Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes

Yellowknife Community Foundation (@ykcf.bsky.social) A Community Foundation in Northwest Territories, Canada, formed in 1993. We make grants and student awards, and we work to be a catalyst for sharing, supportive, and connected communities. www.ykcf.c...

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“Tough times don’t last, tough people do” - a wonderful quote for today. (Robert Schuller)

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#ClimateChange threatens 50% of plant & animal species, with 1M at risk of extinction by 2050. From polar bears losing sea ice to monarch butterflies facing disrupted migrations, the impact is clear. Explore & support environmental charities. Time to take #ClimateAction- bit.ly/cimatechange

More than 80,000 people in Ontario were homeless in 2024, new report finds TORONTO - More than 80,000 people in Ontario were homeless last year, a new report from the province's municipalities shows, in what is the clearest picture of the issue to

“To put the numbers in context, that’s about the same size as the city of Peterborough.”

Ford's govt is failing Ontarians & putting more & more people on the street. #OnPoli www.therecord.com/news/ontario...

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Open Letter to Residents of Kawartha Lakes — Community Foundation Kawartha Lakes If you are in a position to do so, please donate your $200 Ontario rebate to a charity of YOUR choice.

15 Charities signed an open letter to the residents of #kawarthalakes - demand is high, capacity thin, funds are low - we need your support. If you can, #donate your $200.
www.kawarthafoundation.ca/news-blog/op...

Mature businesses consider how to architect social responsibility into their work. This was part of a great discussion with local business leaders yesterday.

Cheers!! lets grow the pie

A new campaign aims to safeguard social media from billionaires using Bluesky's underlying tech | TechCrunch The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create an open social media ecosystem that can’t be controlled by a single company ...

"As Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg continue to reshape the social media space, a group of international tech entrepreneurs and advocates has launched a campaign to protect social media from the control and influence of billionaires."

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Relief is also required for pet care, health equipment replacements, specialized technology for special needs, health care for smoke related issues.. We know the long road of emergency relief and do hope #Californians gain support.

We already had a community advised fund in place, one that supported our charitable purposes of emergency community relief and we were able to support a Fire campaign. We do recognize that it is easy to forget how much is required in #fire relief - housing, clothing, furniture are obvious but

Early on, there were powerful debates on where fundraising should occur. #GoFundMe plays are role, offers fast fundraising and can raise a lot of funds. But corporate donations, or donations from people who do not know the GoFundMe organizer can be barriers to fundraising.

In 2024, we supported a community group, via community advised fund, extend relief after an apartment building was gutted by fire impacting many families. A few notes.. first emergency relief in terms of hotel stays is limited - days not weeks. So forms of relief need to allow for housing.

As we find our voice on bluesky, we are reminded of the power of community as we watch groups come together for emergency response in the #LAfires #Californiafires.

Very timely. This is a subject of debate among charities - so its nice to have some legal perspectives.

Huge gratitude for our neighbors, Mexico and Canada have sent fire fighters and army to help us.

Wildfire climate connection Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

Proud to see our region featured in NYT. The TSW features waterways from PTBO to Kawartha Lakes!

Many a community foundation are reading @canadiancharity.bsky.social ‘s perspective on the donation extension. thank you Mark

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Whoot whoot - proud to support 174 Men who Care - making it easier to donate and facilitate generosity.

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#Charity circles are powerful
granting engines - unrestricted, immediate, large. Tonight’s 100 Men Who Care’s insta $10k was granted to the #Kawartha Food Source - to help with #foodinsecurity.

On #GivingTuesday - we visited Susan Taylor of the #Kawartha Art Gallery with the generous support of the Ken Found Art Fund.

Breakfast briefing with the Chief of Police - touches on catch & release, humane treatment of encampments and the respect of rights and freedoms. Holidays bring fraud prevention messaging. a good breakfast. #kawarthalakes #ldcc