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The
Donner Canadian Foundation was established in 1950 by
William H. Donner. In the mid-1960s, the Foundation began to
focus on specific program interests, among these, research
on public policy. The Donner family chose Canada’s
centennial year, 1967, to embark on a course of professional grantmaking that has contributed well over $100 million to
more than 1,000 projects across Canada and around the world.
In
addition to ongoing funding of public policy research, the
Foundation supports environmental, international
development, and social service projects. Every year, the
Donner Book Prize honours the best book on Canadian
public policy, and the Donner Canadian Foundation Awards
recognize excellence in the delivery of social service. The
Foundation is guided by a Board of Governors composed of
representatives of the Donner family and prominent Canadians
from a variety of fields.
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› OCTOBER 19,
2009
2009 Donner Awards recipients announced
Eight
non-profit social service agencies from across Canada were
recognized as the best run in the country and shared $60,000
in prize money at the Donner Canadian Foundation Awards for
Excellence in the Delivery of Social Services...
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› OCTOBER 15,
2009
Jury and call for submissions announced for $35,000 2009
Donner Prize: The Honourable A. Anne McLellan to chair jury
Allan Gotlieb,
Chairman of the Donner Canadian Foundation, today announced
the official Call for Submissions and Jury for the twelfth
annual Donner Prize. In a statement released in Toronto, he
says "The Donner Canadian Foundation is once again looking
for the best books on Canadian public policy...
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