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May 3, 2021
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Praveen has been a principal of Varshney Capital Corp., a Vancouver based merchant banking, venture capital and corporate advisory services firm since 1991. He's also a Founding Director of Pyfera Growth Capital & a Founding Director of Humanitas Smart Planet Fund, both with a social impact...
May 3, 2021
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Carmen Lansdowne, Kwisa’lakw, is a member of the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) First Nation and is adopted into the Ḵwikwa̱sut̕inux̱ Haxwa’mis First Nation. Since early 2017, Carmen has served as the compassionate, thoughtful, and creative Executive Director of First United Church Community Ministry Society...
May 3, 2021
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One of the most troubling trends to emerge during the pandemic is the sharp rise of anti-Asian racism. Nearly half of Asian people in BC experienced racism in the last year [1]. In Vancouver, anti-Asian hate crimes have gone up by 717% [2]. And yet, these statistics don’t capture just how harmful...
April 23, 2021
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The Carling Muir Award for Determination, Courage, and Resilience is an annual bursary to be awarded to an athlete playing basketball at a post-secondary institution in BC. This bursary will help support a student athlete who shares in Carling’s passion for basketball and who exemplifies Carling’s...
Carling Elizabeth Muir Bursary Fund
April 6, 2021
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Harold and Eunice Rice The Rice siblings, Sandra, Bonnie, Erin and John were born in Montreal, Quebec. They moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1970 after the death of their father at the young age of 47. They have a very close and loving bond and share a strong sense of social responsibility...
Rice Family Fund
March 29, 2021
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The LEVEL BIPOC Grant program has awarded 42 organizations across BC with flexible, core funding. In total, $1.5 million and an additional $500,000 from an anonymous donor has been invested in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) leaders to pursue their hopes and aspirations in service...
March 10, 2021
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Through the Fund for Gender Equality , it was important to support projects that recognize the diversity of gender identities beyond the binary to advance gender equality across the spectrum. It’s with this ethos that we awarded a grant to a project led by Lantern Films and Access to Media...
March 9, 2021
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For over 35 years Greg Leino has served the Langley community as a teacher, coach, and mentor at D.W. Poppy Secondary School. Greg Leino has been a timeless role model whose values and character has inspired and benefited hundreds, if not thousands, of the students and players he positively...
Greg Leino Scholarship Fund
March 8, 2021
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With the help of the Vancouver Foundation, we've created a Prometheus Private Advisory Group (PPAG) give back fund or "donor advised fund", where we can pool our donations together and support many different charities. The main focus of this fund will be on youth and education. By giving any amount...
Prometheus Corporate Giveback Fund
March 2, 2021
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We know many of you are likely planning your funding sources for the year. To help you with this, we want to share that our grantmaking will look a bit different in 2021 as we continue our work to center justice and equity as our core purpose . Why are we making changes? We remain committed to our...
March 1, 2021
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Connie, son of John Michas (Sr) and Kathryn Michas, weighed in at about 11 lbs. By age 12, Connie was over 6’ tall and 180 pounds. Back in 1952, that was really big. He was the friendliest, most optimistic person who ever drew breath. Con’s signature hug embraced and lifted you off the ground while...
Con Michas Scholarship at Kitsilano High Endowment
February 22, 2021
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Since 1973, Alano Club of the North Shore, a non profit, has supported people in recovery seven days a week, 365 days a year. Each group receives the support of the club and on-going encouragement to ensure each group meeting at our facility grows in strength. At our facility we deliver on our...
Alano Club of the North Shore Endowment Fund
February 19, 2021
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Transoft Solutions is committed to investing in our communities. In 2016, we established the Transoft Foundation Transferable Fund at Vancouver Foundation to help drive our mission to be a socially responsible organization and to actively participate in making the world a better place for future...
Transoft Foundation Transferable Fund