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Victoria Foundation Receives Accreditation
May 8, 2012 – The Victoria Foundation is among the first charities in Canada to receive accreditation through Imagine Canada’s standards program. Designed to strengthen public confidence in the charitable and non-profit sector, the program is among the first of its kind at a national level.
Victoria Foundation’s Vital Youth Philanthropists Present Grants to 18 Local Charities
May 3, 2012 - Representatives of the Victoria Foundation’s Vital Youth program presented a total of $17,684 in grants to 18 local charities last night.
Eagle Wing Tours First Whale Watching Company to Give 1% For The Planet
April 16, 2012 – As a gift to the planet for Earth Day, Victoria’s Eagle Wing Tours has announced that it is joining the global 1% for the Planet movement and will contribute one per cent of its annual sales to help protect the environment.
Province and Scholarship Society Announce Aboriginal Teacher Education Award
Feb. 11, 2012 - A new bursary program will support Aboriginal students studying to become teachers and help them pursue careers as educators.
New Appointments to Victoria Foundation Board and Staff
Victoria, B.C., Jan. 16, 2012 – The new year brings some new faces to The Victoria Foundation with the appointment of a new board chair, two directors and two staff members.
Boys and Girls Club Fund Brings History Full Circle at Victoria Foundation
Victoria, B.C., Dec. 20, 2011 – The first organization to receive a grant from the Victoria Foundation has become the most recent one to create an endowment fund with the community foundation.
117 Aboriginal students receive over $300,000 in education awards
VICTORIA – The Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society has granted a total of $311,500 to 117 B.C. Aboriginal students for study in B.C. this year.
Victoria Foundation Grants $800,000 to 58 Charities
Victoria, B.C., Nov. 28, 2011 – The Victoria Foundation has approved $806,000 in grants to 58 charitable organizations on Vancouver Island.
$31,000 Awarded to Two Adoptions Projects for B.C.
Victoria, B.C., Nov. 24, 2011 – B.C.’s Lex Reynolds Adoption and Permanency Trust Fund has awarded a total of $31,000 for two projects to support adoption in B.C.
Affordable Housing, Poverty Top Issues for Youth Says Victoria Foundation’s Youth Vital Signs Survey
Victoria, B.C., Nov. 21, 2011 - Affordable housing and poverty are the top issues for youth in the Capital Regional District according to the Victoria’s Youth 2011 Vital Signs report issued by the Victoria Foundation.
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Vital People Television Series
The Victoria Foundation sponsors a series called Vital People that runs each Sunday on CHEK News @ 5. The latest feature is about Vittal Youth embracing philanthropy. Watch Vital People »
Have you seen Vital Signs®?
Victoria's Vital Signs is an annual community report card produced by the Victoria Foundation. The report is a combination of public opinion and statistics that provides a snapshot of livability and well-being in Greater Victoria Read Vital Signs »
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