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MESSAGE
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
This has been a year of great achievements for
HCF thanks to the board members, staff, volunteers,
community charities and of course, our very
generous donors.
This past year saw a lot of work at the board
committee level. In addition to endowed funds that
provide support in perpetuity and flow through
funds that provide short term grants, HCF will be
providing new fund types that blend both short and
long term goals. Thank you to volunteers on the
Stewardship Committee for all your work to offer
this new option for donors.
Our COMMS Committee was very active in
reviving social media activities and digital-based
communications. The Governance committee
welcomed several new board members with
refreshed orientation materials. The Finance
Committee successfully transitioned HCF assets
from the Toronto Foundation to the Community
Foundation of Orillia and Area (CFOA). Together
the efforts of volunteers, staff and board members
are making HCF a leader for philanthropy in our
community.
Another key accomplishment this year was the
development of a new three-year Strategic Plan.
The three key directions for the next three years are
1) Inspire 2) Transform 3) Grow.
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Increasingly HCF will focus on how to maximize the
impact of grants on local community needs, as we
continue to build HCF endowed funds to support
HCF operations and grant streams.
HCF offered two new granting initiatives, the Heart
of Georgian Bay Community Forward Fund and the
Community Services Recovery Fund, in partnership
with Community Foundations of Canada. Along with
grants from endowments, these two grant streams
helped HCF grant a record setting $600,000 to
local charities.
Next year will be exciting as HCF marks our 25th
Anniversary. As we look forward to the year ahead,
we celebrate the ways in which HCF is impacting
our community today. In the pages that follow, you
will read about how local charities, with support
from HCF grants, are achieving the vision of
improving the quality of life and building a strong
community.
Susan Lalonde Rankin
President
Huronia Community Foundation