We had a nice site visit recently to Aurelia’s Garden in Wayland, one of our newest grant partners. They are an all-volunteer, nonprofit micro-farm founded in 2020 to address food insecurity by providing fresh, nutritious organic produce to local food pantries. They farm on two local sites which have been loaned to them. The first […]
News and Views
Sudbury Municipal Minute: DEI
In May 2021, the Sudbury Select Board created a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Commission to support diversity, achieve equity, and foster inclusion for every member of the Sudbury community. The Commission will hear testimony from towns people, deliberate on those discussions and submit a report to the Select Board within a year that includes an […]
Anti-racist Learning
Our board and staff are in the middle of anti-racist training and we wanted to share this powerful video our consultants used to kick off yesterday’s session. In the video entitled ‘How We Can Win” (which went viral in June 2020 and was later turned into a book), political activist Kimberly Jones spoke off the […]
Foundation Seeks Executive Director
Interested in the opportunity to take on a leadership role at the Sudbury Foundation? We are seeking a new executive director following the retirement of our long-time executive at the end of the year. Our next leader will build upon the strategic framework that the staff and Trustees have created and will work in partnership to continue […]
Executive Director to Retire at Year-End
The Sudbury Foundation trustees today announced the upcoming retirement of Executive Director Marilyn Martino who will complete her 28-year tenure with the Foundation at the end of the year. Under Martino’s leadership, the organization has re-designed its funding priorities to include positive youth development and a resilient local food system, shifted from project grants to […]
Racial Equity & Inclusion Mini Grants – Round 2
Proposals due August 20, 2021To continue to advance equity and inclusion work in our communities, the Foundation’s 2021 Racial Equity & Inclusion (RE&I) mini-grant program is open to nonprofits in our catchment area* who wish to focus on anti-racism learning and action. Grants are available to 2020 RE&I recipients to advance their work as well as […]
Sharing Equity Resources
Materials abound for equity learning: books, stories, articles, op ed pieces, podcasts, webinars, movies, and more. We’re curious: What resource has made the most impact on you? Which would you recommend? We’re interested in all racial equity and social justice educational information including LGBTQ+, disabilities, women’s issues, incarceration…. We’ve started a list that we hope […]
Grants Awarded January-July 2021
During the first half of 2021, we have been pleased to support these nonprofit organizations who contribute so much to our communities. A Place to Turn Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Acton Community Supper and Food Pantry Marlborough Community Cupboard/United Way Aurelia’s Garden Massachusetts Audubon Society/Drumlin Farm Bethany Hill Place Maynard Food Pantry Big Brothers Big […]
Youth Emotional Well-Being Grants
As we continue to navigate our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, we are re-opening our Children, Youth & Families Program for one grant cycle in 2021. (Please note: These are not our typical capacity building grants which focus on organizational effectiveness but rather project grants, as described below.) To keep the well-being of children and youth […]
Guleserian receives Taft Scholarship
Congratulations to L-S senior Ava Guleserian who was named the 2021 recipient of the John E. Taft Memorial Scholarship at tonight’s L-S Scholarship Fund Awards Ceremony. We wish you all the best! The scholarship honors long-time Sudbury Foundation Trustee John Taft and is awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated leadership in their school […]
