The Community Foundation for MetroWest has announced the election of two new members and the appointment of a new Chairperson to its Board of Trustees.
The Community Foundation for MetroWest has announced it will receive a three-year $525,000 grant starting this year from the Barr Foundation’s “Creative Commonwealth Initiative.”
Hopkinton’s Dana Neshe recently was named to the board of trustees for the Community Foundation for MetroWest.
The Community Fund for Wellesley marked its 15th anniversary by awarding $110,000 in grants to nonprofit and town government organizations that benefit residents through their support of arts, education, health, and more.
The Sudbury Foundation has awarded a total of $459,254 in grants to 11 organizations, including an emergency grant of $25K to Natick-based Community Foundation for MetroWest to support its work with migrants.
Our Youth In Philanthropy (YIP) program was recently featured on Boston 25 News! The station got a peek inside the classroom where local youth get hands-on non-profit and grant experience, empowering them to become our community’s next generation of philanthropists.
The Foundation for MetroWest announced the appointment of Susie Estella of Hopkinton to its Board of Trustees, noting that with her vast experience in advertising and marketing, as well as her commitment to community service, Estella will play a pivotal role in advancing the foundation’s mission to strengthen the MetroWest community.
The Community Foundation for MetroWest and City of Framingham have partnered to activate the Framingham Emergency Relief Fund, a way for the partnership to collect cash donations to help organizations supporting 0ver 50 refugee families now living in Framingham.
Wellesley Food Pantry is seeking participants for its largest fundraising opportunity of the year–Three Squares New England’s 12th annual Ride for Food, which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 1 at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham. WFP needs participants, as well as donors
and volunteers, to ensure a successful event.
Green Jobs Academy, the Marlborough-based weatherization workforce training program of the South Middlesex Opportunity Council, has received a $50,000 grant from the Foundation for MetroWest that will allow the program to offer a limited number of tuition-free weatherization courses to qualified MetroWest students.
First comes Black Friday, then it’s Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. But after all of those opportunities to spend, try to remember to keep some cash in hand for the National Day of Giving, which celebrates the practice of giving back on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
The Foundation for MetroWest’s Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program, which provides middle and high school students with educational and philanthropic opportunities, has a few more spots open for its YIP program.
The Foundation for MetroWest is proud to announce the appointment of former Trustee Pamela Lesser as Trustee Emerita. A longtime friend and champion of the Foundation’s mission, Pam’s new appointment will expand her role and involvement in the work of the Foundation, its nonprofit partners, and the MetroWest community.
The Foundation for MetroWest has announced that Judy Salerno is stepping down from her executive director role after 15 years.
Salerno transitioned into the role of executive director emeritus for the community foundation on Jan. 1 with Jay Kim taking on the executive director role.
The Foundation for MetroWest, the only community foundation serving the MetroWest region of Greater Boston, recently announced that Jay Kim has been named the organization’s new executive director.
