• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • News
  • Events
  • Contact
  • Fund Advisor Portal
  • Donate
Essex County Community Foundation
  • Donors & Giving
    • Elevate Your Giving
    • Ways to Give
      • Open a Fund
      • Support Our Work
      • Give to a Fund
      • Planned Giving
    • The ECCF Difference
      • Investment Management
    • Professional Advisors
      • CAP Program
      • Professional Advisor Network
    • Corporate Partnership
    • ECCF Funds
    • For Fundholders
    • Stories of Giving
  • Nonprofits & Grants
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Apply for a Scholarship
    • Essex County Racial Equity Leaders Learning Circle
    • Institute for Trustees
    • Grantee/Applicant Login
    • Nonprofit Resources
      • Consultant Directory
      • Online Foundation Directory
      • Impala Directory
  • Work & Impact
    • Systems Approach
    • Our Work
      • Arts, Culture & Creativity
      • Blue Economy
      • Climate Resiliency
      • Community Response
      • Digital Equity
      • Economic Opportunity
      • Impact Essex County
      • NextGen
      • Place-Based Impact Investing
      • Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund
      • Veterans Support
      • Workforce Development
    • Our Impact
  • Data & Reports
    • Impact Essex County
    • Reports & Insights
  • About ECCF
    • 25th Anniversary
    • Racial Equity
    • Team
    • Financials
    • Investment Management
    • Events
      • The State of Essex County
      • Arts & Culture Summit
      • Institute for Trustees
      • Other Events
    • Contact
    • Employment
    • Foundation Partners
    • Fund for the Foundation
Select Page

Our View: Bridging the digital divide

by ndemars | Apr 10, 2021 | Digital Divide, Local Media, News & Announcements

COLUMN IN THE EAGLE TRIBUNE SEE ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN THE EAGLE TRIBUNE HERE. If we didn’t lead digital lives before the pandemic, we certainly do now. We’ve been to class and work from our kitchen tables. We’ve visited with grandchildren and gone to the doctor on Zoom....

The Message from IFT Keynote Speaker Phil Buchanan? Be Courageous.

by ndemars | Apr 9, 2021 | News & Announcements, Press Release

By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer   Own your “nonprofitness.”   This was one of the critical pieces of advice nonprofit board leaders were left with at the close of the 2021 Institute for Trustees (IFT) kickoff held on Wednesday, April 8....
Column: Philanthropy’s role in vaccine equity

Column: Philanthropy’s role in vaccine equity

by ndemars | Apr 9, 2021 | COVID-19 News, Local Media, News & Announcements, Press Release

COLUMN IN THE GLOUCESTER TIMES By Stratton Lloyd and Michelle Xiarhos Curran SEE ORIGINAL COLUMN IN THE GLOUCESTER TIMES HERE. What we know and how we approach the multi-layered issue of COVID-19 vaccine access is continuously evolving. But what remains the same is...

NiSource Charitable Foundation and Essex County Community Foundation Announce Awards of $1 Million in Grants to Nonprofits

by ndemars | Apr 6, 2021 | News & Announcements, Press Release

Andover, Lawrence and North Andover, MA — Today, the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) on behalf of the NiSource Charitable Foundation, announced $1 million in one-year grants to support nonprofit organizations in the communities of Andover, Lawrence and...
Arts in Crisis: Huge Losses Signal Need for Collaboration to Recover

Arts in Crisis: Huge Losses Signal Need for Collaboration to Recover

by ndemars | Mar 29, 2021 | Arts & Culture, COVID-19 News, Feature Story, Local Media, News & Announcements, Press Release

Published in North of Boston Business March 24, 2021   By Beth Francis   They were the first to close and will be among the last to fully reopen. Theaters, performance venues, live music spots, museums and galleries: they make our communities more vibrant, they...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Categories

  • 25th Spotlight
  • Arts & Culture
  • Blue Economy
  • Civic Leadership
  • Climate
  • Corporate Partnership
  • COVID-19 News
  • Credit for Prior Learning
  • Digital Divide
  • Economic Opportunity
  • Essex County Think Lab
  • Feature Story
  • Food Insecurity
  • Local Media
  • News & Announcements
  • Press Release
  • Racial Equity
  • Small Business Resiliency
  • Stories of Giving
  • Systems Philanthropy
  • Workforce Development

Recent Posts

  • Residents selected for ECCF’s Creative County ChangeMakers program
  • ECCF awards nearly $360,0000 in recent round of digital equity funding
  • LEADS and ECCF partner to launch new Echo Fellowship for Merrimack Valley leaders
  • A new cohort of creative leaders set to elevate art in local communities
  • ECCF And Stephen Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund announce new partnership
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Copyright © 2026 Essex County Community Foundation | Developed by GraVoc | Photo Credit: John Andrews/Creative Collective