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The Actors Fund, for instance, decided to change its name. Since May, it's been known as the Entertainment Community Fund. The term “actor” ceased being a pejorative long ago, but the organization felt that the old name didn't capture the scope of its services and ambitions.

While the Actors Fund has been a lifeline for millions working in entertainment for more than 140 years, the organization doesn't just help those on stage or in front of the camera. It also includes people behind the scenes, which is why it recently changed its name to the Entertainment Community Fund.

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Joseph P. Benincasa is the President and CEO of the Entertainment Community Fund, the national human services organization that helps everyone in entertainment and the performing arts.

History. The Entertainment Community Fund was founded as the Actors Fund of America by Albert Marshman Palmer on June 8, 1882, largely due to the efforts of former New York University student Harrison Grey Fiske, editor of the New York Dramatic Mirror, who was aware of the many problems faced by those in the profession ...