In addition to the English version, summaries of the Oakville Resiliency Report are available in Spanish, Arabic, Punjabi and Chinese. You can view the English digital report here: You can view the Chinese summary of the report here: You can view the Spanish summary of the report here: You can view the Punjabi summary of […]
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Oakville Community Foundation Launches Oakville Resiliency Report, GIVEOakville
Oakville, Ont., November 2, 2020 – The Oakville Community Foundation has announced the launch of the Oakville Resiliency Report and the GIVEOakville 2020 campaign. The Oakville Resiliency Report analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Oakville community, and more importantly, how our local charities have responded to keep us resilient. The report explores […]
Social Enterprise and WE Charity – A Follow Up Blog
To say I was shocked at the amount of traffic and commentary that my WE Charity blog post received is an understatement. It’s approaching 1000 views on our website, receives almost 10% of our website traffic and has now been reprinted﹘at their request﹘by Oakville News (Thanks Nolan) and in Foundation Magazine. (I can’t wait to […]
Maximizing the Local Benefit: Charity-Small Business Partnerships
I was on an Imagine Canada webinar with other charity leaders featuring Dr. Judith Stein from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. She advised charities to showcase their importance to the economy at this time. Bruce MacDonald, CEO of Imagine Canada, gave our new Charity-Small Business Partnership Program a shout out as […]
In Memoriam: Donald Noble.
The Foundation is saddened to announce the passing of one of our most admired founders. Without Don’s vision and leadership, community philanthropy would not have the deep roots in our Town that it does today. Don inspired philanthropy in his family and his friends, many of whom he introduced to the Oakville Community Foundation. Don […]
Planned Giving: All it takes is a little Will Power.
“When you pool your resources and work with The Oakville Community Foundation, they enable you to amplify your impact in the local community and beyond.” ~Bruce Burrows, Fundholder It’s not uncommon in everyday conversations to hear someone say: “I wish I could make a difference.” Or “I wish I could create change.” Or “I just […]
