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Women Nonprofit Leaders Still Paid Less than Their Male Peers

July 22, 2017 — A newly completed survey conducted by TSNE MissionWorks, a Boston-based nonprofit that provides management resources to other nonprofits, found that nonprofits in southern New England, including those in Massachusetts, continue to experience gender equity gaps in compensation structures and lack of diversity in senior leadership and mid-level management positions. MORE

Comm. Foundation for Nantucket Grants $160K to 22 Nonprofits

July 20, 2017 — The Community Foundation for Nantucket recently announced that it awarded $160,475 to 22 local nonprofits that provide services related to child care, diversity, education, health and nutrition, housing, mental health, and youth and recreation. MORE

Cambridge Comm. Foundation Grants $524K to Local Nonprofits

July 18, 2017 — The Cambridge Community Foundation recently granted $524,921 to nearly 60 local nonprofits that focus on basic needs and work to enhance the ability of city residents to pursue education, a family-sustaining wage, and create a livable community. MORE

Outer Cape Health Services Appoints Chief Dev. Officer

July 15, 2017 — Outer Cape Health Services, a nonprofit based in Harwich Port that operates community health centers in Harwich, Wellfleet, and Provincetown, recently announced that Kathleen Weiner has been appointed chief development officer. MORE

Wells Fargo Donates $445K to 19 Massachusetts Nonprofits

July 21, 2017 — Wells Fargo & Company this week announced it has donated $444,500 to 19 nonprofit organizations across Massachusetts that work to strengthen communities by developing solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges. MORE

Massachusetts Nonprofits Raise Funds to Aid Statewide Efforts

July 20, 2017 — Mass Mentoring Partnership, Lawyers Clearinghouse, and the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers, all Massachusetts nonprofits serving a statewide constituency, each held annual fundraising events that collectively generated $537,000. MORE

Support to Fight Hunger, and for Bay State Cultural Nonprofits

July 17, 2017 — The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has awarded grants to 18 regional nonprofit organizations to help fight hunger...The Zoo in Forest Park and Education Center in Springfield gets unexpected donation...The Highland Street Foundation is enabling 85 cultural nonprofits statewide to provide free admission this summer. MORE

Human Service Forum Appoints Rebecca Coolong as Exec. Dir.

June 14, 2017 — Human Service Forum, a nonprofit membership organization based in Holyoke that seeks to strengthen the capacity of nonprofits in the Pioneer Valley, recently announced that Rebecca Coolong has been appointed executive director. MORE