nonprofits
Free library coding meetup grows into nonprofit Cambridge Dev Lab
An unemployed product manager, a Boston University computer science student, a former librarian and a man who hadn’t touched a computer in years gathered around the tables at the Cambridge Public Library on Monday evening. Read more Central Square’s Carl Barron Plaza set to reopen after 3 years They were among the participants, ages 20 […]
‘We’re not just the war’: Ukraine beyond the battlefield
When Ukrainian pianist and composer Vadim Neselovskyi wrote a suite dedicated to his hometown of Odesa, he never imagined it would take on political meaning. Read more Intensity in survival and horror The music, which predates Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, is a love letter to the Black Sea city where he grew up and […]
Cambridge Volunteers merges with Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition
After years of operating separately despite closely intertwined missions, Cambridge Volunteers is merging with Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition to provide services as a unified organization, the groups shared in a Tuesday press release. The organizations support nonprofit leaders and volunteers as well as residents and the city government. Read more ‘Tony’ gives us an appetizing look […]
Council shields women’s shelters from federal funding cuts
During its meeting Monday June 22, Cambridge City Council unanimously approved $625,000 in funds for local nonprofits that provide emergency housing and services for victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse. The nonprofits, which include Transition House in Central Square and the De Novo Center for Justice and Healing in East Cambridge, lost funding provided […]
Brattle Theatre will take a seat (all of them) in July
Toward the end of next month, the Brattle Theatre will go dark for 10 days so the venerable repertory house can complete its latest round of capital improvements. The primary focus of the renovation will be replacing the seats, and it will also put in new carpeting, refurbish the flooring and install new aisle lights. […]
Social innovators honored
The Cambridge Community Foundation on Wednesday held its seventh annual Making Good Together celebration honoring nonprofit social innovators. Five local nonprofits received the Imagined in Cambridge! Social Innovation Awards, and $5,000 each, for their grassroots efforts to address pressing social challenges in Cambridge. It also named the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) as its inaugural […]
Community foundation gives grants to over 150 Cambridge nonprofits
The Cambridge Community Foundation (CCF) recently made its Community Fund grants, awarding almost $1.4 million this year to 157 Cambridge-serving nonprofits. While the CCF is Cambridge-focused, this year’s awards were influenced by national political trends. Read more Events in Cambridge and Somerville: Campfire fest, Memorial Day and Jesse Terry With the Trump Administration in […]