confirmation email after submitting your registration.Newsletter\n \n Sign me up for periodic news and information from Connecticut Community Foundation\n NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\nThis session is part of a workshop series: \n\n View details and register for session 1: Scenario Planning (September 3\, 2026)\n View details and register for session 3: Building Your Fund Development Road Map (October 15\, 2026)\nPrint URL:https://conncf.org/event/navigating-uncertainty-strategies-for-nonprofit-resilience-session-2/ LOCATION:Mattatuck Museum\, 144 W Main Street\, Waterbury\, CT\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Navigating-Uncertainty-NEW-Feature_S2.jpg GEO:41.5573865;-73.043152 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mattatuck Museum 144 W Main Street Waterbury CT United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=144 W Main Street:geo:-73.043152,41.5573865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261014T130000 DTSTAMP:20260819T155901Z CREATED:20260617T135656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T155901Z UID:20536-1791972000-1791982800@conncf.org SUMMARY:Practice of Equity Cohort – Moving from Talk to Action DESCRIPTION:Practice of Equity – Moving from Talk to Action\n \nOctober 2026 – June 2027\nStarts Wednesday\, October 14\n11 sessions\, monthly; virtual and in person\nView Full Cohort Schedule \nThe Practice of Equity cohort cultivates deep learning\, peer connection\, and brave conversations that lead to practice-based shifts on two levels: individual leadership and organizational change. This work is two-fold. It’s about how you show up as a leader and how your organizational practices shift. Both need to grow in tandem for meaningful change to happen.  \nAt its core\, this experience builds a community of practice grounded in courage\, accountability\, and action. \nWho’s this for?\n– Has your organization identified equity as important but not yet created the conditions to move it forward?\n– Do you want a learning container to think\, learn\, and apply the work in real time?\n– As equity work faces increasing challenges\, are you being called to lead more intentionally in this moment? \nCohort Overview\nThe Practice of Equity cohort will run from October 2026 through June 2027. The cohort will host up to 15 organizations with two participants per organization. The two leaders will do their own learning as well as collectively work on an organizational action project. \nView the full cohort calendar here. \nWhat you will gain from this experience: \n\n Expand Your Toolbox: Develop a strategic toolkit of equity practices. The monthly teach-ins will provide you with a tool\, resource\, or practice to implement in your work.\n Action Project: Each organization will identify an area of work where they wish to advance strategies to strengthen equity and inclusion amid the socio-political landscape and real-world challenges.\n Strategic Action Labs: Strategic sessions are held every other month to support real-time problem-solving\, strategy development\, and discussion of active challenges in the capstone projects.\n Racial Affinity Spaces: As part of the cohort\, participants will engage in racial affinity spaces. These are dedicated spaces for BIPOC participants and white-identifying participants to reflect\, process\, and deepen their understanding of how race and identity shape their leadership and decision-making. These spaces are critical to the work. They create the conditions for more honest reflection\, stronger accountability\, and more meaningful engagement when we engage in multiracial dialogue during full group sessions.\n Peer Learning Visits: Each organization will participate in a peer-learning visit to another organization in the cohort. These visits are designed to deepen learning by exposing participants to diverse approaches\, strategies\, and lived experiences related to racial equity practice. They offer a unique opportunity for cross-organizational relationship-building\, reflection\, and the exchange of tools and insights being implemented in real time.\n Local Community of Practice: Build authentic connections with peers by centering identity and lived experiences. Each session fosters an environment where participants feel seen\, heard\, and accountable to one another.\n\nSpace is limited. We hope you’ll join the info session and take advantage of this opportunity to invest in your leadership and your organization’s ability to move this work forward. \nPlease register below by Monday\, August 24\, 2026. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER \nQuestions? Email Patrick McKenna at pmckenna@conncf.org or call 203.753.1315. \n— \nAbout the Practice of Equity Cohort Facilitators\n\nZoee Davidson (she/her) is an agent of change who seeks to challenge the nonprofit industrial complex to develop and implement equitable systems interventions. Zoee views anti-oppression work as an active practice\, centered around proper accountability to the community. As a white woman working within white-dominant institutions\, her responsibility is to collaborate in the dismantling of oppressive systems that result in disparities for and harm to our most marginalized communities—including BIPOC\, LGBTQIA2S+\, and disabled folks.  \n  \nAmarilis Pérez Pullen (she/her) is the Founder and Principal of Raíces Coaching and Consulting\, a certified executive coach\, and a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). With two decades of experience across nonprofit leadership\, social justice\, and philanthropy\, Amarilis’s practice centers supporting Black\, Brown\, Indigenous\, Latine\, and People of Color in reclaiming their power\, leading with purpose\, and transforming systems. Her work sits at the intersection of racial equity\, healing\, and leadership development. Amarilis brings deep expertise in designing identity-centered learning spaces that support personal reflection\, organizational practice\, and culture change. She approaches leadership and organizational development through the lens of justice\, equity\, and collective power. \n— \nThis program is sponsored by: \n \n  \n  Print URL:https://conncf.org/event/practice-of-equity-cohort-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Practice-of-Equity-Cohort_Program_Feature_Img.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261015T160000 DTSTAMP:20260819T160046Z CREATED:20260518T204316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260819T160046Z UID:20453-1792069200-1792080000@conncf.org SUMMARY:Navigating Uncertainty: Fund Development DESCRIPTION:Navigating Uncertainty: Fund Development\n \nBuilding Your Fund Development Road Map \nOctober 15\, 2026 | 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.\nMattatuck Museum\n144 West Main Street\, Waterbury\n \nThis workshop series is designed to help nonprofits build the tools\, frameworks\, and strategies needed to navigate an unpredictable environment. Across three hands-on sessions\, participants will explore scenario planning\, fund development\, and mission realignment as interconnected approaches to strengthening organizational resilience. Designed for small- to mid-sized nonprofits with budgets of $2 million or less. Organizations are encouraged to attend in teams up to three.  \nSession 3 – Building Your Fund Development Road Map : Strengthen and diversify your organization’s funding. This workshop will focus on comprehensive fund development — going beyond traditional fundraising to help you build a resilient financial future. \nYou’ll learn how to: \n\n Identify your organization’s unique assets and untapped potential\n Develop adaptive funding models that match your capacity and goals\n Create actionable strategies that hold up in shifting economic conditions.\n\nLeave with concrete\, ready-to-implement ideas to diversify revenue and strengthen long-term financial stability. All tools and resources will be shared after the session. \nQuestions? Email Patrick McKenna at pmckenna@conncf.org or call 203.753.1315. \nThis workshop is sponsored by: \n \n  \n  \nRegister below: \n\n \n \n Navigating Uncertainty: Fund Development\nThursday\, October 15\, 2026\, 1:00-4:00 p.m.\nMattatuck Museum\n144 West Main Street\, Waterbury \n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n Registrant(More attendees can be added in the next step.)Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email*Email Address\n \n Cell Phone*Occupation/Organization/Business (optional) Additional AttendeesList Your AttendeesAdd as many rows as neededFirst Name (required)Last Name (required)Email Address (optional)Occupation/Organization/Business (optional)  Add RemoveYou should receive a confirmation email after submitting your registration.Newsletter\n \n Sign me up for periodic news and information from Connecticut Community Foundation\n EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\nThis session is part of a workshop series: \n\n View details and register for session 1: Scenario Planning (September 3\, 2026)\n View details and register for session 2: Building Your Fund Development Road Map (September 24\, 2026)\nPrint URL:https://conncf.org/event/navigating-uncertainty-strategies-for-nonprofit-resilience-session-3/ LOCATION:Mattatuck Museum\, 144 W Main Street\, Waterbury\, CT\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Navigating-Uncertainty-NEW-Feature_S3.jpg GEO:41.5573865;-73.043152 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mattatuck Museum 144 W Main Street Waterbury CT United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=144 W Main Street:geo:-73.043152,41.5573865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T200000 DTSTAMP:20260910T171556Z CREATED:20260821T200800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T171556Z UID:21004-1792603800-1792612800@conncf.org SUMMARY:Women's Giving Circle 10th Anniversary DESCRIPTION:Women’s Giving Circle 10th Anniversary\nRooted & Rising\n \nRooted & Rising\nWomen’s Giving Circle – 10th Anniversary Celebration\nWednesday\, October 21\,  5:30-8:00 p.m.\nLa Bella Vista\, 380 Farmwood Road\, Waterbury \nFor generations\, women have shaped our community through leadership\, generosity\, and a shared commitment to women and girls. \nThis October\, join us for Rooted & Rising\, a celebration honoring the long history of women’s philanthropy as the Women’s Giving Circle enters its 10th year. Together\, members have invested more than $300\,000 across Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills. \nThe evening will trace that legacy\, from the founding of the Women’s Fund to the growth of the Circle today. A moderated panel will share the current state of women and girls among us\, the case for continued investment\, and what it will take for more of us to thrive in the years ahead. \nWhether you’re a current Giving Circle member\, a longtime Women’s Fund supporter\, or someone who wants to be part of this community\, we hope you’ll join us. \nMeet the Panelists \n\n Moderator: Adrienne Parkmond\, Chief Operating Officer at The WorkPlace\, Foundation Trustee\, and member of Women United\n Emily Byrne\, Executive Director\, Connecticut Voices for Children\n Amy Casavina Hall\, Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships\, Development & Communications\, United Way of Connecticut\n Alisha Donovan\, Executive Director\, Susan B. Anthony Project\n Elicia Pegues Spearman\, President & CEO\, Girl Scouts of Connecticut\n\n  \nRegistration \nClick here to purchase tickets online \nPrefer to register offline? \nWe’d love to have you join us. If you’d rather register by mail\, simply send your ticket request\, guest information\, and payment by check.\nPlease include your contact information\, the names of any guests attending\, and indicate whether you are purchasing individual ticket(s)\, a table\, sponsoring a ticket for someone else\, or making an additional donation. \nChecks should be made payable to Connecticut Community Foundation\, with Rooted & Rising Tickets in the memo line\, and mailed to:\n\nConnecticut Community Foundation\n43 Field Street\nWaterbury\, CT 06702\n\nTo ensure your reservation\, please send your payment and details by October 1. Our team will follow up to confirm your registration and\, if applicable\, collect your table guest list. \nSponsorships \nJoin us in supporting women and girls in our community!  \n\n View Sponsor Opportunities\n Become a Rooted & Rising Sponsor \nPrint URL:https://conncf.org/event/womens-giving-circle-10th-anniversary/ LOCATION:La Bella Vista\, 380 Farmwood Road\, Waterbury\, 06704\, United States CATEGORIES:Women's Giving Circle ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/WGC-10th-Anniversary-Feature-Image-Web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T203000 DTSTAMP:20260903T171359Z CREATED:20260903T170454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T171359Z UID:21090-1793219400-1793219400@conncf.org SUMMARY:Cyber Security & Financial Crimes Seminar DESCRIPTION:Cyber Security & Financial Crimes Seminar\n \nCyber Security & Financial Crimes Seminar\nOctober 28\, 2026 | 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.\nIon Bank\n1430 New Haven Road\, Naugatuck \nIn partnership with Connecticut Community Foundation\, Ion Bank presents a free seminar to help nonprofit organizations navigate fraud through ACH\, wires\, checks\, and other scams affecting businesses. The presentation will cover practical prevention measures\, warning signs to watch for\, and risk management strategies to help your organization respond effectively should fraud occur. \nClick here to RSVP \n  Print URL:https://conncf.org/event/cybersecurity-seminar-ion-bank/ LOCATION:Ion Bank – Naugatuck Brnch\, 1430 New Haven Road\, Naugatuck\, 06770\, United States CATEGORIES:Nonprofit Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cybersecurity-Event-Ion-Feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270420T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270421T190000 DTSTAMP:20260903T142845Z CREATED:20260903T142604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T142845Z UID:21077-1808204400-1808334000@conncf.org SUMMARY:Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills 2027 DESCRIPTION:Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills\n\n\nGive Local 2027\nTuesday\, April 20\, 7 a.m – Wednesday\, April 21\, 7 p.m.\nOnline at givelocalccf.org \nSave the date for our 15th annual Give Local campaign! This 36-hour online campaign unites donors\, businesses\, and local charities to provide much-needed support for our community. Celebrate the causes that matter most to you! Launched in 2013 by Connecticut Community Foundation and presenting sponsor Ion Bank Foundation\, Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills has raised over $20 million since its inception and has supported nearly 350 local nonprofit organizations. \nNonprofits will earn bonus dollars for every donor they secure and will have an opportunity to vie for thousands of dollars in cash prizes! All of this adds to the fun and excitement while raising essential funds for the work of our local nonprofits. \nOur giving day will be open for business beginning on Tuesday\, April 20 at 7:00 a.m. and ending on Wednesday\, April 21 at 7:00 p.m.! Let’s make this year our best Give Local yet!  \nNonprofits: Click here for information on how you can prepare for Give Local 2027 right now! \n  Print URL:https://conncf.org/event/give-local-2027/ LOCATION:An Online Event CATEGORIES:Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://conncf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Give-Local-2027_Website_Featuee-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR