By: Fred Pinto – Board Member, Oakville Community Foundation The Oakville Community Foundation is proud to be a signatory to the Canadian Philanthropy Commitment on Climate Change. The Canadian Philanthropy Climate Commitment, is a joint initiative of Community Foundations of Canada (CFC), Environment Funders Canada, Philanthropic Foundations Canada, and The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal […]
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#WeekendReads – GIVEOakville: Certified for Local Impact
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. The Oakville Community Foundation is weeks away from launching its annual GIVEOakville campaign to support local […]
New Truth & Reconciliation Initiative “Debwewin”-The Oakville Truth Project
October 7, 2021 – The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Oakville Community Foundation have launched “Debwewin”- the Oakville Truth Project, to further our shared understanding of Oakville’s Indigenous past and support local Truth & Reconciliation. “Debwewin” refers to one of the Anishinabek seven grandfathers teaching for “truth.” This project will raise questions about […]
#WeekendReads – Windmill Microlending, The Foundation’s newest PRI
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. By: Ameeta Vijay – Board Member and Chair, PRI Deal Review Subcommittee Last year The Foundation added […]
Learn About the Women’s Giving Collective!
The Women’s Giving Collective (WGC) is now into its third year in 2021 and preparing to make its final grant of a three-year commitment to Heartache2Hope. Combined with the first year commitment, the WGC has now provided a total of $16,500 to support individuals bereaved by suicide. What is the Women’s Giving Collective? The Women’s […]
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 […]
