Nonprofit Center, BRPC Offering Resiliency Workshops

07:46AM / Thursday, October 06, 2022Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires has partnered with Berkshire Regional Planning Commission to offer eight free workshops during the month of October to help nonprofits build capacity and become more resilient.

The "Level Up Series for Nonprofits" is open to all nonprofit organizations. A limited amount of one-one-one technical assistance is also available.

October offerings include a 3-part series on Fundraising Communications Essentials with one in-person workshop at Marble House in Lee, followed by two webinars on subsequent Friday mornings. Additional webinars include Nonprofit Digital Marketing 101, Program Evaluation for Lean Nonprofits, and Board Meetings & Best Practices. Some webinars take place during evening hours to accommodate all-volunteer organizations.

On Oct. 28, Boston-based Philanthropy Massachusetts will visit the Berkshires to present a Grant Research workshop at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge.

Small and grassroots organizations are encouraged to take advantage of these professional development opportunities. Register online at npcberkshires.org.

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15 People Displaced in Pittsfield Home Fires

Staff Reports11:35AM / Sunday, October 11, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fifteen people were displaced after 2-alarm home fires this weekend on Springside Avenue and Elaine Drive.

On Friday evening, the Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 209 Springside Ave., which took a four-hour battle to extinguish and resulted in a partial roof collapse. The next day, on Saturday evening, crews knocked down a fire at 121 Elaine Drive in about an hour.

The garage and part of the single-family home on Elaine Drive were gutted to the frame, along with a vehicle parked in the driveway. On Springside Avenue, the top level and porch of the multifamily were burned through.

A GoFundMe has been started for the family of the Elaine Drive home, which includes several young children. The fundraiser, with a $5,500 goal, explains they lost their home and all of their belongings. (iBerkshires.com does not confirm or endorse fundraisers; they are provided as information only.)

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries, and both incidents are under investigation. One dog was rescued on Springside Avenue.

On Oct. 10, around 6:15 p.m., PFD responded to the Springside Avenue home for a reported structure fire and saw a 2 1/2-story wood frame multifamily with a heavy blaze showing from the second-floor front porch, extending out.

The building suffered a partial roof collapse, which prolonged extinguishment. The fire was brought under control after about four hours.

“An aggressive offensive attack was mounted by first arriving crews stretching hose lines into the building as well as primary searches that proved negative. Ladders were placed around the structure to provide access as well as escape if needed. An off-duty Fire Captain had also been on scene early in the incident to help evacuate the structure and rescue a dog,” PFD wrote in a press release.

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