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Meet the Change Maker: Michael Benevides, Fabric Arts Festival Founder
Can you share a little about your background? My family was immigrants from the Acores. I came here when I was two years old. My father started his own business in Fall River, which was Portugalia Imports. I always worked in the family business. I also had a genuine...
SouthCoast Wind Fund – Grant Applications Opening; Info Session Attendance Strongly Encouraged
NEW BEDFORD, MA – The SouthCoast Community Foundation announced today that the SouthCoast Wind Fund, which is administered by the Community Foundation, will open its first round of grantmaking on September 5th and intends to distribute $500,000 to local nonprofits by...
Announcing New Community Foundation President and CEO: Melanie Edwards-Tavares
NEW BEDFORD, MA — Today, the SouthCoast Community Foundation Board of Directors announced the appointment of Dr. Melanie Edwards-Tavares as the organization’s next President and CEO. She comes to the organization from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, which...
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Since 1995, area residents have been turning to the SouthCoast Community Foundation to make their philanthropic giving as effective as possible. The Community Foundation is a tax-exempt, public charity serving thousands of people who share a common concern for improving the quality of life for all in Southeastern Massachusetts.