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August 22, 2019
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“The work that we are doing is SO exciting and it feels as though my passion and my work have finally met in a project that I feel so strongly about. The process that we went through in the cohort, made me really examine my beliefs. I realized that to take on a project of this size would require...
July 23, 2019
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Nov.7 update: Learn about what kinds of projects we fund on our social media channels. Every Monday and Wednesday on Twitter ( @vancouverfdn ), we'll post a new #GrantAtAGlance highlighting a project supported by a Systems Change or Participatory Action Research grant. Vancouver Foundation is proud...
April 1, 2019
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We interviewed Dr. Sara Dubois, lead researcher of the Humane Wildlife Control Accreditation project (now AnimalKind), which received a Test Grant in 2016 and a Scale Grant this year. This project was featured in our ‘Featured Grants’ section and we wanted to follow-up with Dr. Dubois to learn more...
December 12, 2018
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We’ve heard from many organizations that a significant barrier to applying for funding at Vancouver Foundation is the 50% fund matching requirement. So, we’re making some changes. Starting 2019, both Systems Change Test Grants and LEVEL Youth Granting – Test Grants will only require applicants to...
May 14, 2018
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Vancouver Foundation is pleased to announce that our evolution from Field of Interest Grants to two new grant programs: Participatory Action Research Grants and Systems Change Grants is ready for grant applicants to explore. What’s behind the changes? For the last three years, we focused our Field...
May 14, 2018
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Take our eligibility quiz To help you assess whether your organization is eligible to apply to Vancouver Foundation, or whether your project is likely to be funded, just answer the questions below. Question 1. Who are you? A non-profit organization A for-profit business An individual Okay, keep...
May 14, 2018
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Systems Change Grants: Overview Video of Systems Change Grants: Overview Click to watch the video above, or visit: https://youtu.be/H-CUHpidZPE Systems Change Grants support projects that take action to address the root causes of pressing social, environmental or cultural issues by influencing the...
May 14, 2018
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Take our eligibility quiz To help you assess whether your organization is eligible to apply to Vancouver Foundation, or whether your project is likely to be funded, just answer the questions below. Question 1. Who are you? A non-profit organization A for-profit business An individual Okay, keep...
May 14, 2018
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Participatory Action Research Grants: Overview Video of Participatory Action Research Grants: Overview Click to watch the video above, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrCcZ3PzKPk Participatory Action Research Grants (PAR) support research that is co-led by community members and...
April 16, 2018
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In February, we shared the news that Vancouver Foundation is enhancing the way we respond to community needs by evolving our current Field of Interest Grants to two new grant programs: Participatory Action Research Grants and Systems Change Grants . In May, we will release new Program Guidelines...
February 15, 2018
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Over the last three years, Vancouver Foundation’s Field of Interest Grants program has focused on funding projects that address the root causes of pressing issues, and we’ve referred to these kinds of projects as social innovations. We’ve done so because we believe these kinds of projects can make...
September 6, 2017
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Empowering older women In 2012, Krista James first met with a group of two dozen elderly Chinese women from Richmond, most of them immigrants and grandmothers, to ask them what sort of change they wanted to see in their community and in their lives. James, who is the Vancouver-based national...
September 5, 2017
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Ava, a 22-year-old UBC law student, motors along Highway 16 just west of Prince George in the pouring rain. As the car head- lights illuminate the outline of an Aboriginal girl hitchhiking by the side of the road, Ava wavers. Should she stop and pick her up? But the moment is gone, and she...
June 19, 2017
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This June we partnered with the Local Economic Development Lab (LEDlab) to hold a Community Causes Learning Event. LEDlab is working to increase the personal incomes of downtown eastside residents by creating new income generating opportunities. They told us about an upcoming project, the Local...
How can I apply for funding from the new Community Poverty Reduction Fund?
May 4, 2017
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Proposals for poverty reduction projects can be submitted through Vancouver Foundation's Field of Interest granting program. See our FAQs on the new Community Poverty Reduction Fund for more information.
April 4, 2017
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Vancouver Foundation administers the funds of more than 400 charitable agencies of all sizes and types across British Columbia. It is our goal to support these organizations and the services they provide to our communities. In March, we invited these charitable agencies to an event: How to Apply...