Michael Higgins, BCom, CIM, FCSI, Wealth Advisor/Associate Portfolio Manager, Generational Wealth Management of Raymond James Ltd. Strategic philanthropy: From ad hoc expense to an essential...
Article by Sara Neely, Senior Director, Philanthropic Services, Victoria Foundation As I write these words, the Victoria Foundation is awaiting notice about matching funds for local...
Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association (VTRA) provides life-changing therapeutic riding and equine-assisted activities to over 200 children and adults with diverse abilities in Greater...
For over 25 years, KidSport Greater Victoria has been breaking down financial barriers to ensure every child has access to the physical and social benefits of community sports. As a hosted...
Written by Kevin Smith, Executive Director of the Habitat Acquisition Trust, a Hosted Organization with the Victoria Foundation. For over a quarter-century, the Habitat Acquisition Trust...
The YMCA YWCA of Vancouver Island has been serving communities in our region since 1875. We operate health, fitness & aquatics facilities, childcare centres, an 1800 acre outdoor centre...
The discovery of the 215 children buried in a mass unmarked grave at the former Kamloops (Tk’emlups) Residential School is a reminder of Canada’s genocidal actions against Indigenous...
Submitted by Leah McInnis, Outreach Coordinator at Victoria Arts Council. The Victoria Arts Council is a non-profit arts organization that has supported the production and presentation of...
Just before Christmas in 2016, Erin Oldman’s doctor advised her to take a break. She’d spent most of the previous decade working as a safety officer on large-scale construction and mining...
I’ve been reflecting on working in Victoria and the region, the organizations and people who I’ve had the opportunity and privilege to collaborate and work with, along with all the friends...
The Vital Youth program allows for a transference of power — Zahura Ahmed As someone new to the Victoria Foundation, one of my roles is to lead the Vital Youth program. This program offers...
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 United States recently manifested in the murder of George Floyd by a...