The Victoria Foundation is proud to be a part of the national Will Power campaign. This story originally ran in the Nov. 2022 issue of Island Giving in the Times Colonist. It’s a scene west...
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Philanthropy Articles
$3.1 million gift will transform services to youth at risk of homelessness
Victoria, BC -- Clint and Carole Forster have honoured Threshold Housing Society with a $3.1 million gift that will transform Threshold Housing‘s ability to support youth-at-risk of...
Ensure the Arts flourish in Greater Victoria through a federal matching opportunity!
On the heels of a summer of concerts, festivals and in-person events, and two long years of virtual or cancelled events, are you looking ahead to the opening of the “Fall Season” for Greater...
Supporting B.C.’s search and rescue heroes through multi-year partnership
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 and death, failure is simply not an...
Supporting B.C.’s search and rescue heroes through multi-year partnership
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 and death, failure is simply not an...
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 boxes were carted around by...
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 boxes were carted around by...
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 much broader and carries more significance. In today’s...
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 recognize and celebrate the...
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 seed. Nature walks....
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 Will, 63% say they aren’t interested because they fear a gift...
Sandra Richardson: Small contributions can lead to great impact
{This article originally appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.} When the Victoria Foundation was established in 1936, it was because of community need. The...