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Dear Friends,
Community. That is a word most used by people when asked to describe what makes The Lenny Zakim Fund so special as a nonprofit organization.
For our grantee partners – whether they be a former grantee partner from The Fund’s early years or a current grantee partner who joined our grant portfolio only a few months ago – being a part of LZF’s community means as much, if not more, as the grant funding and capacity-building supports LZF provides. For our donors, volunteers, and friends, the LZF community is a place where they can invest their time, talent, and treasure to support The Fund and our grantee partners in our collective efforts to effectuate positive social change in communities throughout eastern Massachusetts.
As a practitioner of trust-based philanthropy, we recognize the power dynamics that exist in the LZF community between us as a funder (and by extension our donors, volunteers, and friends) and our grantee partners and are committed to continuously finding ways to minimize them whenever possible. In this month's e-newsletter you will read examples of various efforts to foster a welcoming and thriving LZF community for all members, from our new grantee partner summer socials, to our growing grantee partner events calendar, to our 2nd Annual Light the Night on Saturday, September 6th. In the latest grantee partner spotlight, you will read about the creative way in which 2Gether We Eat is addressing food insecurity and nutrition in Worcester and the surrounding communities through hydroponic farming.
Just as the word “community” cannot be spelled without the letters y, o, and u, The Lenny Zakim Fund cannot have a healthy, thriving community without YOU as a member. Thank you for being a part of the LZF community and helping to make our vision for a more just and equitable world more of a reality with each passing day.
In partnership and community,
Allison E. Picott
Executive Director
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