Nonprofits

The George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Foundation of Worcester has gifted $100,000 to Worcester’s Clark University to fund after-school programs and field trips at its partner school, the University Park Campus School in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood over the next two years, Clark announced on Wednesday.

Lancaster human-services nonprofit RFK Community Alliance, has hired Jessica Pepple to be the organization's first chief diversity and culture officer.

The City of Worcester has opened the application window for five business and community programs funded from the $146 million in American Rescue Plan Act money received by the City.

The Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning at Framingham State University will be redesigned and transformed.

Friday, Aug. 5, is the last day to nominate someone deserving of recognition for Worcester Business Journal’s 14th annual Outstanding Women in Business awards.

This week, Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced two innovative projects addressing different, but wide-reaching, problems will receive grants of $900,000 and $700,000.

Five affordable and low-income housing projects in Framingham, Stow, Webster, Westminster, and Worcester will take part of $50 million in direct funding and $90 million in in state and federal tax credits announced by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development announced on Tuesday.

Princeton-based nonprofit NEADS World Class Service Dogs announced a series of promotions, including a new board chair, just a month after marking the grand opening of the organization’s new $2.6-million breeding center.

Ascentria Care Alliance, a Worcester-based human service nonprofit, has named four new members to its board of directors.

An entity registered to two Boston developers purchased the former Sargent Card Building in Worcester – most recently the site of The Bridge community center – for $925,000 on Friday, in another step toward the transformation of the site.