Foundation, investors and social innovators learn more about impact investing together By Michelle Xiarhos Curran Over the course of three days in May, more than 120 investors, innovators and cross-sector community leaders gathered at Smith Hall at Essex North Shore...
Wenham resident and longtime ECCF team member to officially take the helm on July 1 Beverly, MA --- Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF), a $130 million grantmaking organization that inspires philanthropy across the region, is pleased to announce that Wenham...
Landscape company grows community, one garden, one example at a time The owners of Landscape Planners, Inc., believe that businesses play a crucial role in building a strong community. For starters, the Wenham-based company designs, maintains and restores gorgeous...
Funding to help elevate public transportation in the Merrimack Valley as a critical element of community culture The primary role of public transit is, undoubtedly, to get people from one place to another. But a group of nonprofit organizations have come together to...
A commitment to supporting communities by bridging the digital divide At Comcast, effective corporate philanthropy includes giving back to the local communities in which its employees live and work. That’s why the global media and technology company has long partnered...
Annual nonprofit leadership conference a longtime cornerstone of foundation’s mission By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer For hundreds of nonprofit leaders, the annual Institute for Trustees (IFT) has become, as Bonnie Bain from Salem Alliance for...
Every October, employees of DeGeorge Home Improvements pack up their “skeleton crew” and set up shop in the parking lot of the Penn Brook School in Georgetown for the annual Trick- or-Trunk event hosted by the Georgetown Special Education Parents Advisory Council...
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer One of the first people to sign up for a program offering free computers and internet access to clients at Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC) – a leading domestic violence agency serving Essex County – was a...
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF COMMUNICATIONS WRITER Like many origin stories, the story of how Essex County Community Foundation came to be is filled with challenges and opportunities, obstacles and perseverance. And, just like many worthwhile origin stories, it...
Danvers, MA -- Essex County Community Foundation’s investment in a growing group of creative leaders is supporting a more inclusive and sustainable arts and culture ecosystem across the region. Since 2021, the ECCF Creative County ChangeMakers program has graduated 33...
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