September 09, 2020 – The Brant | Halton | Peel Partnership (the Partnership), a consortium of 6 community foundations and Sheridan College which operates EDGE – the Entrepreneurship Discovery Growth Engine has begun its second and final intake of applications for non-repayable capital under the Investment Readiness Program (IRP). Local social purpose organizations (SPO) including […]
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The Fundamentals of starting a Fund
We’ll admit, the whole “planned giving, starting a fund, leaving a legacy” thing can feel a bit tricky. After all, you’re making significant financial and community impact decisions – not to mention, you want to create a legacy that keeps your vision of community impact alive. It’s a lot. And we understand. In our second article in the Estate […]
Building a Legacy of Giving: What way is best for you?
We started this blog series by contemplating the personal process and reasons of The Oakville Community Foundation’s own Sarah McPherson as she considered leaving a legacy for her community and the things that matter most to her. It’s a very personal decision for everyone, and one that can seem financially daunting. But, as we discovered […]
Oakville Community Foundation announces $350,000 through two programs to support recovery of local charities and the local economy
August 4, 2020, Oakville, Ont. – The Oakville Community Foundation has announced that it will provide $350,000 in charity grants to support the recovery of the Oakville charitable sector and local economy, as the provincial State of Emergency comes to an end. Two new recovery initiatives will open for applications on Tuesday, August 4th. Eligible […]
When there’s a Will, there’s a way.
Here’s how you can get started on leaving your legacy today. Planned Giving. It sounds, well, planned. But how do you get started so that you have the planned part of your giving in place? You don’t need to be a financial planning wizard, and it won’t require a huge financial investment to get started […]
Brant | Halton | Peel Partnership Allocates $715,550 Through the Federal Investment Readiness Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – REVISED July 22, 2020, Oakville, Ont. – Today the Brant | Halton | Peel Partnership, a consortium of 6 community foundations and Sheridan College which operates EDGE – the Entrepreneurship Discovery Growth Engine – announced the results of its first round of funding from the Investment Readiness Program (IRP), funded by […]
