The Foundation for MetroWest granted $120,000 to local hunger relief agencies in 2016. This is a 10% increase over 2015 in grant funding… but that was not the only increase this year. The Foundation doubled its support to organizations that primarily identify as farms, a strategic move that aligns the MetroWest Hunger Relief Fund’s focus with a key recommendation outlined in the 2014 MA Local Food Action Plan: increase the production and consumption of Massachusetts-grown foods. We spoke with one farm grantee, Gaining Ground Farm in Concord, about how this grant will impact their work. |
| YOUTH IN PHILANTHROPY |
| Welcome to our new students
We are looking forward to a great semester of learning, community building, and grantmaking at our fall programs in Natick, Sudbury, Hopkinton, Lincoln Middle School, Nashoba Brooks School, The Fenn School, and Concord Academy! |
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| YIP alumna on national board
One of our former YIP students, Kate Guttilla from Needham, has been accepted to the Youth Philanthropy Connect Leadership Team. This is a national board of youth advisors to the California-based Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation. Kate will help contribute to the development of Youth Philanthropy Connect, and assist with their regional conference, held in Waltham on November 20. All students are welcome to attend the free regional conference!
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| Interested in joining YIP?
If you or someone you know would like be involved in our middle or high school Youth in Philanthropy program, we are accepting applications for the fall from middle school students in Lincoln, as well as for various locations for spring 2017. |
| EARLY FALL EVENTS IN METROWEST |
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September 24- Family Event- Full Circle by Circle of Hope
September 30 – Gore Place Moonlight Tour
October 9 – Chestnut Hill Farm’s 2nd Annual Harvest Festival
October 15 and 16 – Natick Artists Open Studios
October 17- Start of the MetroWest Health Documentary Film Series |
| SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY |
Stearns Farm CSA of Framingham was created through the friendship of two women, Margaret Welch and Penelope Turton. In 1954, Margaret Welch owned the land on which her friend Penelope Turton began the farm. Welch eventually donated the land in 1975 to the Sudbury Valley Trustees, stating that she hoped the Trustees would allow Turton to “continue use of this tract for farming.” Turton, originally from England, fell in love with farming and worked the land of Stearns Farm from 1954-1990. In a 1990 interview with the Boston Globe, Turton reflected on her decision to start a farm, “I decided to try to see if there would be any fun and any money in farming. I’ve been doing it ever since.”
Stearns Farm CSA is a recipient of a 2016 MetroWest Hunger Relief Fund grant from the Foundation for MetroWest. |
| YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANT DEADLINES |
| 2016 Regional Youth Development Competitive Grant Program. Application deadline is 5:00 PM on Friday, September 30, 2016.
2016 Wellesley Youth Development Competitive Grant Program. Application deadline is 5:00 PM on Friday, September 30, 2016.
2016 Hopkinton Youth Development Competitive Grant Program. Application deadline is 5:00 PM on Friday, September 30, 2016. |
| CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY EDUCATION |
| Our relationship with nonprofit organizations does not begin or end with a grant decision. We offer free services and resources through our Center for Philanthropy Education to help MetroWest nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers think strategically, govern effectively, and operate efficiently – through seminars, executive leadership development, and capacity-building programs.
Upcoming Nonprofit Seminars |
| Speak with Clarity, Confidence, Conviction: A Public Speaking Workshop for all Levels Presenter: Mike Chase, Great Results, LLC Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Location: Framingham Public Library One seat left- Learn more and register now Evaluation Demystified: Using Simple Data to Improve Outcomes THIS WEEK- Learn more and register now Unlocking the Power of Visual Storytelling Everything You Wanted to Know About Board Governance: But Were Afraid to Ask Presenters: Amy Cahners and Susan Donahue, Cahners and Donahue Associates, LLC Major Donor Mambo Building Your Resources: The Board’s Role in Fundraising
How Small Organizations Successfully Structure & Manage Their IT Description and registration coming soon! Leader of the Pack! What does it take to be an effective Board Chair?
Save the Date- Stewardship 102 with Simone Joyaux, Joyaux Associates, January 19, 2017 |
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