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As Dufferin County's "forever fund," we invest donor gifts to support local charities yearly. ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ญ ๐ฟ32 First Street, Ste. L-3A, Orangeville, ON, Canada, Ontario ๐ฟinfo@dufferincommunityfoundation.ca ๐ฟwww.dufferincommunityfoundation.ca
Last fall, we awarded a $2,500 grant to the National Wildlife Centre to provide emergency medical care to sick, injured and orphaned wildlife from Dufferin County. In the first few months after opening their new wildlife hospital in Caledon, the NWC had already treated 650 animals.
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Julie and Steve Wood are well-known in our community as people with big hearts who maximize their impact through thoughtful generosity. They personally presented cheques to four local charities for the third year in a row. We are grateful for them
๐ธPhoto by Doug Schaefer
Vicki Sword wears many hats in our community, since June, Vicki has been sporting a Dufferin Community Foundation hat as a public member on our Grants Committee.
With our grants programs growing every year, Vickiโs experience will be invaluable. Welcome Vicki!
It takes time to absorb a talk as powerful as Tanya Talega's. Thank you to Dufferin County, Sharon Rigby & The Brave Canoe, and Nancy Frater from Booklore for such an exceptional evening.
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Tanya Talaga signing The Knowing
Warden Janet Horner, with Franca DeAngelis
Jim Waddington & Nancy Frater
๐HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT OR FUNDRAISER COMING UP THIS FALL/WINTER ๐
Share it below. Add a link if you have one. At Dufferin Community Foundation, we believe in community first. Letโs celebrate and support whatโs happening across Dufferin County! ๐
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Weโve moved just down the hall! Weโre excited to announce that Dufferin Community Foundation has a new office space but donโt worry, weโre still in the same building! Weโve simply moved down the hall.
๐ New location: Lord Dufferin Centre, 32 First Street, Suite 003C, Orangeville ON
This summer, the Cedar Fund awarded a $7,500 grant to Choices Shelter & Support Services - a 50% increase over last year! We are honored to support Choices for the third year in a row. This donation helps them continue offering safe shelter and vital services to youth and men in our community.
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Wishing all of those celebrating Rosh Hashanah a joyful celebration. ๐
#dufferincounty #communityfoundation #dufferincommunityfoundation #communityimpact #communityfoundation #RoshHashana
Congratulations to Family Transition Place on 40 years of helping women and children transition to brighter futures. We are proud to support your work.
#CommunityFirst #LocalImpact #DufferinCounty #DufferinCommunityFoundation #CommunityFoundation #Grants #ForeverFund
Family Transition Place, received $7,500 from the Cedar Fund at Dufferin Community Foundation this summer.
#FTP #CedarFund #CommunityFirst #CommunityImpact #DufferinCounty #DufferinCommunityFoundation #communityfoundation #DonorAdvisedFunds #ForeverFund
๐HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT OR FUNDRAISER COMING UP THIS FALL? ๐
Share it below in the comments! Add a link if you have one. At Dufferin Community Foundation, we believe in community first. Letโs celebrate and support whatโs happening across Dufferin County! ๐
#charities
One week until the Fall Grants deadline! Be sure to send in your applications by 5pm on Thursday, Sept1 8th.
๐Arts, Culture & Heritage Grants
๐Environment Fund Grant
๐Dufferin Vision Fund Grants
๐Refugee Resettlement Fund Grant
https://dufferincommunityfoundation.ca/fall-grants-2025/
We were delighted to present the Knights of Columbus, Orangeville with a second-year grant from the W&M Edelbrock Fund this summer. The Knights make a difference in tangible ways, like directly supporting children with special needs, helping individuals living in poverty, funding local charities.
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We are so grateful to the Order of the Eastern Star Normac Chapter for donating $3,000 to our Shelburne Community Fund! Grand Matron Jennifer Gohn and Grand Patron Robert Katzman presented the cheque last night to our Executive Director, Michele Fisher.
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We are excited to welcome applications for our signature Fall Grants program.
Arts, Culture & Heritage Grants
Environment Fund Grant
Dufferin Vision Fund Grants - NEW
Refugee Resettlement Fund Grant - NEW
Deadline: September 18. visit https://dufferincommunityfoundation.ca/fall-grants-2025/
Call for Applications! Dufferin County invites youth ages 16 - 25 to apply to the 2025/2026 Youth Climate Activation Circle.
๐ Learn more and apply by August 11, 2025 at https://joinindufferin.com/ycac
#ClimateActioninDufferin #YCAC #DufferinCounty #DufferinCommunity #YouthClimateAmbassador
Sign up for our email list at dufferincommunityfoundation.ca/newletter-si... or email info@dufferincommunityfoundation.ca and let us know that youโre with a charity or non-profit serving Dufferin County.
#charities #nonprofits #dufferincounty #orangeville #townofshelburne #grandvalley
Call for Applications! Dufferin County invites youth ages 16 - 25 to apply to the 2025/2026 Youth Climate Activation Circle.
๐ Learn more and apply by August 11, 2025 at https://joinindufferin.com/ycac
#ClimateActioninDufferin #YCAC #DufferinCounty #DufferinCommunity #YouthClimateAmbassador
Call for Applications! Dufferin County invites youth ages 16 - 25 to apply to the 2025/2026 Youth Climate Activation Circle.
๐ Learn more and apply by August 11, 2025 at https://joinindufferin.com/ycac
#ClimateActioninDufferin #YCAC #DufferinCounty #DufferinCommunity #YouthClimateAmbassador
Build Your Legacy - At Dufferin Community Foundation, weโre your partner in philanthropy. Together, we align your charitable giving with the greatest possible impactโsupporting the causes closest to your heart.
Letโs build your legacy together dufferincommunityfoundation.ca/for-donors/
Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we honour and commemorate the First Nation, Inuit, and Mรฉtis people of Canada. #Community #NIPD2025 #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
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๐ Families come in all forms and sizes, love is the connecting force. Happy Family Day from the Dufferin Community Foundation! ๐
#familyday #dufferincounty #communityspirit #communityfoundation #dufferincommunityfoundation #communityimpact #foreverfund
๐ Happy Valentine's Day from the Dufferin Community Foundation! ๐
Today, we celebrate love, compassion and the power of community. Thank you to all who make Dufferin County such a wonderful place to live, work and grow! โค๏ธ
#valentinesday #communitylove #dufferincounty
Nonprofit Appreciation Week always falls on the same week as Valentineโs Day? Our Town Crier Andrew Welch offers several ways to show your love and appreciation to the people who work at nonprofits across the county. Hint: chocolate is always welcome!
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Oyez! โHow do you profit from nonprofits? What exactly is there to appreciate?" Good questions from our Town Crier, Andrew Welch on the occasion of Nonprofit Appreciation Week in Ontario. Donโt miss his bang-on answers!
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#NAW2025 #nonprofitappreciationweek
Oyez! Watch our award-winning Town Crier Andrew Welch as he declares this week to be Nonprofit Appreciation Week in Dufferin County and in Ontario. Did you know that we have an estimated 150 local nonprofits helping people and caring for our community.
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During #BlackHistoryMonth, we recognize the amazing contributions of leaders in our community, hear their stories, and celebrate their strength and resiliency.
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#bhm2025 #happyblackhistorymonth #dufferincounty #communityspirit #communityfoundation
Sometimes we are on the receiving end of a big cheque! Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Shelburne for donating $4,920.90 in memory of Bill Dougherty to our Arts, Culture & Heritage โforever fund.โ Shelburne Rotary was also a founding member of Dufferin Community Foundation.
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Our second annual Environment Fund Grant was awarded to the National Wildlife Centre in December. The centre is opening a new building later this month to provide critical medical care to injured, sick and orphaned wildlife in Dufferin-Caledon.
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