Since the launch of the Rapid Relief Fund on Saturday, March 21, more than $1.4 million dollars has been raised to support local charities working…
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Sandra Richardson: Small contributions can lead to great impact
{This article originally appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.} When the Victoria Foundation was established in 1936, it was because…
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Message to Grantees during COVID-19
A MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS Like the rest of the world, the Victoria Foundation is watching the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unfold in…
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Guest blog: Welcoming the Thomas John Ferris Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tom Ferris was born in Toronto, Ontario on January 23, 1956 and graduated from William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute in 1975. He attended the University…
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Guest blog: Breakfast2Music
One in six Victoria children arrive at school with empty tummies. That statistic means too many hungry kids. Hungry kids who can’t focus. Hungry kids…
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100+ Women Who Care support Kamp for Kids
In December, the Victoria Foundation was selected as the recipient of 100+ Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula with a total gift of $19,200 which will…
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Guest blog: Remembering Rachel Davis
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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