The Brockville and Area Community Foundation (BACF) has been a pillar of support for our region’s charitable section for 49 years, it was established at the time by a group of community leaders: John Broome, Thomas Dailey, T.A. Lindsay, Dr. J.W. McDougall, E.R. O’Kelly, A.C. Runciman, and G. Egerton Brown . This past year has seen significant change for our organization, one change in particular has been the retirement of our long-standing Executive Director Erik Wang, and the hiring of our new Executive Director Stephanie Steed.  This change brought uncertainty, but also presented an opportunity to paint a vision for the future of the BACF.

Through an update to our strategic plan, we have transitioned to a focus on growth and modernization, and have made significant progress:

We have taken a very deliberate approach to Board recruitment, and have added Board volunteers with fundraising, marketing, legal, and financial expertise. All areas that we feel will support our continued growth. It should be highlighted that 100% of our Board members donate both their time and their money to the BACF.

• We have created and launched our new website, with a focus on a user friendly design for our partners and potential donors. Creating a fund, or donating to a fund is now only one click away. We have also incorporated elements of digital transformation into our internal operations both in terms of file management and security.

• We have prioritized communication with our existing fund holders, while also focusing on forging new partnerships in the region. This all revolves around a re-invigorated marketing strategy aimed at raising awareness on the BACFs presence, our impact, and the opportunities that exist for partnership.  You might have noticed the BACF Instagram and Facebook pages as of late, please engage with us, and if you haven’t yet, follow! We want the public to know what we are doing, and how they can get involved.