Founded in 1996, the Western Mass Economic Development Council collaborates with business leaders and key regional stakeholders to develop and execute the vision, strategies, and tactics that stimulate and facilitate a vigorous regional economy, encouraging and sustaining capital investment and quality job growth for Western Massachusetts. The EDC is committed to positive economic development in the region, which will further improve the quality of life for surrounding communities and their constituents.

Established in 1928, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the US and remains the largest grantmaker in South Central Connecticut. Our dedicated staff work with donors to build an endowment that inspires, supports, informs, listens to and collaborates with the people and organizations of Greater New Haven to build an ever more connected, inclusive, equitable and philanthropic community. We serve: **Donors & Advisors – By working with The Foundation, donors can have a lasting impact through a knowledgeable partner by creating a personalized charitable fund, enabling them to support the nonprofits that matter most to them, now and in perpetuity. Donors maximize their investments by using The Foundation’s expertise in managing funds and strategies to identify and meet community needs and opportunities. Throughout the year, The Foundation holds community-wide convenings and disseminates informational briefs on a wide range of topics of importance to Greater New Haven's residents. The Foundation also works with professional advisors in helping to identify and offer solutions for their clients to make strategic philanthropic decisions. ** Connecticut Nonprofits – To strengthen the capacity of nonprofits in Greater New Haven, The Foundation distributes millions in grants, provides resources, workshops and education on best practices, and encourages community giving to local nonprofits through giveGreater.org and The Great Give. **Students – The Community Foundation administers scholarship funds for promising students and supports access to quality education and New Haven Promise to help area youth thrive. Where we serve: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven and Woodbridge.

New England Residential Services Inc. is an individual & family services company based out of United States.

Since its founding in 1950, the University of Massachusetts Foundation has been dedicated to promoting the growth, progress, and general welfare of the University of Massachusetts. From its earliest days, the Foundation, a separate 501(c)(3), like similar establishments supporting public universities across the nation, enabled the prudent and practical separation of private funds from state funds. One of the Foundation’s primary roles has been investing and administering the University’s endowment which today includes more than $1.12 billion in assets. Over the last decade, the endowment assets have nearly doubled — distributing $43 million annually in spendable endowment income. These funds directly and reliably aid some of our University’s most gifted and deserving students, its brilliant faculty, and numerous other institutional priorities. Along with managing the University’s endowment, the Foundation partners with the five campuses on programs and initiatives that further enhance and fulfill its founding mission. Helping the University of Massachusetts to serve its students and alumni and realize its mission of access, affordability, and excellence is a responsibility that the UMass Foundation takes seriously. Our alumni and donors help ensure continued growth at the University of Massachusetts

Offering demand-driven employment solutions in South Central CT. COVID-19 UPDATE: Helping Essential Employers post and fill openings at: https://www.workforcealliance.biz/recruiting-and-hiring/ Online Jobseeker Resources at: https://www.workforcealliance.biz/american-job-centers/ Home of Skill Up for Manufacturing, the Health Careers Advancement Project, ITXpress, Hospitality Careers Initiative, Project CEO and Next Steps for Ex-Offenders. Resuming As Soon As Possible: One-on-one job seeker consultations, recruitment and hiring events, public workshops and community partners on-site at 4 American Job Centers in New Haven, Meriden, Middletown and Hamden. Learn more at http://www.workforcealliance.biz Equal Opportunity programs. Auxiliary aids and services available to individuals with disabilities.There is never a fee for jobseekers or employers.

The Heron Foundation was created in 1992 to help people and communities help themselves out of poverty. Today, the foundation is focused on building a better economy in the United States, one in which reliable employment and income are available to every willing worker or household. The New York-based foundation aims to deploy the full balance of its endowment towards that mission, and invests all of its assets through a single capital deployment office, removing the traditional foundation’s operating distinction between investments and grant-making. Our enterprise-first, tax-status agnostic approach allows the foundation to seek investment opportunities in both nonprofit and for-profit enterprises that increase and maintain reliable employment, advance innovations that help low income communities and workers be economically resilient, and contribute to society in a way that leaves everyone better off. The foundation’s capital is most commonly used to support an enterprise’s growth, or to support a change of business model that improves, preserves, or sustains an enterprise to increase employment and livelihood for people in the community.

Our Mission The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford protects and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam (repairing the world), tzedakah (charity and social justice) and Torah (Jewish learning). Our Actions Federation donors, volunteers and staff are: Repairing the world. You’ll find us raising fresh produce for the hungry at Jessie’s Community Gardens, reading with at-risk students through Children's Reading Partners, and visiting homebound Jewish seniors to build friendships and reduce isolation. Educating Jewish children. We fund free Jewish books and music for more than 1,000 local children through the PJ Library initiative, managed by our friends at the Mandell JCC. We offer professional development workshops and grants to local Jewish educators. And we provide vital financial support to local Jewish day schools and youth programs. Advocating for Israel. Federation offers year-round educational and social programs to help you learn more about Israel, explore different perspectives on Israel, and advocate effectively for Israel. Developing Jewish leaders. Our Federation developed and manages the Greater Hartford Jewish Leadership Academy, which supports existing community leaders and helps rising leaders build the skills required to lead our community in the 21st century and beyond. Federation itself also offers a variety of leadership opportunities. Our Annual Campaign Federation’s Annual Campaign raises $4.3 million annually to support programs and services for nearly 15,000 local Jewish households in Greater Hartford. The Annual Campaign also supports our Jewish brothers and sisters overseas - more than 1.6 million people in 60 countries - who often suffer from religious intolerance and a lack of economic opportunity.

Save the Sound leads environmental action in your region. We fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems. What makes us unique among regional nonprofits is the breadth of our toolkit and results. We work in many ways, from legislative advocacy and legal action to engineering, environmental monitoring, and hands-on volunteer efforts. Together, we restore and protect all that impacts the Long Island Sound region’s environment, from rivers and shorelines to wetlands and forests, from the air we breathe to the waters of the Sound itself. For more than 40 years we’ve been ensuring people and wildlife can enjoy the healthy, clean, and thriving environment they deserve—today and for generations to come.

CIL simplifies real estate development for nonprofits, service providers, and municipalities by acting as an extension of their team so they can focus on what’s important: helping others. We have six primary solutions we offer for your real estate challenges: community residences; program and office space development; development consulting; community revitalization; financing solutions; and AccesSolutions. CIL’s five phase approach is completely customizable to your specific vision. The first step for every type of project is always the same: let’s chat.

The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants is the statewide professional membership association exclusively for CPAs and finance professionals. CTCPA has a current membership of approximately 6,000 individuals in public practice, business and industry, government, and education. The CTCPA provides continuing education opportunities, a comprehensive practice peer review program, a variety of membership services for CPAs in Connecticut, and clear, strong, and forward-looking leadership for the profession.

The CAIA Association is a global professional body dedicated to creating greater alignment, transparency, and knowledge for all investors, with a specific emphasis on alternative investments. A Member-driven organization representing professionals in more than 95 countries, CAIA Association advocates for the highest ethical standards. The organization provides unbiased insight on a broad range of investment strategies and industry issues, key among them being efforts to bring greater diversification to portfolio construction decisions to achieve better long-term investor outcomes. To learn more about the CAIA Association and how to become part of the organization’s mission, please visit https://caia.org/.

As of July 1, 2016 Community Capital Fund, Connecticut Housing Investment Fund and the Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund have merged to form Capital for Change, Inc. Capital for Change brings together our 50+ years of knowledge and experience as Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI’s) to create a combined organization that offers a wide array of lending funding and service options. C4C is about engaged, practical and unpretentious partnership. We invest in communities for the benefit of low and moderate income people and families. Our team is savvy about local conditions, values its long-standing network of allies, and cares deeply about creating opportunity and about urban revitalization.