Oakville, Ont., Sept. 25, 2020 – Today the Oakville Community Foundation (The Foundation) and Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton (CCAH) announced that 2,020 meals were provided for Halton community members as well as the production of more than 10 hours of online entertainment, thanks to a $45,000 grant from the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), […]
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Giving is Great: But How Do You Decide on the Best Way to Give?
You have lots of choices when it comes to building up your Fund, or when you give to any of the Funds held at the Oakville Community Foundation. Depending on when and how you give, you’ll see different benefits, now, and in the future. To help you begin that decision-making process, here are some of […]
Tell Us What You Want, What You Really, Really Want
If you’ve decided to become a Fundholder, we can’t thank you enough for your generosity! We’re here to help you in any way we can. Giving back to our local community by supporting the causes that are important to you will have a tremendous impact both now, and in the future. In some of our […]
Brant Halton Peel Partnership Accepting Proposals for Round Two of Federal Investment Readiness Program
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 […]
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 […]
