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November 12, 2019
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Written by Laura Walker Photography and video by Marina Dodis WATCH: Myra Pierre recites "Eagle Feather" and shares about her history as a residential school survivor >> Every year, Vancouver Foundation’s Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants program helps emerging artists working and living in...
November 5, 2019
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From now until December 12, the LEVEL Youth Policy Program (LEVEL YPP) is accepting applications for its second cohort. The LEVEL Youth Policy Program is a six-month leadership program for a cohort of 12 young BC residents to learn how to influence the public policy process and address issues...
October 22, 2019
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We've just released our latest edition of our magazine. At Vancouver Foundation, we're building a better future through innovation and this issue highlights people who are making a real difference in communities across BC. We also tell the stories of grants that have had an impact on people's lives...
October 22, 2019
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This story was originally published in the 2019 issue of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine . Written by Natalie Bruckner. Photos: Claudette Carracedo While on a seven-hour train ride from Leiden, Holland to Berlin, Germany, award-winning Canadian author Madeleine (Maddie) Thien finally closes her...
October 3, 2019
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Vancouver Foundation’s Vital Signs 2019, launched today, is a report with data that gives us a better understanding of what community participation looks like for BC residents. This is important data for organizations that rely on a connected, engaged, and active community to support them. From the...
September 5, 2019
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This story was originally published in the 2018 issue of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine . It’s natural to donate to a cause that has personal meaning. The owners of a beloved dog or cat might feel good to direct their donations to animal welfare. A family that’s been going to the folk festival...
September 4, 2019
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By Esther Tung, Communications Manager - If I didn’t work at Vancouver Foundation, I’d have applied for LEVEL’s Youth Policy Program this year. Giving racialized youth* the tools to shape policy? Yes! Since the program is not open to staff, I had to look for other ways to advance racial equity...
August 28, 2019
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Vancouver Foundation's Community Causes Learning Series seeks to inform and inspire on a variety of community issues. Through storytelling and site visit tours, we are honoured to showcase Vancouver Foundation's funding partnerships with charities. On June 12, 2019, a group of donors gathered to...
August 27, 2019
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At Emerge Festival this year, 45 artists from the Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants (DTES Small Arts Grants) programs revealed their newest pieces. Go to the full photo album >> This annual event is an opportunity to shine a light on DTES artists, their practices, and ideas. Artist projects...
August 26, 2019
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Our President and CEO, Kevin McCort has been appointed to Canada’s Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector (ACCS), which was announced on Friday, August 23 by the Minister of National Revenue. The ACCS is a significant development for the charitable sector in Canada. It’s an opportunity for the...
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...
August 19, 2019
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Earlier this year, we launched a granting program for BC’s community foundations to build capacity and strengthen their community leadership role. In 2019, our granting pool was $150,000. We are so happy to share with you the projects that are being implemented right now around the province. What...
August 9, 2019
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For this year’s Legacy Donor Appreciation event, we teamed up with the Gordon & Marion Smith Foundation for Young Artists to create a bright, cheerful lunch social experience. These events are our way of showing gratitude for donors who have left a gift to Vancouver Foundation as part of their...
August 7, 2019
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On the heels of a successful inaugural year, Vancouver Foundation is presenting its innovative On the Table conversation series again in 2019. This September 26, hosts from across the province will invite friends, family, coworkers, and strangers to gather, share food, and talk. Register for On the...
August 2, 2019
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The Neighbourhood Small Grants Learning Day is a one-day community event that brings together Project Leaders (grantees), the Neighbourhood Grant Committee members that review applications, and program coordinators from the 26 communities in which the Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program is...
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...
July 17, 2019
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In our 75th year, we challenged ourselves to walk the talk and engage with community in new ways. We launched On the Table BC, inviting people to get together and share a meal and talk about what matters most to them. We also launched our new LEVEL youth initiative to engage with Indigenous and...
July 15, 2019
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Vancouver Foundation manages 700 endowment funds for 500 charities across Canada. We are honoured to support these charities with their long-term success. I recently sat down with Dee Dee Sung, Board Chair of Saint James Music Academy in Vancouver to learn about how their organization is...
June 27, 2019
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Vancouver Foundation has released today Connect & Engage Mini-Reports , a new research series that takes a closer look at the state of connection and engagement in Metro Vancouver. Drawing on the research from the 2017 Connect & Engage Report, the Mini-Reports dive deeper into six themes to...
June 25, 2019
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In 2018, Vancouver Foundation launched LEVEL Youth Granting, a grant program to promote youth leadership within the non-profit and charitable sectors by creating pathways for staff and governance leadership for Indigenous and racialized immigrant/refugee young adults. In its first year, LEVEL Youth...
June 24, 2019
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Since 2015, systems change grantmaking has become the primary focus of Vancouver Foundation’s responsive, discretionary granting. From 2015 to 2017, Social Innovation Grants (renamed to ‘Systems Change Grants’ in 2018) funded over 366 projects in communities across BC for a total of more than $27...
June 17, 2019
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Written by Vi Nguyen and Trilby Smith In 2018, Vancouver Foundation launched LEVEL -- a youth engagement initiative that builds on what we've learned through our work on past youth initiatives: Fresh Voices and Fostering Change. LEVEL works alongside an Advisory Committee of youth and adult allies...
June 11, 2019
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This story was originally published in the 2018 issue of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine . Written by Robin Brunet Restaurants may be a risky proposition in as competitive a place as Vancouver, but Maundy Café in the heart of the city’s business district is unique in both intent and execution –...
May 24, 2019
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Many donors want to improve our communities and feel the best way to do that is to leave it to the expert advisors at Vancouver Foundation. Did you know that through a Donor Advised Fund at Vancouver Foundation you can support an area of interest without having to select a particular charity? When...
May 2, 2019
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How would you choose to spend your 100th birthday? I suppose that is not a question we often ponder. For centenarian Vivian Henning, the youngest of two daughters, born in Saskatchewan and raised in Vancouver’s Dunbar area, who built a life with her late husband, Jack, filled with travel and the...