Volunteers are an integral part of Cummings Foundation's grant program. By tapping into the deep expertise and rich diversity of greater Boston's professional community, the Foundation is so much better able to understand the issues local communities are facing, identify the most promising and effective nonprofits to fund, and strengthen relationships with beneficiaries.
Now one of the largest foundations in New England, Woburn-based Cummings Foundation has awarded more than $260 million in grants to Greater Boston nonprofits alone. Its giving is concentrated in Middlesex, Essex, and Suffolk counties and benefits a broad range of causes, including human services, education, healthcare, and social justice.
WHS Sports Coverage (EXs: Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, etc.)
Recording of Community Events (EXs: talks/presentations hosted by the library and other town organizations, annual events such as Town Day, and others)
Crewing other member productions!
WinCAM is Winchester's community media station. Along with providing video coverage of municipal meetings and town events, WinCAM offers training and production assistance to anyone who lives or works in Winchester. WinCAM members have access to professional video production equipment as well as our fantastic facility, complete with two production studios, post production suites and multipurpose production room. The multipurpose space is available for community use as well and can hold up to 80 people for meetings, workshops, presentations or functions.
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Porchfest runs on volunteers, and all those with interest and enthusiasm are welcome. Activities typically start around February and ramp up towards the day of the event in June. For preparations we need promoters, graphic designers, grant writers, networkers, schedulers, sign posters, and creative thinkers to identify and encourage good performers and find great porches. For the event we need help with matching performers with porches, with producing and distributing materials. On the day of the event we could use porch monitors, social media assistants, live streaming/video coordinators, and help with logistics. A small group can do a lot because it's really about supporting the community, but there are plenty of ways to help.
Winchester Porchfest is a unique, volunteer-organized, one-day community-building music festival where Winchester residents lend their porches as pop-up micro-stages to amateur musicians who will showcase their musical talent to neighbors who will walk around town and join other community members in enjoying concerts and the atmosphere. Porchfest is a program of Winchester Friends of Music.
