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Welcome
to the Delaware Community Foundation
Experience the Power of Philanthropy! When you carry out your charitable giving through a fund at the
Delaware Community Foundation, you are helping build for the future
while meeting your own charitable and financial goals.
We invite you to
explore our website and learn how we
are strengthening our community through the power of philanthropy,
and how we
connect people who care with causes that
matter.
What's New
at the DCF
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According to a
new study commissioned by the Governor's
Consortium on Hispanic Affairs, over half of
Hispanic Delawareans speak little or no English; more than a third
have not completed high school. Increasing access to education and
other ways to improve the quality of life for the state’s Hispanic
population are being supported through the generosity of Adrienne
Arsht and the Arsht-Cannon Fund.
To view the
executive summary of the report,
click here;
the full report,
click here. For
information about the Governor's Consortium,
click here.
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Save the Date! Last year's
"Harvesting Funds for The Next Generation" event at Ramsey's Farm in
Brandywine Hundred raised nearly $12,500. Join us on September 27
for another fun day of hayrides and straw mazes, having fun while
supporting local causes. For more information, check out our
event flyer. To purchase
tickets online,
click here.
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Save the Date! Please join The Fund for
Women for a Celebration of the Spirit of Women's Philanthropy in
Delaware. Community Activist Linda Chick will receive this
year's First Founder Award at the 8 o'clock breakfast event on October 15 at the University and Whist Club
in Wilmington. For more information, check out our
event flyer. To purchase
tickets online,
click here.
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The Next Generation 2009 Grant Applications
are available! Grants will be awarded in January
2009 to support programs
for 10 to 14-year-olds that address the underlying social factors
that contribute to low graduation rates, teen pregnancy and drug
abuse. Specifically, TNG will help fund out-of-school programs that
incorporate other family members, role models or peers to help
address these factors. You'll find links to the
guidelines,
cover letter and
application here. The deadline for
submissions is October 1, 2008.
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Charitable gift annuity rates are
changing July 1, so
our nonprofit partners will need
NEW updated tools for
your Endowment Building Toolbox for Nonprofit Organizations.
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Read about how The Next Generation
and our Youth Philanthropy Boards are making a
difference for children throughout Delaware in our
Summer 2008 Newsletter.
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Over 100 attended the
launch of the new
African American
Empowerment Fund of Delaware
created to establish a legacy of leadership in promoting
philanthropy to fund causes important to the education, social and
economic empowerment of African American Delawareans. Contact Jane
C. W. Vincent by calling 302.504.5237 to find out how you can become
one of the 100 Founders.
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Kathleen Furey McDonough, Esq.,
a partner with the law firm of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, has
been elected to a two-year term as Chairman of the Board of
Directors. Please join us in welcoming Kathleen and
nine new directors to
their leadership roles with the DCF.
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NBC News Medical Editor Dr. Nancy
Snyderman will keynote
Advocates of Hope: Raising Cancer
Awareness in the Business Community on October 16 at the University
of Delaware's Clayton Hall in Newark.
Sponsorships for the
day-long statewide cancer awareness summit will benefit the
Advocates of Hope Fund. Click here to
attend.
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Delaware Community Foundation
Fred C. Sears II, President and CEO
Main office: Community Service Building, Suite
115,
100 W. 10th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1636,
Wilmington, DE 19899
Phone: 302.571.8004 Fax:
302.571.1553
Southern
Office: 36 The Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: 302.856.4393 Fax:
302.856.4367
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