Looking forward. Giving back!
February 2019
Community Partner Events




A Message from the President & CEO
The Meaning of Success
Dear Friends,

It’s been just two months since the start of the New Year. Back then we were all excited about what we were going to accomplish in the year ahead – both personally and professionally. It was a time to pause, reflect and project - all with the expectation of achieving great success.

Months from now when we all look back to assess how well we did, might I suggest the following perspective: from Ralph Waldo Emerson's The Meaning of Success. 

“To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.”

Wishing you all enormous success!

Regards,
James F. Linnehan Jr.
President & CEO
February GLCF Spotlights
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GLCF awards $135,500 in community grants to 18 local nonprofits
The Greater Lowell Community Foundation has awarded $135,500 to 18 nonprofit organizations through its 2018 Discretionary Grants Program.

These grant awards are part of a competitive grant process in which nonprofit organizations apply for funds and an independent committee reviews the proposals and selects awardees.

The Discretionary Grants Program is one of several competitive grant programs offered through the Community Foundation each year.
Advancement Coordinator joins the GLCF team
We are pleased to welcome Sharon Kim of Westford as our new Advancement Coordinator. Sharon brings to the foundation a broad scope of knowledge including nonprofit programming, education, as well as marketing. Additionally, she is fluent in Korean. Most recently, she was a teaching assistant at the Blanchard Middle School in Westford.

Sharon received her BA in Sociology from Loyola Marymount University. She will be assisting the foundation with the integrity and confidentiality of donor records and giving, constituent relations, social media and online appeals, as well as collecting and processing information that supports broader fundraising efforts.

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GLCF awards grant to support 6th annual Science and Engineering Fair for Lowell Public Schools
The Greater Lowell Community Foundation has awarded a $1,000 grant to support the 6th annual Science and Engineering Fair for Lowell Public Schools.

“We want to encourage a passion for science and engineering among students in our community. By supporting these important learning opportunities, the Foundation seeks to further strengthen our community and support students.” says Greater Lowell Community Foundation President and CEO Jay Linnehan. 
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Faces & Places:
Donna Berger Solo Art Show
RECEPTION
Wednesday, March 13, 5-7 PM
Greater Lowell Community Foundation
100 Merrimack Street, Suite 202
Lowell, MA 01852

The  FACES & PLACES  exhibit showcases my portrait and landscape artwork.

Light refreshments will be served and you'll have a chance to mix and mingle.

FACES & PLACES  is on view through April 19th.

Feel free to contact me at  donna@donnaberger.com  should you have any questions about the show or would like to schedule a private viewing.
Focus on Funds:
Free Soil Arts Collective

The Free Soil Arts Collective , a program is proudly supported by funds from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, is an interdisciplinary arts organization serving the greater Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts founded by Christa Brown . Our mission is to create and support artistic works that amplify and strengthen the voices of underrepresented communities.

MISSION: "Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men” was a rallying cry of the civil rights movement. In the same vein that those who worked the soil deserved to be free, it is the belief of the Free Soil Arts Collective that those who come from underrepresented populations, have the right to tell their own stories.
GLCF Partners:
Hidden Battles - Defending Our Defenders

Hidden Battles is a nonprofit organization that strives to help preserve the healthy minds of veterans, fire fighters, police officers and first responders through treatment and counseling for depression, suicidal tendencies, and PTSD.

Whether it is a peer group, a service dog or team building therapy, Hidden Battles need to provide them with the programs and services to protect them from internal harm.
Give to the Future: Make a Planned Gift
Your legacy can be shaped to support the causes you
care about now and provide financial and estate savings.
Everyone has a legacy. What’s yours?

To discuss creating a personalized estate plan that supports issues important to you, call please call Jay or Howard at the Greater Lowell Community Foundation at 978-970-1600.
GLCF Annual Meeting
Save the Date
June 13, 2019
UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
GLCF Grants in Action
Nashua River Watershed:
Citizen Scientist Training
Made possible by a 2017 discretionary grant from the GLCF, the Nashua River Watershed Association ’s free “Citizen Scientist” provided training to attendees learning to identify aquatic invasive plants.

Citizen Scientists conducted training on water quality testing, water chemistry, river ecology, and invasive aquatic plant identification. New volunteers were recruited from Ashby, & Dunstable. NRWA responded to citizens in the GLCF service communities who were concerned with the water chestnut plants growing in local waterways. 
Lowell Association for the Blind:
I-Pad Training Program
The Lowell Association for the Blind (LAB)'s I-Pad Training Program, supported by a GLCF discretionary grant, addressed the prevalent issue amongst their clients - social isolation. Social isolation can cause a wide array of problems including: health difficulties as well as mental health challenges such as depression. Through the I-Pad Training Program, LAB sought to alleviate this issue through group learning and teaching clients the skills to allow them to connect with others using the I-Pad technology and assistive program apps.
Partners in Philanthropy
PREMIER PARTNER:
PLATINUM PARTNERS:

Nancy L. Donahue
GOLD PARTNERS:

SILVER PARTNERS:

A complete list of our sponsors is viewable on the Foundation's website (click here).
GLCF in the Community
CEO Jay Linnehan was a judge at the LPS 6th annual Science and Engineering Fair
Karyn Cassidy, LHS College Relations Counselor and CEO Jay Linnehan welcome the volunteer 2019 LHS Honors Night Selection Committee
2019 LHS Honors Night Selection Committee Kickoff
Merrimack Valley Food Bank's Amy Pessia and GLCF's Howard Amidon celebrate the launch of the new 'America the Beautiful' Lowell quarter
Past GLCF Board Member Jacquie Moloney, Chancellor of University of Massachusetts Lowell, Yun-Ju Choi, GLCF Board Member and Executive Director of Coalition for a Better Acre, Karen Frederick, GLCF Executive Board Member and Chief Executive Officer, Community Teamwork, Inc., and Eileen Donoghue, Lowell City Manager, serve as emcees during the ceremonial launch of the Lowell National Historical Park quarter.
CEO Linnehan presents at the Institute for Nonprofit Practice's Meet the Funders session hosted by Enterprise Bank