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ReMain Nantucket and the Community Foundation for Nantucket Partner with $250,000 Match to Help Nonprofits during COVID-19 Crisis

By Charlotte Van Voorhis

NANTUCKET, Mass. March 30, 2020 —ReMain Nantucket and Community Foundation for Nantucket announced today ReMain Nantucket’s dollar-for-dollar matching donation of up to $250,000 to support the Community Foundation for Nantucket’s Emergency Relief Fund, which will provide grants to local non-profit organizations that have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. In addition, the Community Foundation…

ReMain Nantucket Releases Study of Island’s Cultural Offerings

By Charlotte Van Voorhis

NANTUCKET, Mass. March 12, 2020 — ReMain Nantucket will release the results of a new study examining Nantucket’s cultural programming that explores Nantucket’s cultural landscape and reveals opportunities for collaboration among the Island’s many organizations. The study and report were prepared by EBP, a Boston-based consulting firm specializing in evaluation and analysis supporting planning and…

Reimagining Remain: Cecil Barron Jensen brings an artist’s touch to ReMain Nantucket as executive director

By Charlotte Van Voorhis

N Magazine (August 29, 2019) — When Melissa Philbrick retired from her post as the longtime executive director of ReMain Nantucket last year, she left some big shoes to fill. Under her watch, Philbrick helped ReMain founder Wendy Schmidt actualize a vision of revitalizing Nantucket’s downtown and supporting its year-round economy through a wide range…

Making It Count

By Charlotte Van Voorhis

In a seasonal community, with a population that changes over the months, weeks or even days, it was impossible to make meaningful decisions without having concrete data. Knowing how many people are present on the island is essential if social services is to be right-sized, infrastructure planning is accurate, and solid waste flows can be…