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Tag: Victoria Foundation

Delve into Vital Victoria with Victoria Foundation podcast

Wire Service on May 20, 2024

Anne McIntyre, founder and executive director of Soap for Hope Canada, and Lucky Budd, host of the Vital Victoria Podcast. Photo courtesy the Victoria Foundation

Host Lucky Budd shines a spotlight on local community-building efforts

Your opinion is vital: Peninsula asked to weigh in on region’s future

Wire Service on May 6, 2024

Sponsored by Coast Capital, the survey is open until noon, May 31.

Can you imagine Greater Victoria for your kids and future generations?

Your opinion is vital: West Shore asked to weigh in on region’s future

Wire Service on May 6, 2024

Victoria’s Vital Signs survey is open until noon, May 31. Photo courtesy the Victoria Foundation

Can you imagine Greater Victoria for your kids and future generations?

These Greater Victoria charities embrace partnerships to build community

Wire Service on March 18, 2024

With a Victoria Foundation Community Grant, the RAD Recreation Adapted Society and the Victoria Tool Library have come together to ensure people of all abilities can rent affordable adaptive outdoor recreation equipment. Photo courtesy Riptide Studios

Victoria Foundation Community Grants help make programs possible

Community Grants of up to $30,000 available for Greater Victoria non-profits and charities

Wire Service on February 19, 2024

Applications welcome until March 7 for the Victoria Foundation’s 2024 Community Grants Program, supporting non-profits and charities whose work benefits community wellbeing within the Capital Region.

Application deadline is March 7 for Victoria Foundation program

Random Acts of Kindness Day gets week-long boost

Wire Service on January 22, 2024

Random Acts of Kindness Day has grown to a week-long initiative this year: from Feb. 12 to 17, the Victoria Foundation encourages community members to consider the impact simple acts of kindness can have. Victoria Foundation photo

Week-long Greater Victoria kindness celebration runs Feb. 12 to 17

Be part of the future of philanthropy in Greater Victoria

Wire Service on December 11, 2023

The Gadsden Initiative's core sessions and hands-on activities guide new donors through different ways to give, all while working to build a fund at the Victoria Foundation. Photo courtesy the Victoria Foundation

Discover the power of giving back through the Victoria Foundation’s Gadsden Initiative

Celebrating B.C. non-profits: their people, their work and their contributions

Wire Service on November 20, 2023

Collingwood Kitchen volunteers. The inaugural BC Non-Profit Day, Oct. 30, was a chance to celebrate the non-profit sector and raise awareness about the people and communities non-profits, their staff and volunteers support. Collingwood Neighbourhood House photo / courtesy the Victoria Foundation

Inaugural BC Non-Profit Day highlights the impact of this resilient sector

$1,146,000+ distributed to South Island non-profits

Wire Service on September 25, 2023

Twenty-one local non-profits received grants through the Community Services Recovery Fund, administered locally by the Victoria Foundation, in collaboration between the Canadian Red Cross, Community Foundations of Canada and United Way Centraide Canada.

Victoria Foundation also invites community to 2023 Vital Signs launch Oct. 5

Take a deep dive into the data behind Victoria’s Vital Signs headlines

Wire Service on August 21, 2023

A companion to the Vital Signs magazine, Vital Victoria is a digital platform that tracks more than 70 indicators on quality of life in Greater Victoria, including historical data that offer insight as to how things have changed over the years.

Climate action project funding announced – application deadline Sept. 22

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