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First-time Environment and Arts & Culture grants power up five community projects
First-time Environment and Arts & Culture grants power up five community projects Four local charities and one Township have been awarded Dufferin Community Foundation’s first-ever Arts & Culture Fund and Environment Fund grants. The Arts & Culture...
Local artist’s gifts capture and protect our environment
Through her paintings, she captures sunlight through trees, clouds racing across the sky, water rushing over rocks and the changing of the seasons. The environment inspires local artist, Marion Herron… and now proceeds from her art will benefit that environment...
Apply now for an Arts, Culture & Heritage Grant or an Environment Grant
Dufferin Community Foundation has opened its fall grants program, this year with a focus on arts & culture and the environment. Thanks to the generosity of Enbridge Gas and our community, four $2,500 grants are available to local charities for funding arts &...
Dufferin Community Foundation delivers $270,000 to seven local organizations
Dufferin County charities receive critical funding through the Government of Canada’s Community Services Recovery Fund (CSRF) After a thorough grants review process, we are delighted to announce that seven community service organizations have received CSRF funding for...
From the sun to the stars, it was a spectacular night of community
It was a night that had it all… elegant outdoors and a bountiful buffet, soulful music and sparkling guests. We are delighted to announce that our outdoor gala on June 22, An Evening Under the Stars, raised more than $68,000 for our work. The strength of our community...
Founding Board Chair Gord Gallaugher hands over the reins to Debbi Goss
After six years of leading Dufferin Community Foundation as Board Chair, Gord Gallaugher stepped down at our Annual General Meeting in June. He has handed over the gavel to Debbi Goss, who was our first managing director before she joined the Board last year. At a...
Investment Readiness Program is helping two local social enterprises to scale up their “businesses for good”
Dufferin Community Foundation is delighted to announce that Branching Out Support Services and the Dufferin Board of Trade have been awarded Investment Readiness Program (IRP) grants. The IRP is a $50 million fund from the Government of Canada that helps charities,...
Want to make a lasting difference in Dufferin County? Join our Board of Directors!
Dufferin Community Foundation is actively seeking community leaders to serve on the Board of Directors beginning this June. If you are collaborative, inclusive, team-focused and care about improving quality of life in Dufferin County over the long term, please apply....
Nonprofit Appreciation Week recognizes the “invisible champions” who dedicate their lives to helping people
This week is Nonprofit Appreciation Week in Dufferin County and local restaurants and businesses are showing their love. On Friday, February 17th – “Thankful Friday” – more than a dozen cafes, restaurants and food shops are offering anyone who works for a...
Community Service Recovery Fund opens to support pandemic recovery across Canada
Grants ranging from $10,000-$100,000 available to organizations in Dufferin County Orangeville ON – Dufferin Community Foundation is urging local charities and not-for-profit organizations to apply for a Community Service Recovery Fund (CSRF) grant to assist with...
