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Creating Change by Investing in People

by ndemars | Oct 16, 2020 | Civic Leadership, COVID-19 News, Economic Opportunity, News & Announcements, Press Release, Systems Philanthropy, Workforce Development

COLUMN IN THE SALEM NEWS By Stratton Lloyd and Michelle Xiarhos Curran SEE ORIGINAL COLUMN IN THE SALEM NEWS HERE. As a society, we invest in roads and buildings, in water and electric systems because they are vital to our economic development and prosperity. So are...
ECCF Partners With Generation Citizen and Common Cause to Present Youth Take the Lead

ECCF Partners With Generation Citizen and Common Cause to Present Youth Take the Lead

by ndemars | Oct 15, 2020 | Civic Leadership, News & Announcements

On Oct. 5, ECCF partnered with youth civic engagement nonprofits Generation Citizen and Common Cause to present Youth Take the Lead, a webinar designed for young people – and the organizations that serve them – who are interested in learning ways youth can engage in...

ECCF Awards $300,000 in Health Grants from its COVID-19 Response Fund

by ndemars | Oct 2, 2020 | COVID-19 News, News & Announcements, Press Release

Danvers, MA — Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), a nonprofit working to improve the 34 cities and towns of Essex County, is proud to announce the recipients of the first round of open application grants from our Essex County COVID-19 Response Fund. The...
Using Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) to Advance Individuals and Meet Employer Needs on Massachusetts’ North Shore

Using Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) to Advance Individuals and Meet Employer Needs on Massachusetts’ North Shore

by ndemars | Sep 23, 2020 | Credit for Prior Learning, News & Announcements

See the Northeast Regional Prior Learning Assessment Consortium (NERPLAC) whitepaper here.

ECCF’s Greater Lawrence Community Fund Announces Grant Deadline and Open Applications for the Patricia F. Karl Innovation Award

by ndemars | Sep 9, 2020 | News & Announcements, Press Release

Born and raised in Lawrence, MA, Patricia F. Karl was deeply committed to helping youth and families in Greater Lawrence. A former Lawrence public school teacher, Karl founded the Lawrence Family Development Charter School, one of the state’s first charter schools,...
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