Youth Archives - Victoria Foundation

2019 Donor Tea honours leaders of today and tomorrow

Posted as Blog Post on May 17, 2019 in Event, Foundation News, Leadership, Philanthropy, Youth

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…

Guest Blog: Youth Volunteerism – Barriers and Breakthroughs

Posted as Blog Post on May 9, 2019 in Event, Foundation News, Leadership, Vital Conversation, Volunteerism, Youth

There were five panelists (three youth with lived experience and two adults with lived experience/field expertise) who spoke at the Youth Volunteerism: Barriers…

Guest Blog: Vital Youth finale celebrates young philanthropists

Posted as Blog Post on May 7, 2019 in Foundation News, Grants, Philanthropy, Youth

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…

Youth Volunteerism: Barriers and Breakthroughs

Posted as News Post on March 13, 2019 in Education, Foundation News, General, Leadership, Philanthropy, Victoria News, Vital Conversation, Volunteerism, Youth

Help us kick off National Volunteer Week with this Vital Conversation! On April 8th, come celebrate young people (aged 15-29) in our region that are…

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Guest Blog: My name is Carmen Ho, and I am Chinese-Canadian

Posted as Blog Post on September 20, 2018 in Education, Scholarships, Youth

Earlier this summer, I received an email with news that I received a Victoria Foundation Chinese-Canadian Community Bursary for the University of Victoria, one I…