Are you taking care of your staff, your board and your volunteers? Are you considering how you are developing each person on your team? Are you giving them the information and supports they need to stay up-to-speed and engaged in what they are doing? It’s worth a few minutes of time every week for nonprofit […]
News and Views
Our New Website
Our new site is up and lookin’ good! The website introduces a new look and provides tools here, here, here and here to help the foundation better connect with our partners and the communities we serve. Browse around and you’ll find: Our new blog. featuring timely updates on news, opportunities, events, resources and media coverage and, yes, […]
Support Your Local Food Pantry
In the summertime, demand at local food pantries goes up just as donations decline. Why not drop off a bag of groceries or send a contribution to your local pantry today? Photo courtesy of Micah68. Acton Community Supper, Inc (http://www.actoncommunitysupper.org)Acton Congregational Church12 Concord Rd, Acton, MA 01720978-635-9295Supper@actoncommunitysupper.org Acton Food Pantry (http://www.actoncommunitysupper.org)St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church435 […]
News from our Fisheries Partners
Penobscot East Resource Center What would it take to develop Maine’s prime location on the Gulf of Maine into a thriving sustainable seafood system? Penobscot East Resource Center’s Executive Director Robin Alden provides a smart commentary on the topic in a recent issue of Maine Policy Review. Based in picturesque Stonington, ME, Penobscot East, a […]
Eat Fresh
One of the many valuable programs the Sudbury Foundation has supported is the “Eat Fresh” initiative at A Place to Turn (APTT), a food pantry in Natick. Funds from the grant (combined with a companion grant from the Foundation for MetroWest) allow APTT volunteers to shop twice a week for fresh produce so no matter when […]
Are you a Social Innovator?
Are you a MetroWest nonprofit doing interesting work providing adult supports to at-risk children? Could you use some assistance in evaluation? Measurement? Messaging? Executive coaching? Networking? Building relationships? If so, you might want to apply to the Social Innovation Forum for a unique funding opportunity designed to bring your nonprofit to the next level. The […]
Dream Green
The Discovery Museums (TDM) in Acton recently unveiled a new exhibit, Dream Green, designed to get kids and families thinking about energy conservation at home. Using technology, bold graphics and hands-on activities, the new Dream Green exhibit lets visitors design and build their own model house, try out various types of insulating material and then, […]
Creative Community Garden
The creative staff at the Sudbury Park & Recreation Department are always thinking. Director Nancy McShea, an enthusiastic organic gardener, developed this idea – a community organic garden on the grounds of the Fairbank Community Center, designed, sighted, built and planted by community members (with a little help from an expert consultant) enrolled in Park […]
Breakfast of Champions
On the cusp of greatness, the 15 Atkinson Scholarship recipients, selected for their scholastic achievement and contributions to the community, celebrated their award at an annual breakfast hosted by the Foundation on May 15, 2011. The Atkinson Scholarship Program recognizes local students with financial need, academic promise and the capacity to make a meaningful contribution to […]
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