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A Climate Resilient Essex County for all topic of ECCF’s latest Think Lab
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...
ECCF, MVPC Welcome New Merrimack Valley Arts & Culture Specialist
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...
ECCF’s Creative County ChangeMakers program graduates 11 Creative Leaders
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...
ECCF Announces Beth Francis, President & CEO to Step Down in June 2024
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...
Supporting Newly Arrived Immigrants – for Philanthropy, a ‘Huge’ Opportunity
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...
GLSF supports summer programming that has long-term impact
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,”...
New workforce data will support the development of technology workforce in Essex County
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...
At Express Yourself in Beverly, students gain confidence, strength and connection through the arts
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...
Helping to make college a financial reality for students of color
By Michelle Xiarhos Curran Reed and Louise Valleau partner with ECCF to offer scholarships to graduates of ABC of Andover program Reed and Louise Valleau were taking a drive when they heard an episode of the Ezra Klein Show podcast focused on student loan debt, and in...
ECCF’s State of Essex County event draws more than 400 people
New data, Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll keynote and stories of collaboration all highlights of the night By Michelle Xiarhos Curran ECCF Communications Writer In Essex County, cross-sector collaboration is helping residents secure living-wage advanced manufacturing jobs...
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