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Catherine Donnelly Foundation Fall 2024 Environment, Housing and Civic Engagement for Social Change grants support 45 organizations with $2.3 million in funding

By Steve Brearton | January 8, 2025
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Catherine Donnelly Foundation Spring 2024 Housing and Civic Engagement for Social Change grants support 18 organizations with $500,000 in funding

By Steve Brearton | June 10, 2024
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June 2024 Spring 2024 grants from the Catherine Donnelly Foundation…

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Catherine Donnelly Foundation fall 2022 grants support 33 organizations with $1.1 million in funds

By Steve Brearton | December 15, 2022
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Catherine Donnelly Foundation fall 2022 grants support 33 organizations with…

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The Catherine Donnelly Foundation grants $225,000 to 25 BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving organizations

By Steve Brearton | November 9, 2022
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The Catherine Donnelly Foundation grants $225,000 to 25 BIPOC-led and…

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Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council

By Steve Brearton | November 9, 2022

Spotlight on CDF Partners Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council Supporting individuals…

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Spring 2022 grants support organizations in housing, the environment and adult education

By Steve Brearton | June 14, 2022
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Spring 2022 grants support 22 organizations June 14, 2022 SPRING…

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Fighting exclusion through a Power Shift

By emma | March 26, 2021
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What happens when you combine art, philosophy and community-building tools…

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Democracy 2.0

By emma | May 1, 2018
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Democracy 2.0 was a project of North York Community House…

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Theatre for Living

By emma | January 26, 2018
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Theatre for Living received a grant in 2017 from the…

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Righting Relations

By emma | December 1, 2017
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Righting Relations is a partnership to advance broader social change…

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