Welcome back to the #WeekendReads series! On Fridays the Oakville Community Foundation will share reports, data and information to help you stay informed when it comes to the community, the charitable sector and more. Click here for previous installments. GIVEOakville is Oakville’s only online crowdfunding campaign to help local charities in the Oakville and Halton area. […]
10 Reasons to Give With GIVEOakville
Have you explored the GIVEOakville campaign yet? GIVEOakville is Oakville’s ONLY online crowdfunding campaign that features dozens of local charities that need your help this holiday season to reach their goals. The Oakville Community Foundation organizes this campaign as part of their role as a hub for community knowledge and to offer donors in Oakville […]
Oakville Community Foundation Announces New DEI-Focused Funding
By: Rob V. Budhwa, Board Member and Chair, Governance and Nominating Committee The Oakville Community Foundation has made it a priority to reduce inequalities in both our operations and in our community. To this end, we have embarked on a number of initiatives and operational changes to become more inclusive and supportive of diverse populations. […]
Oakville Community Foundations launches GIVEOakville campaign, redesigned platform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., November 15, 2021 – The Oakville Community Foundation has launched the GIVEOakville campaign, running from November 15 until December 13, 2021, with a new redesigned platform. GIVEOakville is a holiday-giving campaign that features dozens of charities in the Oakville and Halton area. Charities request up to $25,000 to support their […]
From the Archives – Older Adults in our Community
The Oakville Community Foundation has 27 years of published content from blogs, articles, research, reports and more! Join us as we periodically look back at The Foundation’s history of work on various topics and issues in the community in our new series, From the Archives. Through the Years Did you know that the Vital Older […]
#WeekendReads – Get to Know the New Members of the Board
Annually, the Oakville Community Foundation concludes the year with the Annual General Meeting of members. The meeting is both to recognize the work of the prior year but also a chance to thank our Board for their leadership and work, as well as to recognize Board Members who are completing their term of office. At […]
A Youth Perspective: The Impact of COVID-19 – Part 2
So often we read articles about COVID-19 and its impact on society, but what about its impact on youth? Instead of writing a second-hand account of what the youth in our community are seeing, hearing and feeling, our spring intern Charlotte Bright sat down with her fellow classmates to have a frank conversation about how COVID-19 has […]
#WeekendReads – Explore the Vital Older Adults Report in three ways!
Welcome back to the #WeekendReads series! On Fridays the Oakville Community Foundation will share reports, data and information to help you stay informed when it comes to the community, the charitable sector and more. Click here for previous installments. Did you know that Living Your Best Life: A Report on the Vitality of Older Adults in […]
Oakville Community Foundation addresses sedentary older adults with grant to Rotary Oakville Trafalgar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakville, Ont., July 7, 2021 – Today, the Oakville Community Foundation announced a grant of over $32,000 to the Rotary Oakville Trafalgar. The Foundation is excited to support the Rotary Oakville Trafalgar’s project which will bring Adult and Senior Fitness Equipment to Memorial Park as it provides a solution to one of […]
A Youth Perspective: The Impact of COVID-19 – Part 1
Welcome to our first audio blog! So often we read articles about COVID-19 and its impact on society, but what about its impact on youth? Instead of writing a second-hand account of what the youth in our community are seeing, hearing and feeling, our spring intern Charlotte Bright sat down with her fellow classmates to […]
