Shane Butcher was appointed Chair of the Social Finance Committee in 2024. Shane recently spoke with Rachelle Lamarche, our Finance and Operations Specialist, about the role of the Social Finance Committee and the vision for the Foundation’s Social Impact Fund.
Read MoreOne of the key things that makes philanthropy with London Community Foundation so impactful is that it’s sustainable and lasts forever. Many of the organizations that hold funds with us also take a sustainable approach to their work by tackling the issues they’re working to solve at source. One such organization is the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, whose London affiliate opened a fund with the Foundation in 2022.
Read MoreAs a fundholder at London Community Foundation, Lorraine Ivey Shuttleworth knew that her fund would continue to grant to the causes she cared about forever, though when thinking about how the fund would continue her legacy, she went down a different path.
Read MoreWith construction and renovations underway at Vision SoHo, the site looks different every day. Thanks to Nicholson Sheffield, Indwell, and Southside for sharing their latest photos.
Read MoreAs the administrator of the Fund for Change, London Community Foundation extends our gratitude to you for joining the movement to create a community where everyone has a safe, secure, and affordable place to call home.
Read MoreIn honour of Jeff Macoun’s over 40 years of service to Canada Life, the organization has announced a donation of $500,000 to the Health and Homelessness Fund for Change.
Read MoreLondon Community Foundation’s Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Diane Silva as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 3, 2004.
Read MoreAs a “one-time budding rock star,” StarTech.com Founder and CEO Paul Seed dreamed of a career in music. But life had other plans. After starting a successful business in the 80s, shortly following graduation from Western University, Paul realized that being an entrepreneur was his true calling
Read MoreDuring a busy dinner time in the 1960s, customers of the iconic Bondi’s Italian Restaurant on Horton Street might find themselves seated upstairs at the family dining room with the Bondi grandparents eating their own meal… Read more of stories of SoHo from Professor Michelle Hamilton of the Public History Masters program at Western University.
Read MoreTime. Talent. Treasures. Without those three words, our community and our country would be vastly colder and much less hospitable. And International Women’s Day is a perfect occasion to say, ‘thank you.’
Read MoreIt is with a heavy heart that I share sad news with you today. Martha Powell, London Community Foundation’s President and CEO from 2007 to 2023, passed away on March 1 enveloped in the love of her family and friends. The London Community Foundation Board of Directors and staff, past and present, are devastated by Martha’s loss, and we know our fundholders, donors, volunteers, and community partners are also grieving.
Read MoreYasmin Hussain from the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support & Integration shares an update on the work done with the support of the Strong Together Fund. In 2021, $122,203.48 was granted to the MRCSSI to help with the response to the impacts of terrorist attack on Our London Family.
Read More2024 Sees the start of a two-year term for Jim Alexander as London Community Foundation’s Board Chair, taking over from Erin Naylor. Jim recently shared some of his thoughts on his new position with us.
Read MoreWhen Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre applied for a Community Vitality Grant in 2022, they shared with us a concerning 470% increase in clients reporting food insecurity to their healthcare provider from 2018 to 2021.
Read MoreThe Geddes Family Foundation, administered through the London Community Foundation, announces a substantial donation to Junior Achievement South Western Ontario (JASWO) in support of the charity’s “The Next 60 Starts Here” 60th Anniversary campaign. Established in 2018, the Geddes Family Foundation is dedicated to supporting education and health initiatives
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