New hires at Southcoast Community Foundation
Standard-Times
NEW BEDFORD – The SouthCoast Community Foundation recently announced the hiring of Sarah Rose as Director of Engagement; Charles Holley as Director of Finance & Administration; and Kim Goddard as Manager of Marketing & Communications. The filling of these positions furthers the organization’s five-year re-commitment strategy to create and sustain capacity and expertise in order to effectively serve the needs of the region, a press release from the foundation stated.
“All three individuals come with a wealth of expertise and have been deeply involved in their communities making them all great candidates,” stated Community Foundation President John Vasconcellos. “I’m really excited to take the Foundation to the next level with their help, furthering our mission to build philanthropy for our region, support the many great nonprofits doing critically important work, helping our youth to fulfill their dreams,
Like the song says, Should Old Acquaintance be forgot, and never thought upon. While 2020 might be the year that no one wants to think upon ever again, the Standard-Times asked community leaders to reflect on the unrelenting year asking what they took away from it and what they are looking forward to in 2021.
“This past year has illustrated the best of the human spirit and worst. The lessons learned are numerous. We need to appreciate priceless memories and exhibit patience, tolerance, and an open mind to the perspective of others. We must recognize that life is fleeting and precious. We need to continue respecting each other and reinvigorating the basic tenets of humanity: honesty, individual responsibility, and integrity. These must all rest on a solid foundation of love and kindness. The best of us is in our hearts and we need the courage to love strangers. We are all interconnected dependent on each other. Life is a gift and it is short.” Chief Joseph Cordeiro, New Be
It’s not often that a supporter comes along and is the catalyst of transformative change.
Gurdon Wattles used to sit with me in the galleries of the New Bedford Whaling Museum and review draft sketches of a reimagined campus as we talked about our shared goals for visitors and our desire to increase learning about the region’s important history.
His ideas exemplified his care and concern for the visitor’s experience. “How do we say hello?” he once said to me when we were dreaming through changes to our entrance.
Gurdon literally and figuratively transformed the Museum through massive endeavors like the four-story Wattles Jacobs Education Center and the Wattles Family Gallery (our fine art gallery). He routinely and quietly funded our college internship program, improvements to technology, gallery acoustics, and made our ambitious strategic planning possible.