By Michelle Xiarhos Curran Bouncing forward, not back, was the mantra for the day, as Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) gathered nearly 100 business, government, nonprofit and philanthropic leaders for a Think Lab that asked participants to envision a climate...
Haverhill resident Jenny Arndt to lead critical efforts to strengthen the creative sector One month into her role as the new Merrimack Valley Arts & Culture Specialist, Haverhill resident and artist Jenny Arndt has already immersed herself in learning about the...
Lawrence, MA – Eleven artists, municipal leaders and creative business owners graduated Oct. 26 from Essex County Community Foundation’s Creative County ChangeMakers program. The eight-month leadership support program – which includes facilitated and project-based...
The Board of Trustees at Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) announced today that President and CEO Beth Francis has decided to step down from her role at the foundation effective June 30, 2024. After eight years at ECCF, and six years leading and transforming...
ECCF gathers nonprofit leaders to talk about the realities, the needs and how coming together is the answer By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF COMMUNICATIONS WRITER On a recent Tuesday, Dr. Geralde Gabeau, in her capacity as founder and executive director of the...
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer It’s the last day of the Summer Cultural Dance Camp at Utopia Dance Company in Lawrence, and students are learning Bomba, a style of dance that originated in Puerto Rico. “There’s no right or wrong in Bomba,”...
Supporting and strengthening the nonprofit sector Interim Executive Solutions helps organizations increase their productivity and impact By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer In the last year alone, Interim Executive Solutions (IES), a management...
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer This fall, new data on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the technology workforce on the North Shore of Massachusetts will be released by the UMass Donahue Institute. The study, largely funded by the...
Connecting young people with forever families Plummer Youth Promise envisions a world where youth of all ages are supported unconditionally By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer At age 20, Amaya entered the Community Apartments Program at Plummer Youth...
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer On a late-spring evening in Boston, nearly 200 youth performers stepped onto the stage of the Boch Center Wang Theatre. If they were nervous, they didn’t show it. Instead, in front of an audience of thousands, they...
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