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January 7, 2021
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In 2019 Vancouver Foundation embarked on a project called BetaPhil to explore how we could deepen impact and strengthen equity within systems change grantmaking. We’ve made a commitment to our community that we’ll provide updates, insights, and learnings as the project unfolds. In August, we shared...
November 24, 2016
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1. CONSIDER YOUR CHARITABLE INTERESTS What are you passionate about? Arts and culture? Helping children? Medical research? When you establish a Donor Advised Fund at Vancouver Foundation, you will have the flexibility to support the charities and causes you care about most. 2. ESTABLISH YOUR FUND...
January 5, 2015
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$1 billion. That’s the staggering amount of money Vancouver Foundation has granted to worthy projects since its inception in 1943. It’s an impressive milestone, but the Foundation doesn’t take all of the credit and it certainly doesn’t see it as the finish line – far from it. Achieving this...
October 30, 2013
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Vancouver Foundation’s new president and CEO, Kevin McCort, is ready to connect and engage with the community Kevin McCort assumed the reins as new president and CEO of Vancouver Foundation in September, following the retirement of Faye Wightman. A seasoned veteran of the not-for-profit sector,...
June 4, 2013
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In this issue of Vancouver Foundation magazine, you’ll find a recurring theme of transition – whether it is a life transition, a physical move or a change in one’s environment. With every transition, we leave a mark in that space of time, signifying a shift – like a landmark on a journey. In...
June 3, 2013
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After eight years at the helm of Vancouver Foundation, Faye Wightman has announced that she will retire from the Foundation this year in order to spend more time with family. She describes her time at Vancouver Foundation as being “among the most exciting and rewarding years of my career.” But...
December 17, 2008
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Vancouver Foundation Written for a general audience, Vancouver Foundation magazine is an upbeat, positive look at philanthropy in British Columbia. It features stories about the efforts of the Vancouver Foundation, its donors, agencies, and grantees to build legacies in their community. The...
December 17, 2008
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Vancouver Foundation Vancouver Foundation is 65 years young this year, and held a party to celebrate the event in September, attended by over 400 people. In 1943, the Foundation started with one woman’s gift. Alice McKay donated $1000 and WJ VanDusen and his friends matched the funds. Now thousands...