The Westfield Foundation, with the Foundation Trustees recently selected 7 local programs and projects as grant recipients for the first quarter of 2012 amounting over $45,110.
The foundation has the following areas of focus: education, the arts and other cultural activities, civic, health and human services, community development, and the conservation and preservation of historical resources.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”