If the community is healthy, we’re healthy
May 16, 2017
Globe Manufacturing, which makes protective clothing and boots for firefighters, has operated in Pittsfield since 1901. The $1 million Globe Community Fund is one way the company is saying "thank you" to Pittsfield and surrounding communities
Ann Haggart valued education, drank Moxie and loved to laugh
March 27, 2017
Every grant and scholarship that comes from the Foundation starts with a generous person who cares. It is our honor to work with them
The Wellborn Ecology Fund: Learning From the Ground Up
March 7, 2017
A passion and concern for the environment led to a bequest that has kept the Upper Valley on the leading edge of place-based ecology education
How an apartment building became health care, education…and more
January 11, 2017
Lee and John Lamson gave a building. The proceeds went into their donor-advised fund to support critical community needs
For one family, an unusual gift means a lasting legacy
December 28, 2016
Nancy and Terry Conklin wanted their children to inherit a charitable legacy. They achieved their goal by making a gift of insurance
Giving back is in the Weeks family DNA
August 23, 2016
Like the generations before them, Jack and Pat Weeks have passed on their philanthropic values to their children and grandchildren
The countess who cared
April 12, 2016
The Rolfe and Rumford Fund is Sarah Thompson's legacy — and is still giving kids access to quality child care, mentoring, music lessons and more
Corporate giving on a social mission
April 5, 2016
Pax World Management, a leader in sustainable investing, uses a Foundation donor-advised fund for its corporate giving
Franklin Savings Bank goes big for charity
March 24, 2016
Bank's donor-advised fund and scholarship support good work and great students in local communities
Sleeves-rolled-up giving experience
February 23, 2016
Associated Grocers of New England & AG Supermarkets use a donor-advised fund to give back to the communities where they do business
Relationships matter
January 20, 2016
The advisor-managed investment option allows Harry Holland to retain his investment manager and get expert grantmaking help
A dreamers’ hangout
January 4, 2016
Liz and Jeremy Hitchcock established a donor-advised fund to get their kids involved in philanthropy as early as possible