Philanthropy

August 31, 2024

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Philanthropic Footprint

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August 29, 2016

The Sampler: Fall Cover Story–First Offender Club

By Michael C. Dooling (c) Connecticut Explored Inc. Fall 2016 Over the course of a nearly 40-year career, from 1934 to 1972, New Haven’s J. Edward Slavin was bent on deterring youth at risk from […]
December 19, 2015

A Fortress for Faith-Based Advocacy: The Knights of Columbus

By Wm. Frank Mitchell (c) Connecticut Explored, Fall 2015   The Knights of Columbus, a national fraternal mutual aid organization, was founded in New Haven in 1882 to provide insurance protection for members’ families and to […]
December 18, 2015

Connecticut’s Carnegie Libraries

By Mary M. Donohue with Kory Mills (c) Connecticut Explored, Fall 2015 Steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie was both reviled as the enemy of the working man and known as the “Patron Saint of Libraries.” Between 1881 […]
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