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Community Needs Grants Program Accepting Applications For August 2021

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Beginning Mon., Aug. 2, at 8 a.m., Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for general operating grants of up to $15,000 from the Community Needs Grants Program at the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF). The Community Needs Grants Program is part of the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, a partnership of the DCF and Philanthropy Delaware. In this round, the program

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31 Grants Awarded in Latest Round of Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Grants

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund’s Community Needs Grants program at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $310,000 to 31 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. These general operating grants, each in the amount of $10,000, will allow organizations to use funds as needed to continue to operate in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last

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Arsht-Cannon Fund Awards $554,050 to Latino-Serving Partners Statewide

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Allison Levine | 1 Comments

The Arsht-Cannon Fund (ACF) at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $554,050 in 2021-22 grants to support 30 nonprofit programs that improve the lives of Latinos – and all Delawareans. With the ACF mission to provide educational opportunities to Hispanic Delawareans, grants were given to support lifelong language and literacy learning ($70,000); pre-K through career/college preparation ($150,000); arts and cultural

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Kim Willson Joins DCF Board of Directors

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation welcomes Kim Willson as a new member of its Board of Directors. A partner at Ruggerio Willson & Associates and an experienced government relations specialist, Willson has been interested in politics for as long as she can remember. Willson’s first foray into local politics started in college when she began working for the Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s

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Fund For Women Names New Board Members

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Fund for Women (FFW) at the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) welcomes Melissa A. Micek, Secretary; Jennifer Sonson, Treasurer; Monica Shockley-Porter, Advocacy Chair; and Jennifer Vitak, New Castle County Development Chair to its Board of Directors. Louie Phillips, FFW Chair, also announced the transition of Kathy Kiernan from Secretary to Advancement Chair and Cynthia Carter-Wedgewood from Collaborative Grant Chair to

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Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Vision Grants Open Monday for Applications

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Vision Grants Program, part of the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, will begin accepting applications on June 28, 2021. Through the Vision Grants Program, the fund will invest in interventions and initiatives that will address community challenges. Vision Grants will support bold solutions, innovation, and collaboration in moving beyond “business as usual” or the status quo. The goal of the Vision

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DCF Awards $71,300 in Specific Interest Grants

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

This year the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $71,300 in specific interest grants to 13 nonprofit organizations around the state. Specific interest funds – created by donors to support issues they are particularly passionate about – provide grants for nonprofits and programs that work within specific areas of activity or populations and currently focus on arts in Wilmington, fulfillment of

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Klein Grants Available for Kent County Economic Development and Education

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Nonprofits providing economic development and education programs in Kent County are invited to apply for grants from the Roy Klein Education Fund. The application is available at delcf.org/grants. The deadline is Aug. 2. The fund supports economic development and education programs in Kent County, Del., and is available to all 501(c)(3) organizations in Kent County or organizations that run programming that directly

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Fund For Women Names Ginger Weiss 2021 Driving Force Recipient

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Allison Levine | 1 Comments

The Fund for Women (FFW) at the Delaware Community Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of Ginger Weiss as the 2021 Driving Force Award awardee. The Driving Force Award is presented annually to a Founder or FFW group who has gone above and beyond in moving FFW forward to achieve its mission of empowering women and girls in Delaware

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Fund For Women Announces 2021 Grant Recipients

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Fund for Women (FFW) at the Delaware Community Foundation is pleased to announce the nonprofit recipients for the 2021 grant cycle. Since 1994, the FFW has awarded 376 grants totaling over $3.2 million dollars to nonprofits serving women and girls in Delaware. The FFW’s one-year grant offers organizations an opportunity to obtain seed money for innovative, creative programming or funding to continue or expand programs

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Community Needs Grants Program Accepting Applications For August 2021

31 Grants Awarded in Latest Round of Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Grants

Arsht-Cannon Fund Awards $554,050 to Latino-Serving Partners Statewide

Kim Willson Joins DCF Board of Directors

Fund For Women Names New Board Members

Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Vision Grants Open Monday for Applications

DCF Awards $71,300 in Specific Interest Grants

Klein Grants Available for Kent County Economic Development and Education

Fund For Women Names Ginger Weiss 2021 Driving Force Recipient

Fund For Women Announces 2021 Grant Recipients

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