Past Board Chair and current Cultural Advisor for the Victoria Foundation, T’esóts’en (Patrick Kelly), provides a statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Guest Blog: YMCA/YWCA of Vancouver Island honoring the past, protecting the future
The YMCA YWCA of Vancouver Island has been serving communities in our region since 1875. We operate health, fitness & aquatics facilities, childcare centres, an…
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The Emerging Fund
One of the ways that the Victoria Foundation helps to make philanthropy accessible for all is the emerging fund. Unlike our other funds which require…
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A Joint Statement from T’esóts’en (Patrick Kelly,) Past Board Chair, and Hayalthkin’geme (Carey Newman), Director
June 1, 2021 T’esóts’en (Patrick Kelly), Past Board Chair, and Hayalthkin’geme (Carey Newman), Director of the Victoria Foundation, offer these words on a very troubling…
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Every Child Matters
The discovery of the 215 children buried in a mass unmarked grave at the former Kamloops (Tk’emlups) Residential School is a reminder of Canada’s…
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Meet Our Team: Maria Campos
The Victoria Foundation would like to introduce you to our new staff member, Special Funds Administrative Assistant Maria Campos! Watch the video to learn more……
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85th Anniversary: The Grants – from $7,000 a year to $2M a month!
Since 1936 the generosity and commitment of our community has enabled the Victoria Foundation to fulfill its vision of connecting people who care with causes…
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Picking up the Stitches
Article by Sara Neely, Director of Philanthropic Services. Published in The Scrivener – Spring 2021 Volume 30 Number 1. Sourdough bread. Raised gardens. Planting from…
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Comment: Working together to get through the pandemic
Published in the Times Colonist – February 10, 2021 A commentary by Sandra Richardson, CEO of the Victoria Foundation. I read with interest, Gwyn Morgan’s…
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Victoria Foundation distributes $300K towards the advancement of gender equality
Victoria, B.C. – The Victoria Foundation is distributing $300,000 to 12 organizations to support ambitious local projects working towards the advancement of gender equality. This…
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