ECCF gathers local advisors for engaging presentation with gift planning expert Bryan Clontz By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer With just a few weeks left until the start of 2023, professional advisors are busy working with their clients on year-end...
What nonprofits want donors to know
Nonprofit leaders talk candidly about what they need to succeed By Michelle Xiarhos Curran When donors and nonprofit leaders engage in open and honest conversation, philanthropy has the potential to become a truly powerful tool for creating sustainable change in our...
Digital Equity – It all comes together in The Point
Statewide leaders visit Salem neighborhood to experience a holistic approach to getting people connected By Michelle Xiarhos Curran Creating true digital equity is like putting together a puzzle: all the pieces must fit before you can see the big picture. To achieve...
Second Cohort of Arts and Culture ChangeMakers Graduate
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran There’s a certain energy that’s generated when a group of artists and creatives come together in one room to talk, share ideas and support one another. It’s contagious. It’s almost electric. It’s exactly the kind of energy that recently...
Joyce Ripianzi receives ECCF Professional Advisor Award
Wilmington CPA recognized for her work in the nonprofit sector Danvers, Mass – Joyce Ripianzi is often the first person that nonprofit leaders turn to when they need immediate and sound advice. As a financial services professional with more than 30 years of diverse...
Interns Shine This Summer at ECCF
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran This summer, ECCF welcomed three incredible interns to our team. Over the course of eight weeks, Genesis Galdamez, Nahdyn Reyes and Mateo Rosario provided critical administrative support and contributed to community leadership initiatives...
After 16 months of collaborative work, evidence of digital equity systems change emerges
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran In Salem’s Point neighborhood, where ECCF is working collaboratively to bring more people online, the common reaction to receiving a free laptop, said Nikki Schafer, is one of disbelief. Schafer, who is the North Shore Community Development...
Celebrating five years of Creative County
Live performances, inspiring speakers and a $2 million funding announcement top the 2022 Essex County Arts and Culture Summit By Michelle Xiarhos Curran When the beat dropped during Ana Masacote’s high-energy salsa performance at the 2022 Essex County Arts &...
Funding partnerships power support for behavioral health systems
ECCF and partners award nearly $600,000 in collaborative grants At the Integrated Center for Group Medical Visits (ICGMV), a national leader in the group medical care model with strong roots in Lawrence, Dr. Jeffrey Geller, co-chair of the nonprofit, says the city...
Michael Bobbitt, Dar Williams Headline Essex County Arts & Culture Summit
ECCF celebrates five years of Creative County at The Cabot on Sept. 30 Beverly, MA --- Hundreds of artists and community leaders will converge upon The Cabot on Sept. 30 to celebrate five years of the Creative County Initiative, Essex County Community Foundation’s...
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