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Reimagining the North Shore Technology Workforce
Think Lab brings together 50+ cross-sector leaders to discuss possibilities for the North Shore’s technology workforce In Massachusetts, 100,000 people are employed by the life sciences sector, an area that has exploded over the last decade. “Massachusetts is the best...
Celebrate Juneteenth in Essex County
Juneteenth – which was declared a federal holiday for the first time last year – commemorates the date June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black people of Galveston, Texas, finally learned of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln more than two...
Essex County Community Foundation awarded $350,000 Cummings grant
Support will be used to advance digital equity in Essex County Danvers, MA – Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) is one of 140 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 to $500,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s $25 Million Grant Program. ECCF, an...
ECCF, Tech Goes Home, The Philanthropic Initiative Talk Digital Equity at National Conference
Chicago – On May 17, Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) and its partners, Tech Goes Home and The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI), spoke to a national audience about regional systems efforts to close the digital divide. The trio was selected to speak at the 2022...
At ECCF’s 2022 Celebration, community celebrates giving in all its forms
Salem’s Steve and Darcy Immerman, Lynn’s Doneeca Thurston and MakeIt Haverhill all honored Every day, people make intentional choices to give to the causes they care about. Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) believes that those gifts come in many forms. You...
New Regional Effort Means More Support for Merrimack Valley Businesses
After year-long pilot, strategies to grow local economy expand, become permanent By Michelle Curran A pilot effort to establish a targeted economic development strategy in the communities of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover is now part of the permanent...
‘This is right where ECCF wants to be’
ECCF sponsors Digital Equity Challenge; MakeIt Haverhill Wins First Place MakeIt Haverhill, an organization that focuses on workforce development initiatives for the city’s residents, was the winner of the Digital Equity Challenge, a pitch competition for innovators...
‘Generous’ listening is key to moving forward together
Dr. Kenann McKenzie delivers inspiring message to kick off the Institute for Trustees Danvers, MA --- When you think about your childhood, who was the person who really listened to your thoughts, feelings and ideas? Do you have a name? Now think about how that made...
Column: To make real progress, we must listen
COLUMN IN THE SALEM NEWSBy Carol Lavoie Schuster SEE ORIGINAL COLUMN IN THE SALEM NEWS HERE. Throughout Essex County, the needs of our communities serve as the north star for the everyday – often heroic – responses of the social sector. Our residents, and the...
Awardees, togetherness are highlights of ECCF’s 2022 Celebration of Giving
Steve and Darcy Immerman to receive George Peabody Award; Champions for Essex County to be honored For Steve and Darcy Immerman, philanthropy is about more than writing a check. It’s also about the time and energy spent volunteering, advocating and connecting with...
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