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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Meet the Changemaker: Shaun VanLaarHoven
Tell me about your work at Round the Bend Farm. I’m the executive chef at the farm. Our three tenets are around modeling nature, valuing diversity and redefining wealth. We look to nature as our guide in terms of the crops that are planted and the food that we serve....
Four New Board Members Elected at Annual Meeting
On Tuesday, June 13th, the SouthCoast Community Foundation held its 28th Annual Meeting at the UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business. With a full-capacity audience that included many community leaders and philanthropists, the Foundation elected four new Board...
Thank you to our 2022 supporters!
Thank you to all our 2022 supporters! Your investment in our communities is making a difference on the South Coast! $100,000+ Anonymous (1) BankFive Barr Foundation Jeanne and John Fabian Jr. Irwin M. and Joan Klein Jacobs Klarman Family Foundation Massachusetts...
Over $668K in Scholarships Awarded to 71 South Coast Students
The Community Foundation recently awarded 71 local students with college scholarships totaling more than $668,000. This year, the Foundation received over 1,600 applications from throughout the South Coast, making it the most competitive year for scholarships the...
Meet the Change Maker: Q&A with Ashley Occhino, Executive Director of Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition
What has your career path been? I went to school for fine arts in textiles. At the time, many mills had closed. My parents were educators, so it seemed natural that I went into teaching art classes. I had an internship in Boston, and then I worked at the Fuller Craft...