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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 […]

WE Charity and we charities.

What does the WE Charity scandal mean for the rest of us in the Charitable sector? Although there is a lot of discussion about the potential backlash against the entire charitable sector from this scandal, I would point out the absence of other charity leaders rushing to the aid of WE Charity in these discussions. […]