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Winners of the DCF and Mikva Challenge's Project Soapbox competition on stage

Youth Speak Out on Local Issues in Project Soapbox Competition

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF), in partnership with Rodel, teamed up with Mikva Challenge in sponsoring a competition for Delaware youth to present their ideas on local issues. On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Cab Calloway School of the Arts, six middle schools participated in the Project Soapbox competition. Mikva Challenge is a nonprofit organization that started as a volunteer

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Fund for Women Presents $168,595 in Grants

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Allison Levine | 1 Comments

The Delaware Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $168,595 this year to 12 Delaware nonprofit organizations statewide. Each recipient organization addresses the Fund for Women’s mission to empower women and girls in Delaware to achieve their potential. This year’s grantees are: Catholic Charities, Inc. – $15,000 To fund supportive services in the Bayard House Youth Project,

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DCF Awards $256,000 in Grants

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

From vocational training for at-risk youth to therapeutic horseback riding for children with disabilities, this year’s capital grants from the Delaware Community Foundation will benefit thousands of Delawareans statewide. The DCF has awarded a total of $256,000 in 2019 capital grants to 15 organizations around the state. This year’s recipients are: 2019 Capital Grants Read more about the recipients The

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Joan’s Toolbox: Planned Giving — Make a Difference, Forever

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Joan’s Toolbox is an occasional series in which Joan Hoge-North, DCF vice president for philanthropy, shares information about different ways of making charitable gifts that maximize impact and tax advantages. What do you want to be remembered for? If philanthropy is an important part of your life, you may want to think about how to extend your charitable work beyond

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DCF Convenes 12 Local Leaders for Community Equity Project

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

On May 5, a cohort of 12 local philanthropic leaders gathered for the first time to launch the Delaware Community Foundation’s (DCF’s) Community Equity Project (CEP). The CEP brings together a cohort of 12 leaders with experience addressing equity issues to define a shared vision and set of priorities to address lasting challenges in our communities. A focus on equity

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DCF Welcomes DiPaolo as Vice President for Southern Delaware

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 2 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Michael DiPaolo as vice president for southern Delaware. As part of the DCF’s philanthropy team, DiPaolo will work to grow the strong, active network of philanthropists in southern Delaware and oversee operations of the DCF’s Georgetown office. Originally from Ohio, DiPaolo moved to Delaware in 2001 to begin his previous position as

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Sussex County YPB with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester

DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards Award $50,000 in Grants Statewide

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

High school students participating in the Youth Philanthropy Boards (YPB) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) have awarded $50,000 to 19 nonprofit organizations throughout the state. The DCF sponsors a YPB in each county, to encourage high school students to become more involved in philanthropy. Each board of high school students is allotted a pool of money to give as

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DCF Welcomes Program Associate Yolanda Rushdan

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 4 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Yolanda Rushdan as program associate. A native of North Carolina who came to Delaware in 1993, Rushdan most recently served as the director of development at Exceptional Care for Children, Delaware’s first and only pediatric nursing home. Previously, Rushdan worked in development at the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition and at the Delaware

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Joan’s Toolbox: Qualified Charitable Distributions

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Joan’s Toolbox is an occasional series in which Joan Hoge-North, DCF vice president for philanthropy, shares information about different ways of making charitable gifts that maximize impact and tax advantages. Make a QCD for Maximum Community Impact and Maximum Tax Advantages Retirement funds are kind of like electronic piggy banks, helping us to put aside money for the future. But

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Potter Charity Trust Grants Available for Kent County Nonprofits

Posted on April 3, 2019 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, 2019. 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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Youth Speak Out on Local Issues in Project Soapbox Competition

Fund for Women Presents $168,595 in Grants

DCF Awards $256,000 in Grants

Joan’s Toolbox: Planned Giving — Make a Difference, Forever

DCF Convenes 12 Local Leaders for Community Equity Project

DCF Welcomes DiPaolo as Vice President for Southern Delaware

DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards Award $50,000 in Grants Statewide

DCF Welcomes Program Associate Yolanda Rushdan

Joan’s Toolbox: Qualified Charitable Distributions

Potter Charity Trust Grants Available for Kent County Nonprofits

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