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Dufferin Community Foundation Hires New Executive Director
Dufferin Community Foundation reached another major milestone last week in hiring Michele Fisher of Mono as its Executive Director. This appointment coincides with the extensive growth in donors, endowment funds, and grants to Dufferin charities over the past three...
How does an annual Booster Grant fit into our DCF mission?
You may be wondering how an annual Booster grant sponsored for $1500 fits within the DCF mission to build income-earning, permanent endowment funds. Surely the two models are incompatible - or at least, confusing. Fair question. Here's the reality: our...
Booster Grants are back!
Would you turn down an extra $1500 to pump up the budget for a project that works? The Dufferin Community Foundation has been listening to you. Now that the peak of the pandemic emergency has passed, we have brought back the Booster Grants to ensure that...
Vital Conversations with Youth
What Dufferin Should Know about Our Youth and the Future they Seek? The Dufferin Community Foundation is pleased to have been a partner with the RBC Foundation in bringing the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge to Dufferin County. In addition to funding two...
Crystal Queer Project Showcase
We applaud the youth leaders of Crystal Queer, part of the The Speak Out Project funded by the RBC Future Launch Community Challenge and delivered by the Dufferin Community Foundation, for bravely sharing their stories to help others feel increased inclusion and acceptance.
Dufferin Community Foundation again dispersing grants
By Sam Odrowski, Orangeville Citizen http://citizen.on.ca/?p=21587 The Dufferin Community Foundation is again distributing grant funding to local charities with a focus on supporting programs that improve mental health and well-being, as residents have endured...
Announcing Emergency Support Fund Grants
Gratitude grows in the heart and we at the Dufferin Community Foundation are most grateful to be able to support the efforts of four worthy charities through the Dufferin Emergency Support Fund Grants. The $35,000.00 total grant is made possible through our generous...
Report to the Community Released
The Dufferin Community Foundation has just finished its second full year of operation, and what an incredible journey it has been! Our primary mission is to build permanently invested funds, the income of which will be disbursed annually to support local charitable...
Looking for an opportunity to give back to the community?
Join a Committee or Board of Directors You'll help build a vibrant community where a "can do" attitude engages residents, philanthropists and charities in Dufferin County. There are many worthy projects serving a range of urgent needs. For many charitable...
Dufferin Community Foundation again supporting charities in need
Orangeville Citizen Article – The Dufferin Community Foundation is again helping local not-for-profit organizations who continue to struggle with the financial impacts of COVID-19.
