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Discover what's new at Vancouver Foundation, including our most recent stories, media releases, updates, and events. You can search for older stories using the search bar below or you can click the filters in the sidebar to explore by topics and programs.
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...
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August 26, 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,...
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August 22, 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...
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August 19, 2019
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July 30, 2019
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...
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August 9, 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...
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August 7, 2019
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May 22, 2019
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...
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August 2, 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...
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July 23, 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...
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July 17, 2019
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,...
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July 15, 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...
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June 27, 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...
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June 25, 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...
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June 24, 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...
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June 17, 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...
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June 11, 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...
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May 24, 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...
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May 2, 2019
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Women Deliver is the world’s largest conference on the health, rights, and wellbeing of women and girls. It brings together more than 6,000 advocates and allies from all sectors across the globe to...
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April 30, 2019
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This story was originally published in the 2018 issue of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine . Written by Stacey McLachlan Director/writer Corey Payette was in the audience, watching an early showing...
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April 18, 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...
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April 1, 2019
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Did you know? Surprisingly most people spend more time researching a vehicle purchase than they do for retirement planning. To help shed some light on retirement planning, we invited Michael Erez,...
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March 25, 2019
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This story was originally published in the 2018 issue of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine . Written by Robin Brunet Engaging at-risk youth has been a long-time concern of the Haida First Nation. So...
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March 11, 2019
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November 20, 2018
Legacy Donor Appreciation Events are a chance to show our gratitude to donors who have left a gift in their will to Vancouver Foundation, and to showcase our community partners. Legacy gifts help to...
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January 7, 2019
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This story was originally published in the 2018 issue of the Vancouver Foundation Magazine . Written by Stacey McLachlan Twenty million dollars: that’s the amount that B.C. universities spend...
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January 3, 2019
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The Neighbourhood Small Grants program is a 50/50 co-funding partnership between Vancouver Foundation and communities around the province to support projects that help people connect with one another...
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December 13, 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...
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December 12, 2018
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