Nonprofits

The board of directors of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation has authorized the creation of a new portfolio to focus on sustainable investing.

Worcester Business Journal publishes a podcast every Monday called The Weekly Business Report, a forward-looking news segment designed to make Central Massachusetts business professional informed about what is going to happen in the local economy.

In this second episode of The Weekly Business Report, Sarah Connell Sanders joins the podcast to discuss her story "Disrespected" about sexual harassment in the Central Massachusetts workplace.

As a light-skinned woman of color, Jule Gomes Noack has seen how discrimination is applied to people with disabilities, similar to what she dealt with growing up.

These stories from seven Central Mass. women professionals detail how sexual harassment has long-lasting and wide-ranging impact on people and company productivity.

A 2019 WBJ investigation into the gender breakdown of the leadership at 75 Central Massachusetts prominent business organizations found 35% were women, an increase from 33% in 2018. This year, the percentage went backward.

A core effort will be engaging businesses, and asking them to write specific language in their human resources policies banning employees from buying sex.

In announcing the start of the WooSox Foundation, the Worcester Red Sox donated $25,000 to the Worcester Public Library and $40,000 to Worcester Public Schools.

Worcester human services nonprofits Seven Hills Foundation and Youth Opportunities Upheld Inc. announced an affiliation on Tuesday to make YOU, Inc. the 14th affiliate of the Worcester nonprofit.

Following her sister’s death from ALS in 2015, Katie Benison-Camell decided to start a foundation to provide relief for families fighting the disease. The foundation has grown every year and will host its inaugural gala on April 3.