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June 18, 2022

Agnes Binagwaho & Aisha Francis Join Cummings Foundation

Agnes Binagwaho & Aisha Francis Join Cummings Foundation celebrates the appointment of two distinguished educators to one our nation’s leading philanthropic institutions. BOSTON – Cummings Foundation, of Woburn, has appointed the top executives of two higher education institutions to its board of trustees: Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, vice chancellor of University of Global Health Equity, and Dr. Aisha Francis, president and CEO of Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology. This pair joins 20 other trustees contributing […]
July 7, 2022

Justin Narducci – The Power of a Plan

Justin Narducci – The Power of a Plan is Narducci’s take on the importance of your written task map. Here’s what Justin has to share about where your nonprofit is headed: I’m writing this article from CURE International’s newest pediatric hospital in Zimbabwe – a hospital that owes its existence to our organization’s strategic plan. The children treated here, the lives changed here, the generational impact made here, would all be impossible without our conscious […]
July 16, 2022

Cummings Foundation Give 140 Major Gifts to Massachusetts Nonprofits

Cummings Foundation Give 140 Major Gifts to Massachusetts Nonprofits celebrates one of the single largest acts of charitable giving in nonprofit history. June 22, 2022 (BOSTON, Mass) – Scores of Massachusetts nonprofits are celebrating significant new grants through the annual Cummings $25 Million Grant Program. Emails proclaiming “You got it!” recently arrived at 140 charities to herald their receipt of $100,000 – $500,000 each.
July 31, 2022

Joanne Oppelt Raises First Six-Figure Gift for Caring Contact Suicide Prevention

Joanne Oppelt Raises First Six-Figure Gift for Caring Contact Suicide Prevention reveals how one fundraising veteran helped a life-saving charity secure a life-saving gift. Here’s how it worked: Caring Contact, a regional suicide prevention agency with a budget of around $300,000, needed several years of large cash influxes. Board giving was steady, accounting for about 5 percent of individual donations. To raise money, the agency conducted two direct