2022 GEORGE PEABODY AWARD 8th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF GIVING Stephen and Darcy Immerman For Steve and Darcy Immerman, their philanthropy is not measured solely by financial support – though there is that too. For them, giving back is also expressed through the time,...
Registration opens Feb. 1 for the 2022 Institute for Trustees
Registration opens Feb. 1 for the 2022 Institute for Trustees Expanded partnership; keynote Dr. Kenann McKenzie highlight this annual event Danvers, MA --- Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), an organization that inspires philanthropy that strengthens the...
Equipment and internet access are key, but training ties it all together
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer Having a computer and access to the internet is critical to functioning in the everyday world, especially now that so much of what we do happens online. But those things only represent half of the equation. “If you...
Digital equity begins – but doesn’t end – with a reliable device
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer Melissa Marrama, an insurance executive and avid volunteer from Andover, is known for making good things happen when there is a need anywhere in the community. When she heard about Jeffrey Williams – an Amesbury...
Like electricity and clean water, access to the Internet is a basic need
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer The Point – a densely populated, culturally diverse neighborhood in north Salem with a large immigrant population – is home to a strong and tight-knit community of residents, students and businesses. It’s also a...
ECCF’s ‘ChangeMakers’ Spark Partnerships, Big Ideas for Arts and Culture in Essex County
ECCF’s ‘ChangeMakers’ Spark Partnerships, Big Ideas for Arts and Culture in Essex County By Michelle Xiarhos Curran Red Rock Park, located on Lynn’s eastern shore, is an expanse of green that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a little piece of paradise on the...
At First Meeting of New Digital Equity Coalition, Local Leaders Envision New Reality
On June 1, 2021, 65 members of a new coalition that will work together to advance digital equity in Essex County met for the first time to jumpstart the collaborative work to get every resident online and engaged in the digital world.
Leadership in Challenging Times: Stratton Lloyd
ECCF’s Stratton Lloyd is interviewed for Harvard Business School’s “Leadership in Challenging Times” blog series.
Arts in Crisis: Huge Losses Signal Need for Collaboration to Recover
Published in North of Boston Business March 24, 2021
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 help drive the local economy, and they serve as epicenters of creative expression, cultural representation and togetherness.
Homelessness in the Midst of a Pandemic
ECCF donors learn about the unique challenges facing nonprofits battling homelessness By Michelle Xiarhos Curran, ECCF Communications Writer When the COVID-19 pandemic began last March, nonprofits supporting Essex County’s homeless population were blindsided....
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