This Month's News & Updates
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Community Grant Program Now Open!
Our
Community Grants
support nonprofit organizations that create access to opportunity and upward mobility in Greater Worcester. This is our largest and most far-reaching grant program; last year, awards totaled over $1.7M and were granted to 139 nonprofits.
Areas of interest include:
- Civic Life, the Arts and the Environment
- Early Childhood Development
- Economic Security
- Healthy Communities
- Youth Development & Education
Info sessions are being held July 25, August 7 and August 21 to help organizational leaders and grant writers learn more about our grant guidelines and how the application process works. We hope you'll join us!
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For more information, contact
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sept. 16, 2019
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NSC Summer Social is July 17
RSVP if you haven't already!
This annual networking event is a great opportunity for nonprofit leaders and their staff to connect with peers in the sector as well as friends of the Foundation.
This year's Summer Social is from 5 - 7pm on Wed. July 17 at the Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center.
Join us for guided park tours, great conversation, and new connections!
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The City of Worcester's First Cultural Plan is Complete
And it's a call to action!
After engaging hundreds of individuals through community forums and surveys, in a process that spanned months, the Worcester Cultural Plan has been released.
Embedded in the City's Strategic Plan, the Cultural Plan is a comprehensive guide that embraces the creative sector as essential to Worcester's evolution as a modern, diverse, equitable, and thriving city.
While the Plan provides a roadmap of goals, outcomes, and strategies for the next decade, 20 priorities have been identified as actionable for 2020. There's bound to be something of interest for everyone, so
check it out
and be part of the vision!
If you have questions about the Cultural Plan or the Foundation's role, contact
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The Cultural Plan was developed in partnership between the Worcester Cultural Coalition, the City of Worcester, and GWCF.
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Thank you to all who joined us to celebrate Ann's
tremendous 30 year career with GWCF. It was a send-off to remember, complete with our boundless gratitude!
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The
Celebration Dinner & Dance
in Honor of Ann Lisi
was held June 25
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Calling All Creatives!
You're innovating and we're here
to help you do it
As an active partner in the development of the
Worcester Cultural Plan,
we believe in the importance of a vibrant creative sector and appreciate the role it can play in shaping the community.
The
Creative Spark Mini-Grant Program
provides funds to both organizations
and
individuals engaged in the arts, culture, or humanities for new or first-time projects that align with the Foundation's values and specifically address strategies outlined in the Cultural Plan.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 2019, or until all available funds have been exhausted.
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For more information about Creative Spark Mini-Grants, contact Program Officer
Jonathan Cohen at 508-755-0980.
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Leicester Savings Bank Fund Supports Town in a Myriad of Ways
The
Leicester Savings Bank Fund
is granting over $43K to Leicester-based programs that span a spectrum from important cultural activities like the Harvest Fair to responsive programs that are helping residents meet immediate and basic needs.
2019 Grantees:
Audio Journal Inc.
Harvest Fair Committee
Hearts for Heat, Leicester Chapter
Leicester Council on Aging
Leicester Historical Society
Leicester Middle School
Leicester Police Department
Leicester Summer Concert Series Committee
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Second Chance Animal Shelter
Senior Citizen Club of Worcester
Town of Leicester - Burncoat Park Sports Planning Committee
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Click here
to learn more about this year's grantees. With questions, contact Program Officer
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Fairlawn Foundation Fund Grants Over $332K to Address Mental Health Needs
The goal of the
Fairlawn Foundation Fund
is to be an incubator of scalable, sustainable, evidence-based projects that address the region's complex mental health needs.
This year’s six grantees are receiving awards ranging from $20K to $80K. Funded programs highlight the importance of wrap-around services when it comes to supporting individuals with mental health issues and their families. They also emphasize the need to strategically develop our region's workforce of mental health professionals and direct care support staff.
To learn more about this year's grantees,
click here
. With questions, contact Program Officer,
Jonathan Cohen
at 508-755-0980.
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2019 Grantees:
Anna Maria College
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
Hope Coalition
Open Sky Community Services
The CASA Project
University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Summer "Site" Seeing Awaits!
Community involvement in our grantmaking process is essential to who we are as a Foundation. That's why we're inviting YOU to join us as we visit some of our recent grantees and experience first hand what our grants help make possible.
Join us for a visit this summer!
Worcester Interfaith
Wed, July 24, 2:00 - 3:00pm
Area(s) of Interest
: Community Organizing, Youth Employment
YouthConnect
Wed, July 24, 6:00 - 7:30pm
Area(s) of Interest
: Youth Development, Summer/Supplemental Programs
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Recently celebrating their 130th birthday, the
Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
is creating a safe place for children and youth to learn and explore.
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Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
Thurs, August 1, 9:00 - 11:00am
Area(s) of Interest
: Youth Development, Supplemental/After School Programs
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