The Community Foundation & The Great Give: Fueling Nonprofit Growth Across Greater New Haven - Jackie Downing & Dan Camenga

This week on Sounds of Health, host Dave MacNiven welcomes two leaders shaping the future of philanthropy and community well‑being in Connecticut: Jackie Downing, Senior Director of Grantmaking & Nonprofit Support at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, and returning guest Dan Camenga, Director of Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers.

With nearly 900 nonprofits in the region and almost a century of community investment, The Community Foundation plays a pivotal role in strengthening mission‑driven organizations. Jackie shares how the Foundation supports nonprofits through grantmaking, capacity building, donor partnerships, and long‑term endowment strategy, and why this work is essential to the health of Greater New Haven.

The conversation also takes a deep dive into The Great Give, the region’s 36‑hour online giving event that mobilizes thousands of donors each year. Jackie and Dan explain how The Great Give fuels nonprofit growth, why small gifts make a massive impact, and how listeners can get involved to support the causes they care about.

Listeners will hear how The Community Foundation invests in long‑term community health, why mission‑driven organizations must operate like high‑performing businesses, how volunteers and donors strengthen local well‑being, and the many ways people can support organizations through Give Greater and The Great Give.

The Great Give takes place May 6–7.
Learn more at: www.thegreatgive.org

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
70 Audubon Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Website: www.cfgnh.org
Instagram: @cfgnhv
Facebook: @cfgnh

Learn More About Volunteering with Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers (IVCG)
If you’d like to support older adults through transportation, companionship, or community connection, explore Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers.
Website: https://www.carenewhaven.org/
Email: Administration@CareNewHaven.org
Facebook: InterfaithVolunteers
Instagram: interfaithvolunteercaregivers

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Producer: Jason Carubia
Music: Rob Hames

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