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This Giving Tuesday, we’re excited to introduce our Collective Impact Funds, developed to reflect Vancity Community Foundation’s (VCF) new strategic plan and priorities. These funds are designed to make giving simpler, more impactful and rooted in trust.
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Our vision is a province where every worker can thrive. A living wage is the gateway between surviving and thriving. It is a modest budget that allows workers to overcome severe financial stress, move beyond working poverty and participate in the social, civic and cultural aspects of life. At Living Wage BC, we: Calculate the Living Wage for 30 communities...
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Content/Trigger Warning: This post explores topics of systemic racism in philanthropy including colonialism and anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. For culturally safe and accessible resources for Black people visit Black Mental Health Canada or Healing in Colour. For culturally safe and trauma-informed support Indigenous people, available 24 hours a day, please visit First Nations Health Authority – Mental Health and Wellness...
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The Grassroots Leadership Fund supports the leadership and empowerment of marginalized communities.
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The Vancity Humanitarian Fund was established in September 2015 in response to the Syrian refugee crisis and to provide ongoing support for organizations that address this and other humanitarian causes.
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The Social Enterprise Policy Fund supports public policy initiatives that contribute to creating supportive environment for social enterprise in Canada.
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A project of Vancity Community Foundation, 312 Main is a centre for social and economic innovation, located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. 312 Main brings together mission-driven social entrepreneurs, technological innovators, artists, not-for-profit organizations, organizers, and local residents to foster economic development, social innovation, cultural creativity and economic inclusion.
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The Ken Lyotier Fund will support initiatives in the DTES which are intended to improve the quality of life for members of the community through social justice, economic inclusion, and social and environmental innovation.
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Ken Lyotier was a champion of the people in the Downtown Eastside, where he lived and worked since the 1970s. He was a tireless innovator and advocate for those living in poverty and for “binners,” people who earn money by collecting and returning recyclables.
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The Board of Directors of the Vancity Community Foundation (VCF) today announced the appointment of Genesa Greening as Chief Executive Officer. Effective February 14, Genesa replaces Allison Felker who served as the interim executive director of the Foundation since 2018.