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Annual Report

FROM OUR BOARD CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT AND CEO

At some time during childhood, we inevitably learn two things: “don’t run with scissors” and “play nicely withothers.” The expression “running with scissors” originated from a public safety film created in the 1950s and 1960s to teach children about hidden dangers and how to address them. Maybe the other expression came from a film, too. Regardless, both lessons served us well during the worst years of the pandemic. We were extra cautious and super strategic. We were also hyper-focused on working together. Two years later, we continued to leverage our collective power and resources to impact the community positively and strategically in 2022.

Our Funder Collaborative is a key example. Several years ago, we formed an informal partnership with several local funders to share information about community needs, initiatives, and resources; review proposals from the nonprofit sector; and discuss collaborative funding to increase our collective impact. The pandemic strengthened the network and transformed it into a more formalized, strategic partnership in 2022. Among other initiatives, The Cape Cod Foundation and other funders have pooled over $500,000 to support the Institute for Nonprofit Practice’s Core Certificate Program on Cape Cod and the Islands. In 2022, 24 local leaders graduated and another 24 entered this intensive program to further develop the skills, knowledge, and networks they need to effect meaningful change in their organizations and beyond.

In 2022, the Foundation also served on the Barnstable County Regional American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Advisory Committee. Key community members came together to advise the Barnstable County Commissioners and the Assembly of Delegates on regional funding priorities and to recommend criteria to identify projects of regional impact for the $41.37 million in ARPA Funds allocated to Barnstable County. Most of these funds have been deployed and are at work in our community.

 This strategic and collaborative approach is inherent in all the key initiatives for 2022 outlined in this report: deploying resources for pandemic relief; building resources for the newly established Women and Girls Fund; evaluating the impact of our Scholarship Program; providing increased funding and wraparound resources to support capacity-building initiatives throughout the nonprofit sector; and creating a replicable philanthropic model to build another level of community support.

Together, we are strengthening our community.

Patricia Maguire Meservey, Board Chairman
Kristin O’Malley, President and CEO

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