A 33-percent workload increase over the span of just three years would challenge any organization. But when overcoming that challenge is a matter of life…
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Gadsden Initiative Member Marlena Salvador is Becoming Discreetly Loud About her Giving
Marlena Salvador’s first memory of giving was dropping change into a small orange Unicef box. Circulating each year around Halloween to raise funds, these iconic…
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What is your legacy?
The New Oxford English Dictionary defines a legacy as an amount of money left in a will. However, the modern use of the term is…
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Happy National Philanthropy Day!
The Victoria Foundation is a proud sponsor of National Philanthropy Day on Vancouver Island, which takes place each year on November 15, 2021. It’s a time to…
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From Generation to Generation
From generation to generation, we pass along heirlooms – objects which have been in our family for years. Each one is an expression of what…
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Community Recovery Program Distributes Over $3.13 Million to Local Organizations
Victoria, B.C. – A distribution of over $3.13 million from the Victoria Foundation’s Community Recovery Program will help 142 organizations on Southern Vancouver Island and…
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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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Your Guide to Giving: Designated and Discretionary Funds
Similar to our donor advised fund where the capital of the donation is invested in permanence, our designated or discretionary funds provide ongoing, annual funding…
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Did you know you have Will Power?
Only 5% of Canadians leave a gift in their Will to charity. While 86% of Canadians know they can make a charitable gift in their…
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Your Guide to Giving: The Donor Advised Fund
The most popular fund that is established at the Victoria Foundation is a donor advised fund which provides the donor with flexible, personal involvement in…
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