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Arsht-Cannon Fund Invests in Innovative Collaboration To Help Delaware’s Latino Youth and Families Thrive

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Supported by a $200,000 grant from the Delaware Community Foundation’s Arsht-Cannon Fund (ACF), a new and growing network of collaborating nonprofit and educational organizations is inspiring hope and driving change for Latinos in Sussex County. La Colectiva de Delaware (The Delaware Collective) is a network of people and organizations committed to sharing expertise, identifying gaps in services and resources, testing

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State of the Foundation FY 2019

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

DCF President & CEO Stuart Comstock-Gay speaks about the State of the Foundation as Fiscal Year 2019 comes to a close. See the video of his speech or read the transcript below. DCF Annual Meeting June 12, 2018 Stuart Comstock-Gay Goodstay Center, Wilmington Delaware It’s been a good year the DCF. Every year at this annual meeting, I like to

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DCF Fund Supports Sussex County Economic Development Through ExciteSussex Loan Program

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Sussex County is expanding its economic development efforts with a new small business loan program supported in part by a $250,000 donation from the Discover Community Development Fund, managed by the Delaware Community Foundation. The ExciteSussex Loan Program is a public-private partnership with Sussex County, Discover Bank and the National Development Council that’s designed to help companies grow their businesses

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New Foster Care Transition Scholarship Helps Young Adults Build Self Sufficiency

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Andrea Person is used to being a trailblazer. She was the first female wrestler at St. Georges Technical High School, and this year, she’s the only woman graduating from its auto technology program. Now, the 19-year-old from Wilmington can add another first – Andrea is one of the first recipients of the Foster Care Transition Scholarship at the Delaware Community

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Fund for Women Awards $200K in Grants

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Marking its 25th anniversary, the Delaware Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $200,000 this year to 16 Delaware nonprofit organizations statewide, breaking its record of $190,046 from last year. The grants were presented at the Duncan Center in Dover on May 10. Each recipient organization addresses the Fund for Women’s mission to empower women and girls

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Welcome, Sarah Grunewald!

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Allison Levine | 1 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Sarah Hench Grunewald as vice president of community engagement and programs. A native Delawarean, Grunewald most recently served as deputy executive director of the PIE (Policy Innovators in Education) Network, supporting a national network of state-level education advocacy organizations to maximize their impact. Grunewald previously spent seven years at the Rodel Foundation

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NCC Youth Philanthropy Board Presents $15,000 in Grants

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The New Castle County Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) awarded $15,000 to six New Castle County nonprofit organizations at a grants ceremony on April 24 at the University & Whist Club. The DCF’s New Castle County YPB is composed of 25 New Castle County students from public, independent and diocesan high schools. Since September, YPB members

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Levine Promoted to DCF Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Allison Levine | 1 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation is pleased to share that Allison Taylor Levine has been promoted to vice president for marketing and communications. Levine joined the DCF as director of marketing and communications in 2011. Since that time, she has led rebranding and communication of the DCF’s transformation and expansion from a financial institution to a community impact organization. A member

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$200K in grants available to nonprofits serving Kent County

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Nonprofit organizations supporting the needy in Kent County are invited to apply for grants from the Potter Trust Grants Fund at the CenDel Foundation, a fund of the Delaware Community Foundation. The application deadline is June 15, 2018. The mission of the Potter Charity Trust, created in 1843, is to aid the economically underprivileged in Kent County by supporting charitable

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Sussex Youth Philanthropy Board Presents $10K in Grants

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Sussex County Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) awarded $10,000 to three Sussex County nonprofit organizations at a grants ceremony on April 18 at the CHEER Center in Georgetown. The DCF’s Sussex County YPB is composed of 19 Sussex County students from public, independent and diocesan high schools. Since September, YPB members have been studying youth issues

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Arsht-Cannon Fund Invests in Innovative Collaboration To Help Delaware’s Latino Youth and Families Thrive

State of the Foundation FY 2019

DCF Fund Supports Sussex County Economic Development Through ExciteSussex Loan Program

New Foster Care Transition Scholarship Helps Young Adults Build Self Sufficiency

Fund for Women Awards $200K in Grants

Welcome, Sarah Grunewald!

NCC Youth Philanthropy Board Presents $15,000 in Grants

Levine Promoted to DCF Vice President for Marketing and Communications

$200K in grants available to nonprofits serving Kent County

Sussex Youth Philanthropy Board Presents $10K in Grants

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