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August 9, 2021
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2020 was a year no one could ever anticipate. It’s been a time of great resilience, perseverance, and profound loss and when community needed each other most, our donors, volunteers, and partners stepped up to respond to the call. Together, we granted a record $115 million to charities and non-...
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...
February 18, 2021
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Through the Investment Readiness Program (IRP), Vancouver Foundation in partnership with Canvas Foundation, Vancity Community Foundation, and Community Foundations of Canada (CFC), has awarded funding to 29 organizations, deploying a total of $980,976 across BC. The IRP supports social purpose...
November 3, 2020
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The unprecedented challenges brought on by the pandemic have widened gaps and deepened inequities. Women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people in particular have faced disproportionate impacts ranging from significant job losses to increasing rates of domestic violence. It’s clear that BC’s...
October 14, 2020
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Vancouver Foundation is launching the LEVEL BIPOC Grants that will offer flexible, general operating grants of $50,000 to BIPOC-led organizations. These grants are to invest in BIPOC leaders in the charitable sector to be able to pursue the hopes and aspirations they have for building a more just...
July 22, 2020
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In December 2019, Vancouver Foundation partnered with Community Foundations of Canada to launch the Investment Readiness Program (IRP) . The program supports social purpose organizations like charities, non-profits, co-ops, and for-profit social enterprises prepare for social finance investment...
April 9, 2020
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July 27 Update: Note: We are no longer accepting donations or new applications to the Community Response Fund at this time. We encourage further donations to address pressing community needs, such as COVID-19 response and recovery, through our Community Impact Fund . We’re all feeling it lately...
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...