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ABOUT THE FUND

The Ottawa Sustainability Fund (the Fund) was created in 2006 as a philanthropic fund of the Community Foundation of Ottawa (the Foundation).  It enables donors to support with confidence projects that foster a sustainable society in the City of Ottawa.  
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F E A T U R E:  Greening with gratitude


PROPOSALS FOR 2012 GRANTS        
The Ottawa Sustainability Fund is pleased to report that it received nine proposals for its 2012 grants by the deadline of 2012 January 9. The proposals are being reviewed and an announcement is planned by the end of January. 

PURPOSE
The Fund is a vehicle that enables a multitude of donors — individuals, families, corporations, and governments — to support projects in the community that educate and inspire citizens and organizations to act to make the City of Ottawa more sustainable.  The Fund's priority for 2010 and 2011 is projects that reduce Ottawa's carbon footprint.

MANAGEMENT
The Fund invites and evaluates proposals, and follows the progress of the projects that it funds.  Decisions are made by the Fund's Advisory Committee. 

The financial affairs of the Fund are managed by the Foundation.  The Foundation has created for the Fund both a "flow-through" account (for short-term use) and an endowment account (for long-term income).

I believe that community-type action is the key to making progress on sustainability issues. It is a way around the ‘tragedy of the commons’ that sets in when things are done at too a large scale.
John H. Walsh
Energy Advisor, Ottawa
FINANCES
The Fund depends entirely on donations.  Its endowment account now exceeds $125,000.  Income from the endowment account and flow-through donations will have enabled the Fund to award over $55,000 in grants to eight projects by the time the next grants are awarded in 2012 January. 

DONATIONS
The support given to these projects depended completely on the commitment and generosity of donors to the Fund.  The Fund acknowledges with appreciation their ongoing support and invites you to join forces with them.

To rapidly build its portfolio of projects, the Fund invites its donors in 2011 to put 75% of their contributions  into the flow-through account.


A sustainable society is everyone's business.  We at Marbek support the Ottawa Sustainability Fund as a vehicle that enables corporations and indviduals to contribute with confidence to sustainability in the communities of Ottawa.
George Matheson
Principal
ICF Marbek