Check out our Pulse 2023 Magazine! This year’s 20-page magazine shares: how students at Bayside Middle School are paddling war canoes to bring community together. a look back the past decade...
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Pulling Together to Build Community at Bayside Middle School
At Bayside Middle School in Brentwood Bay, they’ve found a unique way to bring community together while working towards truth and reconciliation: paddling war canoes in the Bayside Canoe...
Local Donors Transform the Future of Housing for Two Local Charities
Through the generosity of philanthropists Clint and Carole Forster, two local organizations have received significant contributions to help people at risk of homelessness in Victoria find a...
Community Development Through Local Economies
In 2021, the Victoria Foundation partnered with the South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP) as part of the Shorefast Community Economies Pilot, a multi-community, nationwide project...
Food Insecurity – A Decade in Review
The 2013 Victoria’s Vital Signs Report asked a key question: “Do you know where your next meal is coming from?” The results spurred a decade of focus on food security for the Victoria...
Social Enterprise: Increasing Community Impact
Once again, the Victoria Foundation has been a part of the Government of Canada’s $50 million investment to develop innovative solutions to Canada’s pressing social, cultural, and...
Working With Professional Advisors: Susan Bloom’s Story
Susan Bloom was an intensely private person whose generosity benefitted many in her Salt Spring Island community and beyond – from conservation of important wildlife habitat on the British...
Investing in Stability
As Canada’s second-oldest and sixth-largest community foundation, responsible investing is essential to the long-term success of the bequests, funds, grants, and other financial vehicles...
Investing With Purpose
The Victoria Foundation continues to build impact through our investment portfolio, generating a return on investment socially and fiscally. Impact investing refers to investments made into...
Building Community Through Neighbourhood Small Grants
The Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program, which is co-funded locally by Victoria Foundation and Vancouver Foundation, is designed to engage and connect people at the neighbourhood level...
Building Financial Resilience for Non-Profit Organizations
Uncertainty about the future for non-profit organizations was a key theme in the latest State of the Sector Report: Safety Net. This is in part due to organizations doing more with less...
Advancing Gender Equality Through Collaboration
Once again, the Victoria Foundation has been invited to participate in the Fund for Gender Equality, a collaboration between Community Foundations of Canada and Equality Fund, supported by...