SouthCoast Community Foundation (SCCF): You’ve been executive director of CVAB since 2012 - how’s the experience been for you? Moises Rodrigues (MR): There is nothing better than working for your communities. This is a labor of love — we take care of people from the...
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Q&A with Community Foundation President, Dr. Melanie Edwards-Tavares
Community Foundation Accounting Clerk, Nhamaa Cortes interviews Community Foundation President, Dr. Melanie Edwards-Tavares. In this excerpt, she discusses what drew her to this role and the impact of place-based philanthropy. [video width="352" height="288"...
Reflections: Dr. Melanie Edwards-Tavares, President and CEO
Happy fall! We have passed the autumn equinox. Our days are getting shorter, and the weather is cooler. The change of seasons and the start of the school year have always been exciting for me – a time to think about new beginnings. How fitting that I began my first...
19th Annual Summer’s Last Blast – Thank you!
The Community Foundation’s 19th annual Summer’s Last Blast event, with nearly 400 people in attendance, was held on Friday, September 8th at Weatherlow Farms in Westport. The annual fundraiser was a great success, thanks to the generous support of many sponsors and...
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...