NESTing For A Brighter Future
Give Local Campaign
Do you aspire to make a lasting impact? We share that dream with you.
Now, there's an extraordinary opportunity for you to play a pivotal role in your community's day of giving as we begin NESTING for a Brighter Future!
NESTing for a Brighter Future is our annual campaign coinciding with Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills. This 36-hour online giving event taking place April 21–22 and brings together donors, businesses, and nonprofits to strengthen our community. It is an opportunity to rally around the causes we care about and create meaningful change close to home.
This year, our campaign is raising $15,000 to complete the final phase of our Adams Street redevelopment project. We will transform a once neglected and blighted space into a welcoming community green space filled with lush landscaping, comfortable benches, and a walking path for residents of all ages to enjoy.
We have worked diligently to redevelop an entire street, and this green space is one of the final steps in realizing that vision. Your gift during Give Local will help us reach the finish line and create a place that encourages connection, pride, and long-term investment in our neighborhood.
Please join us, make a gift, and share our campaign with others. Together, we can build a brighter future for our community.
In the last three years, donors like you joined our Give Local campaign
LARGEST GIFT
$3,000
DONORS
334
DONATIONS TOTALING
$40k
AMBASSADORS
56
CASH PRIZES
$1,500
THANK YOU!
transform
a once-neglected, blighted lot into a vibrant green space filled with lush plantings, welcoming benches, and a walking path where neighbors can gather and thrive.
This year, your donation to our NESTing For A Brighter Future Give Local campaign will help us
How can you help?
Give Local 'NESTing for a Brighter Future' is NEST’s largest annual fundraising campaign, and one of the most powerful ways you can support community development this year.
Click an icon below to get involved, make a gift, or amplify the campaign. Every action helps move us closer to our goal — and closer to a stronger, more equitable community.
Pledge today to donate during NEST’s 2026 Give Local campaign — and be part of a movement that’s creating real, lasting change. We’ll keep you in the loop with reminders and updates, so you’ll know exactly when and how to make your gift count.
When you become a NEST Ambassador, you’ll get your own personalized giving page, plus tools and resources to help you rally support and raise funds for NEST. Ready to lead the charge? Just click “Fundraise” on the next page to get started.
Follow NEST on IG, FB and LI — and don’t just scroll. Like, comment, and share. Be part of the momentum. Your voice can help us reach new supporters and inspire action. Help us build more than homes — help us build awareness.
Be Part of the Team Behind the Mission. Help shape our 2026 campaign by joining the NEST team in spreading awareness, supporting outreach, tabling at events, phone banking, and more. Your time and energy help bring our vision to life.
The campaign runs from April 21, 7a-April 22, 7p. This is the only time of the year that your donation will be amplified, at no additional expense to you, by bonus funds secured from campaign sponsors. Last year, each donation generated $15+ each in bonus funds.
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Everything You Need to Lead With Confidence. Our Ambassador Toolkit includes email templates, social media posts, and ready-to-use content to help you spread the word and make your outreach easy, effective, and impactful. Or, click here for the page builder guide.
I’ve learned that the strength of a community isn’t measured by what we achieve alone,
Give Local is our chance to do that together.
but by how willing we are to lift each other up.
Join our largest fundraising campaign and help revitalize communities
Take the pledge and commit to donating to NEST this April 21-22!
but by how willing we
are to lift each other up.
I’ve learned that the strength of a community isn’t measured by what we achieve alone,
Give Local is our chance to do that together.
Benjamin F. Rhodes III
Waterbury Resident and
NEST Development Committee Chairperson
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