Saturday, Dec. 21 marks the birth of Rachel Davis, who was killed at the age of 23. While the circumstances of Rachel’s death are tragic,…
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GivingTuesday returns to Canada December 3!
You’ve navigated your way through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, hopefully finding some worthwhile savings. But don’t forget…GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on December 3,…
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Guest Blog: Not-for-profit leadership strategies for 2020
Chartered Professional Accountants Canada is holding its Not-for-profit forum 2020 in Vancouver – the first time in the West – on February 10 -11, 2020….
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Eric & Shirley Charman Young Musicians Bursary Fund
Jane Butler McGregor, CEO of the Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM) announced on September 17, 2019 that the Eric & Shirley Charman Young Musicians Bursary…
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Guest Blog: The exciting legacy of endowed money
Mathematically, you get more for your donation dollar if you put it in an endowment fund, a designated pool of donated money that doesn’t get…
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Food Security Centre a testament to power of commmunity
The speech below, delivered by Matthew Kemshaw at the announcement of the purchase of the Food Security Distribution Centre, is a testament…
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Guest Blog: Connecting kids with nature
Peninsula Streams Society recently established a legacy fund hosted and managed by the Victoria Foundation. The Peninsula Streams Society Fund will provide a source of…
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2019 Donor Tea honours leaders of today and tomorrow
The Victoria Foundation’s annual Donor Tea event, recently held at Government House, is a way for our staff and board to thank the donors who…
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Guest Blog: Youth Volunteerism – Barriers and Breakthroughs
There were five panelists (three youth with lived experience and two adults with lived experience/field expertise) who spoke at the Youth Volunteerism: Barriers…
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Guest Blog: Vital Youth finale celebrates young philanthropists
For a long time, I connected philanthropy to wealth. In my mind a philanthropist was a rich person who donated their money to charity. This…
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