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For more than 25 years, the Delaware Community Foundation has been connecting people who care with the causes they care about by helping them establish charitable funds and provide grants to the nonprofit organizations they wish to support. Through our fundholders, we distribute an average of $13 million in grants and scholarships each year. The DCF also:

Inspires and expands philanthropy through our Giving Circles: the Fund for Women, The Next Generation, and the African American Empowerment Fund.
Empowers nonprofit organizations by helping them create funds to increase financial stability.
Maximizes the power of giving by helping donors make gifts that have long-lasting impact on the community and building partnerships among nonprofits.
Engages future leaders in philanthropy through our Youth Philanthropy Boards and The Next Generation.

At the DCF, we make it easy for generous people to do great things for the First State. Contact us for help figuring out what your gift can do for Delaware.

What's New at the DCF?

>	Don't miss DANA's Annual Meeting & Conference Be sure to catch the 2012 Annual Meeting and Conference of the Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies - cosponsored by the Delaware Community Foundation - on June 20 at Wilmington University's New Castle Campus. The theme is "Leading In Challenging Times: What Your Board And Senior Staff Can Accomplish When Aligned On Vision, Mission, And Roles & Responsibilities." Program features nationall nationally renowned Board Source speaker Vicki Clark. Register by May 19 for special savings!
>	Work for the Fund for Women The DCF's Fund for Women is seeking a part-time administrator to maintain the Founders database, help with event management, provide general administrative support, and liaise with the Delaware Community Foundation. Please see the full position description.
>	Join us for the Fund for Women Grant Awards Reception On Tuesday, May 22, the DCF's Fund for Women will present approximately $125,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations from around the state. The Fund for Women also will honor the 2012 Driving Force Award Winner: SWAS – Swingin’ With A Star. This annual signature event is the perfect opportunity to introduce friends, colleagues, spouses and significant others to the Fund for Women as we honor our award recipients. Register online today or call 302.369.7369.
>	Historic Hockessin Colored School #107 SAFE! The African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware and the Friends of Hockessin Colored School #107 have saved the historic school building by raising $213,000 to purchase the lien on the building. Your help is still needed to repay loans incurred to save the school and continue work to restore the building. Please click here to give today. For more information about the school, please see our March 28 press release.
>	Read all about it in the DCF Spring 2012 Newsletter ! Find out about the great things DCF and our fundholders are doing for Delaware, including: -- Helping Jusst Sooup Ministries feed hungry people in Southern Delaware. -- Sending kids to learn about nature at the Delaware Nature Center in New Castle County. -- Preserving agricultural history at the Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover.
>	DCF 2011 Annual Report Read about the work of the DCF and our fundholders, including: - The Delaware Fund for Miyagi. - The new Burris Scholarship. - The Next Generation's fight against childhood obesity. - The African American Empowerment Fund's endowment building. - June Peterson's award from the Fund For Women. - The work of the Arsht-Cannon Fund. - Our Youth Philanthropy Boards. - The Rodel Foundation. - DCF's new Strategic Fund.