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March 31, 2017
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For almost 75 years , Vancouver Foundation has depended on the prudent management of its endowment—$1.1 billion as of 2016—to help fund its work across the province. And few know the challenges of managing the funds—the unpredictability, uncertainty and lack of guarantees—better than board member...
December 18, 2007
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“We kick, punch, elbow strike…” And the teachers at this summer camp encourage it. Many children with developmental disabilities need encouragement. They often feel different and isolated. That’s why Richmond Committee on Disability has created a martial arts summer camp program that gives children...
December 18, 2007
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Never in her wildest dreams did 10-year old Kelyn Clowes think that breaking a board would be on her list of summer accomplishments. But after summer camp training at Master Sirota’s Martial Arts Centre in Richmond, Kelyn was effortlessly chopping boards in half with her tiny hand. In her second...
September 2, 2015
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Vancouver Foundation is proud to announce the expansion of the Neighbourhood Small Grants program into two new communities through co-funding partnerships with Clayoquot Biosphere Trust and Victoria Foundation . Residents in Clayoquot Sound and Victoria (Hillside-Quadra) can apply for a small grant...
November 10, 2020
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Photos by Marina Dodis “It’s profound how quickly funders can pivot when there’s a will and a need,” Mebrat Beyene says as she thinks back to long hours nights helping charities keep their doors open by answering requests for emergency funding. Several days a week, she met with a team of community...
June 9, 2015
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On May 21 st Vancouver Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grants team hosted a one-day event to bring together coordinators, Resident Advisory Committee members and project leaders representing all the communities with whom we currently partner. The Summit included opportunities to connect and share...
December 1, 2021
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The illustration of the swiilawiid birds is from the Swiilawiid Sustainability Society logo. From their website: "Our name is inspired by the swiilawiid (Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator carlottae).... Recent scientific evidence has found that the swiilawiid is a distinct subspecies on Haida Gwaii...
February 18, 2015
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2014 Greenest City Community Grant Recipients For immediate release. [ PDF Version ] Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Foundation and the City of Vancouver are pleased to announce the recipients of our 2014 Greenest City Community Grants Program, which supports community-led projects that help make...
March 5, 2018
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Over the next two months, Terra, Dave and Mike will travel to over 15 communities to connect with staff from a wide variety of charitable organizations. They're sharing presentations and holding discussions about our two new grants programs - Participatory Action Research Grants, and Systems Change...
June 27, 2012
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June 27 , 2012 -- Vancouver Foundation today announced the recipients of the first round of Generation Green Grants for 2012. Six projects will benefit from grants totalling $37,460. One of those grants will help Henderson Elementary double the size of their Spirit Garden. “You get to see a side of...
February 7, 2013
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February 7, 2013 -- The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Foundation today announced the 17 recipients of the 2012 Community Grants from the Greenest City Fund, who will receive a total of $391,500 in funding. Co-funded by the City and the Foundation, the Community Grants are part of the Greenest...
February 4, 2014
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Today the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Foundation announced the community grant recipients of the second cycle of the Greenest City Fund, which will help support projects related to the City’s greenest city goals. The fund has distributed nearly $1 million of the earmarked $2 million in...
April 9, 2015
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Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Foundation is proud to announce the return of its Neighbourhood Small Grants program. Both Neighbourhood Small Grants and Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grants are now accepting applications for 2015. Neighbourhood Small Grants help connect and engage residents in their...
December 9, 2021
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The Indigenous Priorities Granting Program (IPGP) has just closed for applications. With more than 240 grant applications submitted, we’re now committing approximately $5 million to the grant program instead of the original $750,000 we had set aside, in order to respond to the critical need for...
April 10, 2008
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April 10, 2008 Vancouver Foundation targets youth homelessness DOWNLOAD PDF Vancouver Foundation today announced that it will focus on a new area -- youth homelessness – and has approved $414,000 in initial funding for two programs that address this important issue. Every day in Vancouver, 400-600...
July 2, 2013
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Vancouver Foundation today announced the appointment of Sarah Morgan-Silvester, Chancellor of the University of British Columbia, to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Ms. Morgan-Silvester has extensive experience across North America in the financial services sector. She is a Director of ENMAX...
February 26, 2015
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Vancouver, BC - Vancouver Foundation is proud to announce the return of its Neighbourhood Small Grants program. Both Neighbourhood Small Grants and Greenest City Neighbourhood Small Grants are now accepting applications for 2015. Neighbourhood Small Grants help connect and engage residents in their...
December 18, 2008
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What do California Bighorn Sheep, the Western Screech-Owl, Nuttall's Cottontail, and rock climbers in Penticton have in common? They're all species-at-risk. At least, they were until January 2008. That's when a group headed by The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) finalized the purchase of...
March 14, 2017
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Each year, Vancouver Foundation’s Grants and Community Initiatives team works closely with our volunteer Advisory Committee members to make discretionary grants to charities and other qualified donees across the province. We do this primarily through our broad-based and responsive Field of Interest...
August 24, 2016
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Welcome to our third blog post in a series designed to share our highlights (and some of our challenges) as we move closer to defining our Open Licensing Policy, due to launch in January 2017. Vancouver Foundation asked our Advisory Committee members to help us take a ‘big picture’ look at our...
September 5, 2009
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August 5, 2009 -- The Downtown Eastside is normally a hotbed of artistic activity. But this fall, it will be even busier, as Vancouver Foundation and the Carnegie Community Centre have announced the first round of successful applicants in a pilot program called “DTES Small Arts Grants.” The program...
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 2, 2013
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May 2, 2013 -- Vancouver Foundation announced today that it has extended the application deadline for its Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program in Surrey to May 31, 2013. The Neighbourhood Small Grants program provides residents with grants of up to $1,000 to implement powerful ideas that bring...
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...
February 2, 2015
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Sometimes vegetable stew includes turnips. Usually it has potatoes, onions and carrots, but it might also include grains and seasonal farmers market produce like squash or zucchini. Each time it’s made in one of the workshops put on by Collin van Uchelen, PhD, it’s different. It all depends on what...