Granting decisions shift to local charities through HCF program

Hamilton Community Foundation launches $500,000 participatory granting pilot A pilot program that shares decision-making power with local charities is one way that Hamilton Community Foundation is addressing historical underfunding for marginalized communities. The pilot employs “participatory granting” — a trust-based, community-engaged approach to granting that shifts decision-making power to those most impacted by the funding. It was launched late last year with the goal of enhancing equitable resource distribution and community empowerment among local equity-deserving community-led charitable organizations. According to…

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Hamilton Community Foundation grants almost $1.3 million to student programs

Hamilton Community Foundation recently announced almost $1.3 million in grants to programs that support students with an eye to increasing the likelihood they will continue their education beyond high school. Twenty-eight grants were distributed to 25 organizations for programs that include literacy, math, recreation, digital learning and the arts. The funding comes from ABACUS, an HCF initiative launched in 2015 that focuses on students in the middle school years. In 2022, this expanded to include students in Grades 4 and…

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New President & CEO named for Hamilton Community Foundation

Hamilton – Hamilton Community Foundation today announced the appointment of Rudi Wallace as its new President & CEO, the fifth in its 70-year history.  “Rudi is no stranger to the Foundation, having served as its Vice-President of Grants & Community Initiatives since 2020,” said board chair Cheryl Jensen. “We are thrilled that his new leadership role will deepen and expand the many initiatives and relationships he has already forged at HCF.  We conducted an extensive, national search drawing a number…

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