Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants (R-NSG) are available across the Greater Victoria region to support small scale individual-led community projects that comply with social/physical distancing guidelines…
Read MoreOrange Shirt Day 2020
Orange Shirt Day is a annual national event that is held on September 30th in Canada. It is a day to honour Residential School survivors…
Read MoreVictoria Foundation Allocates $280,000 to Local Social Purpose Organizations
Victoria, B.C. – Eleven local organizations are better positioned to help solve pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges after receiving Investment Readiness Program grants. All…
Read More$1.6 million in Emergency Community Support Fund grants
60 local programs supported in response to COVID-19 VICTORIA – United Way Greater Victoria and the Victoria Foundation are investing $1.6 million into local charities…
Read MoreListening, learning and acting: A statement from the Victoria Foundation Board Chair
There is hurt and pain in our community right now. I know I am not alone in feeling grief as centuries of racism in the…
Read MoreNew Lobbyist Legislation Comes into Force
The BC government published the Lobbyists Transparency Regulation on November 25, 2019. The regulation came into force on May 4, 2020. More information can be found on…
Read More$1.635 Million in funding available for local charities supporting COVID-19 response
United Way Greater Victoria and Victoria Foundation Take Part in New Emergency Community Support Fund VICTORIA, BC May 19, 2020 – United Way Greater Victoria and…
Read MoreRapid Relief Fund in the news
Since the launch of the Rapid Relief Fund on Saturday, March 21, more than $5 million dollars has been raised to support local charities working…
Read MoreOne in five non-profits face closure due to COVID-19
New research reveals the impact of COVID-19 so far VICTORIA, BC – Non-profit organizations across BC…
Read MoreApplications open for Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants
Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants Public health orders to physically distance from others has had the unintended impact of creating more social isolation. But so many…
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