Community Foundations of Canada is excited to announce a renewed partnership with our valued Vital Signs partner Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel that will continue to support the national Vital Signs program over the next four years. This partnership provides $1,000 microgrants to community foundations to host Vital Conversations: opportunities to engage community members in the […]
Last year, community foundation leaders took time to look forward to what 2021 had in store. As we open 2022, the same community foundations, diverse in size and location, have reflected on their resolutions. These reflections illuminate what incredible work was done last year and the important work that will continue. These reflections look back […]
To read more about the ECSF data, key learnings for Community Foundations of Canada (CFC), and the impacts of the Emergency Community Support Fund (ECSF), we encourage you to read CFC’s reflection: Looking Back to Look Forward. Many things slowed down when the pandemic hit, but community foundations sped up. From the beginning of the […]
Funders make a difference in communities, and great funders can make a great difference. By looking to the future and funding youth projects, better serving equity-deserving communities, and working across the philanthropic sector to center community values, these funders are building a more sustainable and just future. This National Philanthropy Day, we had the opportunity […]
Letters From Our Board Chair 2020 was a year of tremendous change, uncertainty and perseverance. These past twelve months, community foundations showed up with great strength when called upon to support communities dealing with the impacts of COVID-19. Through establishing emergency funds, flowing grants swiftly to those who needed it, convening community conversations, and much […]
In this 30 minute ‘Lightning Talk’ we will hear stories and perspectives from leaders in the Indigenous community of how COVID-19 is impacting Indigenous peoples. We will hear from: Kris Archie from The Circle on Philanthropy Jessica Bolduc from 4Rs Youth Movement This session will be followed with a Q&A and will be offered with […]
Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) is the national leadership organization for Canada’s 191 local community foundations. Together with foundations from coast to coast to coast, we help drive local solutions to the issues that matter most. Welcome to our 2019 Annual Report. To view previous annual reports, click here. Letters From Our Board Chair 2019 […]
From coast to coast to coast, Canadian community foundations have emerged as world leaders in data-driven philanthropy, increasing their local impact through Vital Signs. By hosting important Vital Conversations and publishing Vital Signs reports, community foundations are able to provide their communities with locally relevant and up-to-date data. That information can then be used by […]
Last year, CFC undertook what is undoubtedly one of the most challenging exercises for any organization: renewing our purpose. An organization’s purpose is its lifeblood, its raison d’être. It answers the questions: “Why do we exist? What problems are we here to solve?”
This month we’re sharing stories, ideas and examples of Reconciliation in action to highlight the many ways community philanthropy is involved in strengthening the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, while building a stronger, more inclusive country. Here’s a snapshot of how community foundations across the country are leading and supporting initiatives to build relationships and […]