Making good together.
Join us in welcoming our new Board and PAC leadership!
Smart Giving: Closely-held stock is having a moment.
This post is part of our “Smart Giving” series of informational articles for professional advisors from CCF’s Professional Advisors Council.
Q&A with Jennie Woo
Get to know our new director of development and collective giving at CCF.
Smart Giving: Charitable planning can help ease client procrastination.
This post is part of our "Smart Giving" series of informational articles for professional advisors from CCF's Professional Advisors Council.
Join us at the opening night of ARROWFEST!
Celebrate with us in Harvard Square on September 5, a night of theater that benefits the Cultural Capital Fund.
Thank you, Dunkin’!
Our new neighbors in Central Square opened last week with free coffees and a big check for the community.
Starlight Square inspires a plan for Central as Cambridge’s downtown.
An op-ed by Geeta Pradhan that appeared in Cambridge Day.
Our new campaign to “make good” for Cambridge.
Launching a new campaign that emphasizes CCF's role in tackling problems in partnership and that celebrates changemakers.
President Geeta Pradhan featured in The Boston Globe!
Geeta shared her thoughts on leadership as a woman of color after Vice President Kamala Harris announced her candidacy.
Arrow Street Arts Fund awards new grants for local performing arts.
The fund invested $65K in 11 organizations in its first year.
‘Innovation is in Cambridge’s DNA:’ Cambridge Community Foundation awards 28 microgrants
An article by the Cambridge Chronicle about our recent microgrants for social innovators from the Imagined in Cambridge! Fund.
Our community speaks to housing unaffordability.
A look inside Cambridge Housing Authority's new report, "Stories of the Can't Wait List".
2021 “Imagined in Cambridge!” Social Innovation Award
The application is now open for our third annual award competition.
28 great grassroots ideas get cash support.
Through the new Imagined in Cambridge! Fund, we've awarded $14,000 in microgrants to local social innovators, thanks to generous seed support from Verizon and a local family.
Bringing bikes and community back to life.
Our new nonprofit partner gives free bikes, empowers neighbors.
Reclaiming joy: Nonprofits delivered transformational services throughout the pandemic.
There are some powerful stories behind the $674,000 we gave to programs across 28 nonprofits this year, thanks to generous support from the State.
Cambridge Pride.
In Cambridge, we celebrate the diversity in all its forms, and honoring our LGBTQ+ communities, particularly during Pride Month, is part of our city's story.
New Falcon Pride Scholarships announced, growing community to 20 scholars
This month, four new Falcon Pride Scholars were named as the inaugural cohort celebrates college graduation.
Celebrating Juneteenth.
Photo by Sam Seidel. “To me, Juneteenth matters because
Legends Live Forever: Cambridge remembers Xavier Louis-Jacques
In memory of 19-year-old Cantabrigian Xavier Louis-Jacques, the first-ever Legends Live Forever Scholarship was awarded last month to a CRLS graduate.
We remember Mel Hodder.
Mel left a remarkable legacy of service and generosity to his hometown of over sixty years. He was one of CCF's longest serving Board members and his commitment knew no bounds.
Counting down memorable moments of 2023.
Thank you for being part of a bold year at CCF.
Giving to something that matters.
Newlyweds Rebekah and Eric share their love - and love of Cambridge - with CCF.
Why making a gift to CCF is a no-brainer.
Beth and Marty Milkovits share how seeing the impact of their gift is an incredible feeling.
Smart (end-of-year) giving.
Expert tips from our Professional Advisors for December giving.
Social cohesion in the living room.
Lori Lander's Wednesday Breakfasts build community.
Conversation is key.
Alongside the launch of our five-year strategic plan, we joined several important conversations about innovations in philanthropy, partnerships with nonprofits, and building community in October.
Thank you, Head Of The Charles and rowers!
We’re incredibly grateful to Head Of The Charles Regatta for their ongoing support. As one of their official charities, dollars raised through the HOCR Charity Program go to our Community Fund and back into the community.
Music with a mission.
Cambridge Jazz Festival - in rain or shine - brought people from across the community together for music and much more.
Learnings from movement makers and storytellers.
"Communities are their own best hope." Our recent film screening and discussion underscored the value of investing in grassroots leaders. (Photo by London Parker-McWhorter.)
