﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:24:26 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Boston Foundation Receives Commitment from Massachusetts Business for 2nd Largest Gift in Foundation History</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-receives-commitment-from-massachusetts-business-for-2nd-largest-gift-in-foundation,c2164479</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2424615</guid><description><![CDATA[Anticipated $28 million will come from Billerica, MA-based Curriculum Associates
CONTACT: James Burnett (617) 338-3890James.Burnett@tbf.org; www.tbf.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                              Stock gift among largest in Boston Foundation history

                          Occasion marks just fourth time the foundation has been gifted $20 million or more

BOSTON, Massachusetts (January 11, 2017) – The Boston Foundation, Boston’s 101-year-old community foundation and the first such organization in the nation to issue grants to nonprofits, has announced]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 20:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latino Legacy Fund Co-Founder Appointed by MA Gov. Charlie Baker to MassDev Board</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/latino-legacy-fund-co-founder-appointed-by-ma-gov--charlie-baker-to-massdev-board,c2155346</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2413277</guid><description><![CDATA[Juan C. Morales is the fourth LLF advisory committee member appointed to a Massachusetts state governance board.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: JAMES BURNETT(617) 338-3890; James.Burnett@tbf.org

BOSTON – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Latino Legacy Fund Advisory Committee Member Juan Carlos Morales to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, making Morales the fourth such appointment of a Latino Legacy Fund advisor. Morales, Co-Founder of the Latino Legacy Fund and Global Chief Financial Officer for TIAA-CREF, is joined]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation issues emergency grants to organizations that support immigrants &amp; other marginalized communities</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-issues-emergency-grants-to-organizations-that-support-immigrants---other-marginali,c2152282</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2409101</guid><description><![CDATA[Grants were inspired by recent anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ community sentiments expressed in some quarters
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CONTACT: James Burnett (617) 338-3890; James.Burnett@tbf.org

Boston Foundation makes four emergency grants to organizations that work to protect and support immigrants and other marginalized communities

Boston –– In light of recent news reports of tensions over immigration and vitriol directed at Muslims, immigrants to the United States, and members of the LGBTQ community, The Boston Foundation has announced four emergency funding]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 20:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation issues emergency grants to organizations that support immigrants &amp; other marginalized communities</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-issues-emergency-grants-to-organizations-that-support-immigrants---other-marginali,c2152276</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2409100</guid><description><![CDATA[Grants were inspired by recent anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ community sentiments expressed in some quarters
MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: James Burnett (617) 338-3890; James.Burnett@tbf.org

Boston Foundation makes four emergency grants to organizations that work to protect and support immigrants and other marginalized communities

Boston –– In light of recent news reports of tensions over immigration and vitriol directed at Muslims, immigrants to the United States, and members of the LGBTQ community, The Boston Foundation has announced four emergency funding]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation's 2016 Collaborate Boston nonprofit contest winners announced at Annual Meeting</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-s-2016-collaborate-boston-nonprofit-contest-winners-announced-at-annual-meeting,c2126588</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2368521</guid><description><![CDATA[Youth-centric winning organizations employ leadership training, sculpture, storytelling, and fitness training to empower teens and young adults.
For immediate release: November 18, 2016                                                                                                            

Contact:  James Burnett – (617) 338-3890james.burnett@tbf.org

Boston – The Boston Foundation’s Collaborate Boston competition announced at the Foundation’s annual meeting Thursday evening four winners for this prize cycle. Launched in October 2013, Collaborate Boston (http://www.tbf.org/tbf/93/]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:41:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Venture capitalist announces major commitment to Boston Foundation grantees at local launch of national business-philanthropy movement Pledge 1%</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/venture-capitalist-announces-major-commitment-to-boston-foundation-grantees-at-local-launch-of-natio,c2093095</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2323042</guid><description><![CDATA[Pledge 1%, the national corporate philanthropy movement, gains steam with launch in Greater Boston
Jeff Fagnan, founder of Accomplice, a venture capital firm with more than $400 million raised to date, announced Wednesday evening that his company would begin committing one percent of its equity to Resilient Coders and Inner City Weightlifting, Boston Foundation grantees that teach computer coding, other life skills and weight lifting, respectively, to underserved youth of color.

The announcement came at the launch event for Pledge 1% Boston (http://www.tbf.org/impact/initiatives/]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latino Legacy Fund at the Boston Foundation makes first-ever grants</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/latino-legacy-fund-at-the-boston-foundation-makes-first-ever-grants-,cm109288</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1728459</guid><description><![CDATA[$100,000 to support early childhood needs
Boston - The Latino Legacy Fund, a permanent, committee-advised fund with a mission to strengthen the diverse Latino community of Greater Boston and to support issues and organizations that advance the socio-economic status of Latinos, today announced the list of grantees receiving funding from the Fund’s first grant docket.

The Fund, the first Latino-focused fund in the Greater Boston area, is focusing its initial funding on programs that help create economic opportunity by improving Latino education in Greater Boston. The first round of grants,]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:28:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation announces $1.6 million in grants, new work with MassChallenge</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-announces--1-6-million-in-grants--new-work-with-masschallenge,c9605502</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1638682</guid><description><![CDATA[Three-year partnership with MassChallenge highlights grant docket featuring entrepreneurship and career initiatives
Boston – The Boston Foundation announced its quarterly discretionary grants after a meeting of the Foundation Board of Directors today. The Board approved $1,550,600 in single and multi-year discretionary grants to be paid out beginning in June 2014. Of the 16 grantees for the quarter, three are receiving multi-year grant support.

 

The largest grant, a three-year, $450,000 grant to MassChallenge, will provide general operating support to the internationally-recognized]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation surprises Haley House with $50,000 grant</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-surprises-haley-house-with--50-000-grant,c9588725</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1613645</guid><description><![CDATA[Out of the Blue Grant recognizes Haley House’s powerful role empowering low-income individuals, will be used as part of effort to secure permanent café space
Boston – The Boston Foundation (http://www.tbf.org), Greater Boston’s community foundation, has announced the awarding of a $50,000 Out of the Blue grant to Haley House, Inc (https://www.givingcommon.org/profile/1074877/haley-house-inc/)., in recognition of its powerful multifaceted role providing career and housing assistance to low-income individuals while creating a civic hub for Roxbury in its Dudley Square café. 

The unsolicited]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2014 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>As cold, snow move in, Boston Foundation urges support for those in need</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/as-cold--snow-move-in--boston-foundation-urges-support-for-those-in-need,c9517014</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1506430</guid><description><![CDATA[Foundation announces first set of 2013-14 grants from Food and Fuel Fund, encourages donors to act
Boston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, today announced more than $200,000 in grants to local organizations that provide urgent winter assistance to Massachusetts residents. The grants come from the Foundation’s Food and Fuel Fund, a cooperative effort of the Boston Foundation and its donors to specifically support those organizations providing food, fuel, housing and other much-needed services to citizens in need.

 

“We hope these grants, made possible by]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 18:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Six Greater Boston artists receive $15,000 Brother Thomas fellowships</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/six-greater-boston-artists-receive--15-000-brother-thomas-fellowships,c9468956</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1432257</guid><description><![CDATA[2013 marks third class of Fellows to benefit from generous gift by renowned ceramicist, Brother Thomas Bezanson
Boston – The Boston Foundation today announced the six winners of the 2013 Brother Thomas Fellowships, “no strings attached” $15,000 awards designed to support talented artists making significant contributions to their community through excellence in their craft. These biennial fellowships are made possible by the Brother Thomas Fund, established at the Boston Foundation in 2007 to honor the legacy of Brother Thomas Bezanson, a Benedictine monk and world-renowned ceramic artist.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation pledges $10 million investment in Fairmount Corridor</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-pledges--10-million-investment-in-fairmount-corridor,c9443055</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1385196</guid><description><![CDATA[Foundation continues commitment to housing, jobs, economic and cultural investments to Fairmount neighborhoods
Boston – Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, today announced the Foundation would commit $10 million or more over the next four years to projects along the Fairmount Corridor – a nine-mile stretch of neighborhoods along the MBTA’s Fairmount rail line, providing empowering support to neighborhoods and organizations working to bring jobs, housing, and economic investments to the community while uplifting the cultural identities of those groups living along the]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation applauds Supreme Court decision on DOMA</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-applauds-supreme-court-decision-on-doma,c9434650</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1369437</guid><description><![CDATA[Boston – Boston Foundation President and CEO Paul S. Grogan today applauded the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Windsor, which affirmed a lower court’s finding that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court’s decision was handed down this morning.

“Today’s ruling removes an unjust double standard thrust upon businesses and legally married employees in Massachusetts and other states,” said Grogan. “The Boston Foundation was proud to sign on to the amicus brief calling for the overturning of the Defense of]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:14:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report finds $1B Mass. Life Sciences Center investment creating jobs, growth</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/report-finds--1b-mass--life-sciences-center-investment-creating-jobs--growth,c9391711</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1285637</guid><description><![CDATA[Review at halfway point of 10-year Life Sciences Initiative finds it merits continued investment, Northeastern Univ. researchers conclude
Boston – Nearly five years and more than $300 million in investments after its launch, Massachusetts’ ambitious Life Sciences Initiative and the Center charged with its implementation are driving employment and economic growth for the life sciences sectors in Massachusetts, according to a report released today at the Boston Foundation. The report, Life Sciences Innovation as a Catalyst for Economic Development: The Role of the Massachusetts Life Sciences]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:40:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Boston Foundation names Travis McCready Vice President for Program</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/the-boston-foundation-names-travis-mccready-vice-president-for-program,c9366891</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1232369</guid><description><![CDATA[Boston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, has announced the appointment of Travis McCready as its new Vice President for Program. McCready has been serving as the first-ever Executive Director of the Kendall Square Association since 2010, where he led the efforts to preserve, promote and advance the interests of  the Kendall Square neighborhood and business district during a time of unprecedented change and expansion.

The hiring was announced by Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, who first brought McCready to the Foundation in 2001 to]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:36:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jamie Jaffee to head The Philanthropic Initiative at the Boston Foundation</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/jamie-jaffee-to-head-the-philanthropic-initiative-at-the-boston-foundation,c9365536</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1232366</guid><description><![CDATA[Jaffee, the first President of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, joins TPI as Managing Partner
Boston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, today announced that respected entrepreneur and philanthropic adviser Jamie Jaffee will join The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI), an operating unit of the Boston Foundation, as Managing Partner.

“It is a great pleasure to announce that Jamie Jaffee is joining the Boston Foundation and leading TPI,” said Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. “As Managing Partner of TPI, she brings a wealth of experience]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:38:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report shows significant improvements in number of Boston students enrolling in, completing college</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/report-shows-significant-improvements-in-number-of-boston-students-enrolling-in--completing-college,c9358928</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1219730</guid><description><![CDATA[New report highlights impact of Success Boston initiative and other efforts to keep Boston Public Schools graduates in higher education
Boston – A new report commissioned by the Boston Foundation to examine the college enrollment and completion trends of Boston Public Schools students finds the number of BPS graduates enrolling in and completing higher education has risen sharply in recent years, and highlights the impact of the Success Boston initiative in increasing the likelihood that Boston Public Schools graduates will stay in postsecondary education.

The report, Getting Closer to]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:41:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation names Kate Guedj Vice President for Development and Donor Services</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-names-kate-guedj-vice-president-for-development-and-donor-services,c9353602</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1210028</guid><description><![CDATA[Boston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, has promoted Kate Guedj to the role of Vice President for Development and Donor Services.

The promotion was announced by Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation. It is effective January 2, 2013. Guedj formerly served as Vice President for Philanthropic and Donor Services.

“Kate has a long background in community foundations, and in her 12 years here at the Boston Foundation she has proven herself a talented, effective leader of our donor services effort and a number of successful initiatives,”]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Online “Giving Common Challenge” raises more than $1mil for Mass. nonprofits</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/online--giving-common-challenge--raises-more-than--1mil-for-mass--nonprofits,c9317437</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1139061</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly 7,000 people give online in an unprecedented event
For immediate release: October 12, 2012                                                                                     Contact:  Ted McEnroe - 617-314-2927 ted.mcenroe@tbf.org

Boston – Hundreds of Massachusetts nonprofits are sharing in $1.075 million in online donations and prizes after an unprecedented 36-hour fundraising challenge sponsored by the Boston Foundation and the Giving Common, an innovative web-based resource designed to provide comprehensive and current information about nonprofit organizations across]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation announces $20 million in grants</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-announces--20-million-in-grants,c9314077</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1132337</guid><description><![CDATA[Arts advocacy, youth opportunities, workforce development among key investments in $2.2 million discretionary grant docket
Boston – The Boston Foundation announced its quarterly discretionary grants after a meeting of the Foundation Board of Directors today. The Board approved $2,230,000 in single and multi-year discretionary grants to be paid out beginning in the quarter beginning October 1. Of the 13 grantees for the quarter, twelve are receiving multi-year grant support.

In addition, the Board acknowledged nearly $14.5 million in grant payments disbursed since the June meeting of the]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:12:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mass. nonprofits seek to raise more than $1 million in “Giving Common Challenge”</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/mass--nonprofits-seek-to-raise-more-than--1-million-in--giving-common-challenge-,c9313434</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1131062</guid><description><![CDATA[More than 500 nonprofits compete for $150,000 in prizes in 36-hour event, October 10-11.
Boston – More than 500 Massachusetts nonprofits will strive to raise a combined $1 million in just 36 hours and qualify for an additional $150,000 in prizes next week, as they take part in one of the largest nonprofit fundraising events in Massachusetts history.

The Giving Common Challenge (http://www.givingcommon.org), a 36-hour fundraising sprint, is designed to raise funds and the overall visibility of Massachusetts nonprofits for new and existing donors. All the organizations have submitted]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation welcomes two new members to Board of Directors</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-welcomes-two-new-members-to-board-of-directors,c9313431</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1131053</guid><description><![CDATA[Jane Mendillo, Paul Gannon to serve five-year terms
Boston – The Boston Foundation will formally welcome two new members to its Board of Directors at the Board’s quarterly meeting on October 4, 2012. New board members Jane Mendillo and Paul Gannon were named to the Board at its June meeting.

“It’s with great pleasure we welcome Jane Mendillo and Paul Gannon to the Boston Foundation Board of Directors,” said Michael Keating, Esq., who serves as Board Chair. “Jane Mendillo has steered the endowments at Harvard and Wellesley through the most challenging decade in our history. Paul Gannon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation leverages partnerships with other funders to deepen its reach in Haiti</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/haiti-fund-at-the-boston-foundation-leverages-partnerships-with-other-funders-to-deepen-its-reach-in,c9286670</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1078546</guid><description><![CDATA[Fund awards nearly $500,000 in grants to Haitian-led rebuilding efforts after 2010 earthquake
(Boston) – The Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation (http://www.bostonhaitifund.org) has announced $491,000 in grants to support Haitian-led reconstruction efforts in Haiti, bolstered by a new set of strategic partnerships with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Haitian Fund for Innovation at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

The Fund awarded grants to 30 organizations in May 2012 – after a competitive process in which nearly 250 letters of inquiry were received. The new partnerships made it]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:39:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boston Foundation announces ‘My Summer in the City’ grants for 2012 with a focus on Parks and Programs</title><link>http://news.cision.com/the-boston-foundation/r/boston-foundation-announces--my-summer-in-the-city--grants-for-2012-with-a-focus-on-parks-and-progra,c9286401</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1077956</guid><description><![CDATA[Boston – The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston’s community foundation, has announced the organizations that will receive nearly $600,000 this summer to provide summer programs and summer jobs for youth in the city of Boston. Summer programs begin this week, with special events planned in neighborhoods throughout Boston during July and August.

More than 30 Boston-area organizations will receive grants as part of My Summer in the City, an initiative developed and coordinated by the Boston Foundation and funded in conjunction with other local philanthropic organizations. 

Together, the]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>