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Corporate giving is crucial, says Starlight Starbright executive director Julianne Beauregard.
‘It keeps us alive’
For the two-person staff at the Boston chapter of the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, having iCorps Technologies Inc. as a benefactor — and neighbor — has been a welcome boost.
iCorps, a network services firm based just downstairs from Starlight in the Schrafft’s building in Charlestown, has provided the foundation with financial backing, volunteer help and even pro-bono tech support for its computer systems.
It’s just one of the many New England tech companies committed to giving back to the community — an effort that goes against the general belief that tech firms are less likely to be active corporate citizens.
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Carolyn Macedo, of the New England Technology Foundation, reads to children at one of the foundation’s charities in Cambridge.
Tech Help
Don’t let the name fool you — the New England Technology Foundation doesn’t exist for the benefit of the technology industry. But it does have a tremendous impact on the agencies and charities it serves. And the intangible rewards of serving the community, its members say, are huge.
The nonprofit foundation helps raise funds for charitable organizations that don’t have in-house fund-raising operations. Simply put, the all-volunteer organization’s aim is to pull the technology community together to serve the social, educational and medical needs of children in New England.
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