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Residents selected for ECCF’s Creative County ChangeMakers program
Beverly, MA – For six years, Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), the region’s hub for philanthropy, has been supporting and growing Creative County ChangeMakers, a group of creative leaders working to strengthen and connect the communities of Essex County. The...
ECCF awards nearly $360,0000 in recent round of digital equity funding
Immigrants, seniors, young adults experiencing homelessness among groups to receive devices, training and support The demand for programs that connect residents to the digital world is still high – and philanthropy continues to step in to fill the huge gaps that have...
LEADS and ECCF partner to launch new Echo Fellowship for Merrimack Valley leaders
A cohort of high-impact leaders from across the Merrimack Valley has been selected to participate in a new program designed to help build a stronger, more connected region ready to tackle the area’s most pressing challenges. The new Echo Fellowship is run by LEADS – a...
A new cohort of creative leaders set to elevate art in local communities
ECCF graduates class of Creative County Changemakers; seeks applicants for next session to begin in March When Tori Darnell, co-chair of the Saugus Cultural Council, first moved to Saugus, her 5-year-old son had a question for her while they were exploring their new...
ECCF And Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund announce new partnership
Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), an organization that sparks generosity and collaboration to address the region’s greatest needs, announced today that it is partnering with the Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund to expand opportunities for donors to...
Essex County Community Foundation launches new Veterans Fund
Initial investments to three local organizations signal the start to long-term support for the region’s veterans Beverly, Mass, Nov. 7, 2025 – Eleven percent of the state’s 230,000 veterans live right here in Essex County. With Veterans Day around the corner, Essex...
ECCF Releases $100,000 for Frontline Food Service Providers
As delays and reductions in SNAP funding continue to impact community members and nonprofit organizations across the region, Essex County Community Foundation announced today that we are distributing $100,000 in funding from the Essex County Community Response Fund to...
Let’s Work Together to put Food on Essex County Tables
A Statement From Essex County Community Foundation Starting tomorrow, nearly 140,000 residents across Essex County, many of them children, seniors and residents with disabilities, are likely to lose their SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown. Putting food on...
ECCF elects three new community leaders to its board of trustees
Beverly, MA -- Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), an organization that brings people together to strengthen the 34 cities and towns of Essex County, is pleased to announce that Dr. Erin F. Heiskell, nonprofit leader Derek A. Mitchell and attorney Brendan L. ...
North Shore Community College
This year, North Shore Community College is celebrating six decades of building futures and changing lives. “For 60 years, this has been a place of opportunity,” said William Heineman, who has served as president of NSCC, one of the oldest community colleges in...
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