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Amy Segal Shorey, Principal at GMA Foundations, has been certified by the National Center for Family Philanthropy to lead family foundations through its Pursuit of Excellence assessment process. Continue Reading »

The Jessie B. Cox Trust recently awarded a multi-year grant to 1% for the Planet to increase environmental philanthropy in New England from the business community.

To date, 1% for the Planet member companies have donated nearly $1 million to New England non-profit organizations working on sustainability issues. With the support of the Jessie B. Cox Trust, 1% for the Planet will expand its work with New England companies, and grow its network of businesses committed to donating 1% of their annual sales to environmental causes. Continue Reading »

In calendar 2011, The Parker Foundation awarded a total of $978,519 in grants in fields of interest including the arts, education, community and economic development, and human services, all for the benefit of Lowell, Massachusetts, the fourth largest city in Massachusetts.

In the arts, the Foundation followed up on a 2010 grant to the Lowell National Historical Park for a major exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Dickens visited the new city of Lowell in 1841 and reported, in a special chapter of his American Notes, on the high value placed on the arts by the Lowell “factory girls,” who enjoyed music-making, subscribed to lending libraries, and contributed to the Lowell Offering, a local literary publication. Continue Reading »