The American Savings Foundation will be awarding more than $393,000 to 17 nonprofit agencies around central Connecticut to support programs serving children, youth and families.
Grant recipients include: Children's Law Center of Connecticut for the Legal Representation Program with $65,000, Junior Achievement for Education Programs had $50,000, Bridge Family Center Family Resource Center in West Hartford received $25,000 and many others.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”